assign

assign
verb
1) (to give to someone as his share or duty: They assigned the task to us.) asignar, atribuir
2) (to order or appoint: He assigned three men to the job.) destinar
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assign
tr[ə'saɪn]
transitive verb
1 (thing to a person) asignar, atribuir
■ I was assigned a room on the ground floor me asignaron una habitación en la planta baja
2 (task to person) asignar
■ his boss assigns him all the minor tasks su jefe le asigna todas las tareas menores
3 (person - to place) atribuir, transferir; (- to group) ceder
■ three new warders were assigned to the prison transfirieron tres nuevos celadores a la prisión
■ Spanish soldiers assigned to the peace-keeping force soldados españoles cedidos a la fuerza de paz
4 (role, value) asignar
■ first we assign a value to this variable primero asignamos un valor a esta variable
■ the soldiers were assigned a peace-keeping role a los soldados se les asignó un papel pacificador
5 (property, rights) ceder
assign [ə'saɪn] vt
1) appoint: designar, nombrar
2) allot: asignar, señalar
3) attribute: atribuir, dar, conceder
assign
n.
• cesionario s.m.
v.
• adscribir v.
• aplicar v.
• asignar v.
• atribuir v.
• destinar v.
• transferir v.
ə'saɪn
transitive verb
a) (appoint)

to assign somebody to something — nombrar or designar a alguien para algo, asignar a alguien a algo

a detective was assigned to the case — se nombró a un detective para que se ocupara del caso

b) (allocate) asignar

he was assigned three assistants — le asignaron tres ayudantes

[ǝ'saɪn]
1. VT
1) (=allot) [+ task] asignar; [+ room] destinar; [+ date] señalar, fijar (for para)

which is the room assigned to me? — ¿qué habitación se me ha destinado?

2) [+ person] destinar

to assign sb to sth — destinar a algn a algo

they assigned him to the Paris embassy — lo destinaron a la embajada de París

3) (=attribute) [+ literary work, sculpture] atribuir; [+ reason] señalar, indicar
4) (Jur) [+ property] ceder
2.
N (Jur) cesionario(-a) m / f
* * *
[ə'saɪn]
transitive verb
a) (appoint)

to assign somebody to something — nombrar or designar a alguien para algo, asignar a alguien a algo

a detective was assigned to the case — se nombró a un detective para que se ocupara del caso

b) (allocate) asignar

he was assigned three assistants — le asignaron tres ayudantes


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