charge, commission, task, order
1. A responsibility or duty assigned to someone
He accepted the encargo of managing the project.
Ele aceitou o encargo de gerenciar o projeto.
2. An order or commission for goods or services
I placed an encargo for custom furniture.
Fiz um encargo de móvel sob medida.
3. A request or errand to be completed
She has several encaros to finish before the end of the day.
Ela tem vários encaros para terminar antes do fim do dia.
Related Idioms & Phrases
por encargo de (on behalf of, commissioned by)
ficar por encargo (to be left in charge of)
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