undertake
undertook, undertaken UK: /ˌʌn.dəˈteɪk/ US: /-də`-/ [undertaking]Translation
v [t]
› (form)
⇨ emprender
⇨ abordar
to undertake a task abordar una tarea
to undertake to do sth (form)
⇨ comprometerse a hacer algo
They undertook to finish the job in two days Se comprometieron a acabar el trabajo en dos días
(Definition of undertake v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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