Washing dishes, glasses and cutlery is an everyday task at home.
Determining the etymological origin of the term task means having to go to Arabic. And it comes from a word from said language “tariha”, which was used to refer to “work that had to be done in a short time”, and which in turn derived from “trh”, which is synonymous with “assign”.
A task is a task or occupation . The term can refer to what a person must do. For example: “I have the arduous task of cleaning the bathroom and kitchen in my house” , “Tonight I will not be able to go to dinner with you: I have several tasks to complete in the office” , “Preparing food is an everyday task which I enjoy.”
What must be done in a specific time is called a task: “The boss left me a task: I have to present a report on the stock before six in the afternoon” , “I have no ill will, but I can't start five different tasks and finish them this afternoon” , “I have already finished the task you gave me: can I leave?” .
Housework
However, it is also common to talk about so-called housework. This is a term that is used to refer to all those works that must be carried out in the home to ensure that it is in the best conditions and so that those who reside there have a good quality of life.
In this way, talking about household chores means talking about sweeping the floor, washing the dishes, making the beds, cleaning the dust, putting on the washing machine, hanging the clothes, ironing the clothes, cooking... All of them tasks that, although every time At least, they become the main disputes between the members of a couple since one of the parties always does not collaborate as they should in carrying them out.
The exercise that a student must complete at home and then hand it to a teacher is known as homework.
school homework
In several Latin American countries, task is used as a synonym for duty .
That is why the exercises that students must do at home and then hand them to their teacher are known as homework: “I hate the math teacher: every Friday she leaves us a lot of homework for the weekend,” “No. I know what excuse I'm going to tell the history teacher to justify that I didn't do my homework,” “Matías copied Walter's homework and got a higher grade than him.”
Other uses of the term task
Task, on the other hand, is the name of various units of measurement , such as a measure used in Andalusia that is equivalent to 15 bushels of harvested olives, or a measure for chocolate equivalent to 48 pounds.
All this without forgetting that there is also an adverbial phrase that uses the aforementioned term. We are referring to “a task”, which indicates that someone has been compensated for the work they have done or for the performance they have had. Likewise, there is also the motor task, which is the ability to carry out activities with the body, specifically with the lower and upper extremities.
The tasks, finally, are the various parts of a fresco that are painted in the same day and that, for this very reason, are dried in a way that is different compared to the others.