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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieseine Rolle übernehmen
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aine role ubernehmen
"Jedes Teammitglied muss bei dem Projekt eine Rolle übernehmen."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To take on a particular function, duty, or position, often in an organization, drama, or social context.
"She will assume a role as the new lead coordinator for the project." - 2
In cybersecurity and cloud computing, to temporarily adopt specific permissions and privileges associated with a designated identity or security profile.
"The administrator must assume a role with elevated privileges to execute the deployment script."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase combines 'assume', derived from Latin 'assumere' (to take up, adopt), originating from 'ad-' (to) + 'sumere' (to take), with 'role', borrowed via French from the theatrical term 'rôle', originally referring to the rolled parchment script used by actors. Over centuries, the expression expanded from theatrical performance into sociological, organizational, and technological contexts to denote taking on specific functions or responsibilities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Assume a role" is said worldwide
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assumer un rôle
Transliteration: asymey un rol
"Il est prêt à assumer un rôle de leadership dans l'entreprise."
eine Rolle übernehmen
Transliteration: aine role ubernehmen
"Jedes Teammitglied muss bei dem Projekt eine Rolle übernehmen."
assumere un ruolo
Transliteration: assumere un ruolo
"Il direttore ha deciso di assumere un ruolo più attivo nella ricerca."
asumir un rol
Transliteration: asumir un rol
"Ella va a asumir un rol importante en la nueva administración."
assumir um papel
Transliteration: assumir um papel
"O vice-presidente deve assumir um papel central nas negociações."
भूमिका निभाना
Transliteration: bhoomika nibhana
"नवीन परियोजना में उसे एक महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका निभानी होगी।"
承担角色
Transliteration: chéngdān juésè
"新经理将在这项任务中承担核心角色。"
역할을 맡다
Transliteration: yeokhar-eul matda
"그는 이번 프로젝트에서 중요한 역할을 맡기로 했다."
役割を引き受ける
Transliteration: yakuwari o hikiukeru
"彼女は新しい委員会で指導的な役割を引き受けることになった。"
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