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manual task

[ˈmæn.ju.əl tæsk]
nounpl: manual tasks
tarefa manual
1. Work or job that requires physical effort and hand skills rather than mental or intellectual effort
Assembling furniture is a manual task that requires precision.
Montar móveis é uma tarefa manual que exige precisão.
2. A job performed by hand without the aid of machines or automation
In the factory, many manual tasks have been replaced by robots.
Na fábrica, muitas tarefas manuais foram substituídas por robôs.
Synonyms
manual workhandworkhands-on jobphysical labor
Antonyms
automated taskmental taskintellectual workautomated work

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tarefa manual
Standard usage across Brazil
São Paulo
trabalho manual
Common alternative in business and industrial contexts
Portugal
tarefa manual
Standard European Portuguese usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

get your hands dirty
hands-on work
sweat of your brow
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