🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

作業部隊

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sagyō butai

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Task Force/ˈtæsk ˌfɔːrs/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"市は増加するホームレス問題に対処するために作業部隊を設立しました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A group of people organized to work together on a specific task or project.

    "The city established a task force to address the rising homelessness issue."
  2. 2

    A temporary group formed to carry out a specific mission or project.

    "The task force was disbanded after successfully completing its objectives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term originated in military contexts during World War II, specifically within the United States Navy, to describe a temporary grouping of units designed for a specific operational mission. Over the 20th century, the concept broadened from strictly naval and military applications into civilian government, corporate governance, and civic administration to tackle complex, multidisciplinary problems.

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🇫🇷French → English

groupe de travail

Transliteration: groop duh trav-eh

"La ville a créé un groupe de travail pour résoudre le problème croissant des sans-abri."

🇩🇪German → English

Arbeitsgruppe

Transliteration: Ar-baits-groo-peh

"Die Stadt hat eine Arbeitsgruppe eingerichtet, um das wachsende Obdachlosenproblem anzugehen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

gruppo di lavoro

Transliteration: groop-po dee la-vo-ro

"La città ha istituito un gruppo di lavoro per affrontare il crescente problema dei senzatetto."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

grupo de trabajo

Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-ho

"La ciudad estableció un grupo de trabajo para abordar el creciente problema de la falta de vivienda."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

grupo de trabalho

Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-lho

"A cidade criou um grupo de trabalho para lidar com o crescente problema de falta de moradia."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

कार्य दल

Transliteration: kaarya dal

"शहर ने बढ़ती बेघरता की समस्या को हल करने के लिए कार्य दल का गठन किया।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

工作组

Transliteration: gōngzuò zǔ

"市政府成立了工作组来解决日益严重的无家可归问题。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

작업 그룹

Transliteration: jageob geulup

"도시는 증가하는 노숙자 문제를 해결하기 위해 작업 그룹을 구성했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

作業部隊

Transliteration: sagyō butai

"市は増加するホームレス問題に対処するために作業部隊を設立しました。"

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