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Detailed Translations for undertaking from English to French

undertaking:

undertaking [the ~] noun

  1. the undertaking (obligation; commitment)
    l'obligation; l'engagement; la promesse
  2. the undertaking (promise; commitment; engagement; )
    la promesse; l'engagement; l'obligation; le serment; la parole d'honneur
  3. the undertaking (disposal of the dead)

Translation Matrix for undertaking:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
engagement commitment; engagement; oath; obligation; pledge; promise; undertaking; vow acting as an accomplice; acting as as an accessory; acting as partisan to; canvassing; commitment; complicity; drawing of new members; engagement; enlistment; oath; pawning; recruiting; recruitment; signing on; signing up; tenure; vow
obligation commitment; engagement; oath; obligation; pledge; promise; undertaking; vow debenture; duty; obligation
parole d'honneur commitment; engagement; oath; obligation; pledge; promise; undertaking; vow
pompes funèbres disposal of the dead; undertaking
promesse commitment; engagement; oath; obligation; pledge; promise; undertaking; vow delusion
serment commitment; engagement; oath; obligation; pledge; promise; undertaking; vow oath; vow
- labor; labour; project; task

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Synonyms for "undertaking":


Related Definitions for "undertaking":

  1. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted1
    • he prepared for great undertakings1
  2. the trade of a funeral director1

Wiktionary Translations for undertaking:


undertaking form of undertake:

to undertake verb (undertakes, undertook, undertaking)

  1. to undertake (take upon oneself; start)
    entreprendre; engager; commencer; prendre; entamer; démarrer; mettre en marche; débuter; toucher
    • entreprendre verb (entreprends, entreprend, entreprenons, entreprenez, )
    • engager verb (engage, engages, engageons, engagez, )
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • prendre verb (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • entamer verb (entame, entames, entamons, entamez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
    • débuter verb (débute, débutes, débutons, débutez, )
    • toucher verb (touche, touches, touchons, touchez, )
  2. to undertake (begin; commence; start; )
    commencer; commencer à; démarrer; lancer; mettre en marche; prendre; faire; débuter; entamer; envoyer; partir; entrer en vigueur; donner le signal du départ pour; engager; entreprendre; ouvrir; se mettre en mouvement; amorcer; toucher; activer; s'activer
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
    • lancer verb (lance, lances, lançons, lancez, )
    • prendre verb (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • faire verb (fais, fait, faisons, faites, )
    • débuter verb (débute, débutes, débutons, débutez, )
    • entamer verb (entame, entames, entamons, entamez, )
    • envoyer verb (envoie, envoies, envoyons, envoyez, )
    • partir verb (pars, part, partons, partez, )
    • engager verb (engage, engages, engageons, engagez, )
    • entreprendre verb (entreprends, entreprend, entreprenons, entreprenez, )
    • ouvrir verb (ouvre, ouvres, ouvrons, ouvrez, )
    • amorcer verb (amorce, amorces, amorçons, amorcez, )
    • toucher verb (touche, touches, touchons, touchez, )
    • activer verb (active, actives, activons, activez, )
    • s'activer verb

Conjugations for undertake:

present
  1. undertake
  2. undertake
  3. undertakes
  4. undertake
  5. undertake
  6. undertake
simple past
  1. undertook
  2. undertook
  3. undertook
  4. undertook
  5. undertook
  6. undertook
present perfect
  1. have undertaken
  2. have undertaken
  3. has undertaken
  4. have undertaken
  5. have undertaken
  6. have undertaken
past continuous
  1. was undertaking
  2. were undertaking
  3. was undertaking
  4. were undertaking
  5. were undertaking
  6. were undertaking
future
  1. shall undertake
  2. will undertake
  3. will undertake
  4. shall undertake
  5. will undertake
  6. will undertake
continuous present
  1. am undertaking
  2. are undertaking
  3. is undertaking
  4. are undertaking
  5. are undertaking
  6. are undertaking
subjunctive
  1. be undertaken
  2. be undertaken
  3. be undertaken
  4. be undertaken
  5. be undertaken
  6. be undertaken
diverse
  1. undertake!
  2. let's undertake!
  3. undertaken
  4. undertaking
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for undertake:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
lancer raising; throwing up
toucher impact; sense of touch; sensory perception; tactile sense; touch
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accelerate; activate; aggravate; arouse; awake; blow; blow the fire; boost; encourage; encourage someone; excite; fan; fan a flame; hasten; incite; initiate; inspire; instigate; introduce; introduce somebody to; motivate; motivate someone; poke; poke up; provoke; push on; put someone on to something; quicken; set; speed up; start off; stimulate; stir; stir up; stoke up; support; urge
amorcer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to; seed
commencer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake arrange; be off; begin; break into; commence; enter into; get under way; herald; open; ring in; set in; start; take off; take on
commencer à begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
donner le signal du départ pour begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
débuter begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; enter into; get under way; make one's début; open; start; take off; take on
démarrer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake accelerate; be off; begin; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; cast off; commence; cut into; enter into; get under way; go for a drive; herald; open; put forward; put on the table; ring in; set in; spurt; start; take off; take on
engager begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake accept; administer; adopt; appeal to; apply; appoint; avail oneself of; begin; call; call in; call over; collect; draw new members; employ; enforce; engage; enlist; enter; enter into; hire; implement; initiate; invite; invoke; kick off; make use of; mobilise; mobilize; nominate; operationalize; pawn; practice; practise; receive; recruit; sign on; take; tie on to; use; utilise; utilize
entamer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake accept; be off; begin; break into; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; collect; commence; cut; cut into; enter into; get under way; initiate; introduce; open; postulate; prompt; put forward; put on the table; raise; reap; receive; start; sting; suggest; take off; take on; throw up; toss in the air; toss up
entreprendre begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake be off; begin; being hard on someone; break into; commence; deal strictly with; get under way; open; start; take in one's hand; take off
entrer en vigueur begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; come in; commence; enter; get in; get under way; go in; go inside; go into; open; start; start to work; take off
envoyer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake contribute; deposit; direct; email; enter; introduce; introduce somebody to; mail; refer to; remit; send; send in; send round; send towards; ship; submit; supply; transfer
faire begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accomplish; act; bring about; bring forth; bring to an end; cause; commit; complete; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; do; end; exercise; finish; generate; get done; get ready; instigate; invent; make; manufacture; perpetrate; practice; practise; prepare; produce
lancer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake arrange; be off; begin; break; break into; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; build; build up; cast; come forward with; commence; compose; construct; cough up; cut into; drop; fling; fly; get under way; heave; herald; hurl; initiate; intimate; introduce; introduce somebody to; launch; open; pitch; postulate; prompt; propose; publish; put forward; put on the table; raise; release; ring in; rocket; shatter; start; suggest; take off; throw; throw down; throw in; throw in the air; throw off; throw on the ground; throw up; throw upward; toss in the air; toss up; turn out
mettre en marche begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake be off; begin; boot; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; commence; connect; crank up; cut into; drive; get under way; herald; light; open; operate; proceed; prompt; put forward; put on; put on the table; ring in; start; start up; switch on; take off; turn on; turn over; urge; work
ouvrir begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake bare; be off; begin; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; clear a way through; come open; commence; cut into; develop; draw open; fray; get under way; introduce; loosen; make public; open; open up; pierce; press open; prick; publish; push open; put forward; put on the table; ravel out; release; set free; start; take off; turn on; unbolt; unbutton; uncover; undo; unfold; unlace; unlock; unravel; unscrew; untie; work loose
partir begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake abandon; abdicate; be going to; be killed; be killed in action; be off; begin; break into; break up; commence; depart; depart from; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fall; fetch back; get under way; go; go away; grease; leave; leave for; move; open; pass; pass away; perish; pull back; resign; resign from; retire; retrieve; rub in; run; sail; sail away; sail off; secede from; set out; set sail; smear; start; succumb; take off; travel; walk; walk away; withdraw
prendre begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake absorb; accept; accept a gift; annex; apprehend; arrest; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; cadge; captivate; capture; catch; caught; chain; choose; clamp; clasp; clutch; collar; collect; come round for; conquer; deprive; detain; discredit; dive in; drag; employ; enchain; enchant; enthral; enthrall; expropriate; fall to; fascinate; fetch; filch; gather; get hold of; get hold of something; get one's hands on; get something; glean; go thieving; grab; grasp; grip; handle; harbour a grudge; hold; imprison; intrigue; lap up; lay one's hands on; make inaccessible; make off with; make use of; nick; obtain; occupy; overcome by; pick; pick out; pick up; pilfer; pinch; practice; practise; prefer; purloin; rancor; rancour; reach; rebuke; receive; receive for one's portion; recruit; reprimand; reproach; rob; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; secure; seize; seize upon; select; serve oneself; shackle; single out; sip up; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snitch; snout; sort out; steal; stick; swipe; take; take along; take away; take hold of; take in; take possession of; take up; toil and moil; trap; use; utilise; utilize; yearn
s'activer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; start; take off
se mettre en mouvement begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in; start; take off
toucher begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake acquire; affect; be adjacent to; bear; border; border on; cash; cause emotions; collect money; come by; concern; earn; earn wages; feel; gain; get over; glance; grope; hit; impress; influence; just touch; meet; move; obtain; procure; recover; regard; relate to; revive; stir; strike; tag; tap; tick; touch; touch upon; verge on
- attempt; contract; guarantee; set about; tackle; take in charge; take on
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer enable; turn on
OtherRelated TranslationsOther Translations
- get about; take upon oneself

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Synonyms for "undertake":


Related Definitions for "undertake":

  1. enter into a contractual arrangement1
  2. promise to do or accomplish1
  3. enter upon an activity or enterprise1
  4. accept as a charge1
  5. accept as a challenge1

Wiktionary Translations for undertake:

undertake
verb
  1. to start an enterprise
undertake
Cross Translation:
FromToVia
undertake entreprendre ondernemen — een bedrijf of actie in werking stellen
undertake réaliser ausführentransitiv: so handeln, dass dadurch eine Anweisung befolgt wird; auftragsgemäß durchführen

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