BACKGROUND TASK - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

background task N COMPUT

background task

tarea f secundaria

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

I. task [Am tæsk, Brit tɑːsk] N

task

tarea f

I had the unpleasant task of breaking the news to him

me tocó la desagradable tarea de darle la noticia

a body whose task it is to …

un organismo que tiene como cometido or cuyo cometido es …

I had to persuade her, no easy task

tuve que convencerla, lo cual no fue nada fácil

to give or set sb a task

asignarle una tarea a alguien

to take sb to task

llamarle la atención or leerle la cartilla a alguien

II. task [Am tæsk, Brit tɑːsk] VB trans

to task sb to do sth/with doing sth

asignarle or encomendarle a alguien la tarea de hacer algo

I. background [Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd] N

1. background (of picture, scene):

background

fondo m

against a white background

sobre un fondo blanco

I could hear voices in the background

oía voces en el fondo

she prefers to stay in the background

prefiere permanecer en un segundo plano

the public knows little of what goes on in the background

el público sabe poco de lo que pasa entre bastidores

2. background (of events):

background

antecedentes mpl

background to sth

antecedentes de algo

the background to the story

los antecedentes del caso

you have to look at the background to the strike

hay que considerar las circunstancias que llevaron a la huelga or el contexto en que se dio la huelga

against a background of rising inflation

en un momento de creciente inflación

3. background (of person):

background (origin)

origen m

background (education)

formación f

background (education)

currículum m

background (previous activities)

experiencia f

from a working-class background

de clase obrera

he comes from a religious background

creció en un ambiente religioso

her background is in research

su experiencia/formación profesional es en el campo de la investigación

II. background [Am ˈbækˌɡraʊnd, Brit ˈbakɡraʊnd] ADJ attr

background noise/music:

background

de fondo

he'll give you some background information

él te informará sobre la situación (or el contexto, los antecedentes etc.)

she gave a short background talk

dio una pequeña charla de introducción al tema

in the PONS Dictionary

I. task [tɑ:sk, Am tæsk] N

task

tarea f

task

tonga f Col

to take sb to task

llamar la atención a alguien

II. task [tɑ:sk, Am tæsk] VB trans

task

imponer una tarea

to be tasked with sth

estar encargado de algo

background [ˈbækgraʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

fondo m

in the background fig

en segundo plano

2. background (education, family):

background

educación f

3. background (training):

background

formación f

to have a background in mathematics

tener una formación en matemáticas

4. background (circumstances):

background

antecedentes m pl

in the PONS Dictionary

I. task [tæsk] N

task

tarea f

task

tonga f Col

to take sb to task

llamar la atención a alguien

II. task [tæsk] VB trans

task

imponer una tarea

to be tasked with sth

estar encargado de algo

background [ˈbæk·graʊnd] N

1. background (rear view):

background

fondo m

in the background fig

en segundo plano

2. background (education, family):

background

educación f

3. background (training):

background

formación f

to have a background in mathematics

tener una formación en matemáticas

4. background (circumstances):

background

antecedentes m pl

Present

I	task
you	task
he/she/it	tasks
we	task
you	task
they	task

Past

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

Present Perfect

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

Past Perfect

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