ASSIGN - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

English

German

as·sign [əˈsaɪn] VB trans

1. assign (allocate):

to assign sth to sb [or sb sth] place, room

jdm etw zuweisen

these contracts are assigned to the firm making the lowest offer

die Firma, die das günstigste Angebot macht, bekommt den Zuschlag für den Auftrag

to assign a task/role to sb

jdm eine Aufgabe/Rolle zuteilen

LAW to assign a right to sb

jdm ein Recht abtreten

ECON to assign shares to sb

jdm Aktien übertragen

2. assign (appoint):

to assign sb to sth a task

jdm etw übertragen

I've been assigned to interview the candidates

ich wurde damit betraut, die Kandidaten zu interviewen

(set aside) to assign a day/time for sth

einen Tag/Zeitpunkt für etw acc festlegen

3. assign (send elsewhere):

to be assigned to a place

an einen Ort versetzt werden

Mr Taylor will be assigned to your staff

Herr Taylor wird Ihrem Personal zugeteilt

4. assign (attribute):

to assign the blame for sth to sb/sth

jdm/etw die Schuld an etw dat geben

to assign importance to sth

etw dat Bedeutung beimessen

to assign a motive for a murder

ein Motiv für einen Mord finden

COMPUT to assign a function to a key

eine Taste mit einer Funktion belegen

5. assign LAW:

to assign sth [to sb] a business

[jdm] etw übertragen

to assign sth [to sb] a business

etw [an jdn] abtreten

OpenDict entry

assign VB

to assign a job to sb

jdn mit einer Aufgabe/Arbeit beauftragen

to assign a job to sb

jdm eine Aufgabe/Arbeit übertragen

German

English

etw zedieren Forderung

to assign [or transfer] sth

Rechtsnachfolger(in)

assign[ee] spec

jdm jdn beiordnen

to assign sb to sb

jdm etw sicherungsübereignen

to assign sth to sb as security

jdm Aufgaben zuweisen

to assign [or allot] duties to sb

eine Rechtssache einer Kammer zuweisen

to assign a case to one of the Chambers

etw etw dat zuordnen

to assign sth to sth

jdm eine Aufgabe/Rolle zuteilen

to assign [or allot] a task/role to sb

jdm Mitarbeiter zuteilen

to assign staff to sb's department

Rasterfahndung

≈ computer search (search for wanted persons by using computers to assign suspects to certain categories)

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

English

German

assign VB trans MKT COMPET

assign

zuweisen

assign VB trans DEPTS

assign (Aufgabe, Amt)

übertragen

assign VB trans ECON LAW

assign (eine Forderung abtreten)

zedieren

assign VB trans HUM RESOURCES

assign (Mitarbeiter)

unterstellen

assign to VB trans ACCOUNT

assign to

zurechnen

German

English

unterstellen (Mitarbeiter)

assign

zuweisen

assign

zurechnen

assign to

übertragen (Aufgabe, Amt)

assign

Present

I	assign
you	assign
he/she/it	assigns
we	assign
you	assign
they	assign

Past

I	assigned
you	assigned
he/she/it	assigned
we	assigned
you	assigned
they	assigned

Present Perfect

I	have	assigned
you	have	assigned
he/she/it	has	assigned
we	have	assigned
you	have	assigned
they	have	assigned

Past Perfect

I	had	assigned
you	had	assigned
he/she/it	had	assigned
we	had	assigned
you	had	assigned
they	had	assigned

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The government did not provide information, regarding the sentences assigned to the convicted traffickers.

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The song writer assigns an agreed percentage to the publisher, usually (but not always), a 50/50 split.

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He points to the widely disseminated number of rock carvings assigned to this era, which display thousands of ships.

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The goal of the staff is to share students news and students views over lunch where stories and photos are assigned and worked on.

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They were assigned to work in military offices which planned the shipment of troops around the world.

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