undertaking in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for undertaking in the English»French Dictionary

undertaking [Brit ʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ, Am ˈəndərˌteɪkɪŋ, ˌəndərˈteɪkɪŋ] N

1. undertaking (venture):

undertaking

entreprise f

joint undertaking

joint-venture m

2. undertaking (promise):

undertaking

garantie f (from sb de la part de qn)

to give sb an undertaking to do/that …

promettre à qn de faire/que …

to give a written undertaking to do sth

s'engager par écrit à faire qc

3. undertaking (company):

undertaking

entreprise f

4. undertaking (funeral business):

undertaking

pompes fpl funèbres

undertake <pret undertook, pp undertaken> [Brit ʌndəˈteɪk, Am ˌəndərˈteɪk] VB trans

1. undertake (carry out):

undertake search, study, trip, work

entreprendre

undertake function

occuper

undertake mission, offensive

se charger de

2. undertake (guarantee):

to undertake to do

s'engager à faire

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epic struggle, undertaking, voyage

épique

hit-and-miss affair, undertaking

hasardeux/-euse

worthwhile discussion, undertaking, visit

qui en vaut la peine

to be incidental to (occur as minor consequence of) activity, job, undertaking

accompagner

risky decision, undertaking

risqué

Translations for undertaking in the French»English Dictionary

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l'entreprise est malaisée

it's a difficult undertaking

prendre l'engagement de faire

to undertake to do

l'engagement pris par la direction de faire

the management's undertaking to do

une mission noble

a worthy ou noble undertaking

undertaking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undertaking in the English»French Dictionary

undertaking N

1. undertaking (professional project):

undertaking

entreprise f

2. undertaking (pledge, formal promise):

undertaking

promesse f

an undertaking to +infin

une promesse de +infin

to give an undertaking that ...

donner sa promesse que ...

undertake [ˌʌndəˈteɪk, Am -dɚˈ-] VB trans irreg

1. undertake (set about, take on):

undertake

entreprendre

undertake mission

se charger de

undertake a role

assumer

2. undertake form (commit oneself to, guarantee):

to undertake to +infin

s'engager à +infin

to undertake (that) ...

promettre que ...

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mammoth undertaking

gigantesque

scope of undertaking, plan

envergure f

Translations for undertaking in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

entreprise

undertaking

assumer tâche, fonction

to undertake

se charger de +infin

to undertake to +infin

s'engager à +infin

to undertake to +infin

undertaking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

an undertaking to +infin

une promesse de +infin

to give an undertaking that ...

donner sa promesse que ...

to undertake to +infin

s'engager à +infin

to undertake (that) ...

promettre que ...

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The protein structure prediction remains an extremely difficult and unresolved undertaking.

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Officials undertaking these visit in no place sought the assistance of interpreters.

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He was responsible for naming terpene and pinene, and for undertaking the first systematic study of pinene.

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She formed and ran the entire undertaking to feed the union members and their dependents throughout the lock-out.

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The committee has come to realize the enormity of such an undertaking however an appreciation of the importance of the work has been our inspiration.

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There are trees that dream of undertaking faraway journeys.

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Dale became vice-chairman of this ambitious undertaking, but the union was not successful, and the companies reverted shortly afterwards to their former independent positions.

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Park fees are waived for those undertaking religious activities.

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The abolition of universal banking, forbids banks from undertaking services or activities apart from its core banking activities.

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Religion is a very private undertaking and should never be forced upon others.

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