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Swedish
Etymology
From the verb uppdra (“to command, to commission”).
Pronunciation
Noun
uppdrag n
- a commission, an assignment
få i uppdrag att göra något- be tasked with doing something / be commissioned to do something / (sometimes, by implication) be ordered to do something
Nisse fick i uppdrag att hålla utkik medan de andra tömde kassaskåpet- Nisse was assigned to keep lookout while the others emptied the safe
ge någon i uppdrag att göra något- task someone with doing something / give someone the task of doing something / commission someone to do something / (sometimes, by implication) order someone to do something
Hon har valt att lämna sitt uppdrag- She has decided to step down from her position
ett uppdrag som löper över fyra månader- an assignment that runs over four months
Jag har ett nytt uppdrag åt dig- I have a new assignment / another job for you
fullgöra ett uppdrag- fulfill an assignment
- a mission (assigned to someone)
ett hemligt uppdrag- a secret mission
Ert uppdrag är att infiltrera fienden- Your mission is to infiltrate the enemy
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