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[ˈprɛvɪəs əˈsaɪnmənt]
noun phrasepl: previous assignments
atribuição anterior / tarefa anterior
1. A task, duty, or responsibility that was given or allocated to someone before the current one
My previous assignment involved managing the marketing department.
Minha atribuição anterior envolveu gerenciar o departamento de marketing.
2. In academic contexts, schoolwork or homework completed in an earlier lesson or course
The teacher asked us to review our previous assignment before the exam.
A professora nos pediu para revisar nossa tarefa anterior antes da prova.
Synonyms
prior assignmentformer taskpreceding assignmentlast assignment
Antonyms
current assignmentnext assignmentfuture assignment

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
atribuição anterior / tarefa anterior
Most commonly used in both formal and informal contexts
São Paulo
atribuição anterior
Preferred in corporate/formal environments
Rio de Janeiro
tarefa anterior
More common in educational settings
Portugal
atribuição anterior / trabalho anterior
Trabalho anterior is also widely used in Portuguese Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

build on previous assignment
learn from previous assignment
reference previous assignment
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