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tarefa insignificante

[tah-REH-fah in-sig-ni-fi-KAN-te]
noun phrasefemininepl: tarefas insignificantes
trivial task; insignificant task; menial task
1. A task or job of little importance or consequence; work that requires minimal effort or skill
Organizing the files was a trivial task that took only an hour.
Organizar os arquivos era uma tarefa insignificante que levou apenas uma hora.
2. A duty or assignment considered beneath one's usual responsibilities
He considered the errand a trivial task unworthy of his time.
Ele considerava o recado uma tarefa insignificante indigna do seu tempo.
NYC Slang
small potatoes; chump change (of work); Mickey Mouse task
Synonyms
tarefa trivialtarefa menortarefa simplestrabalho insignificanteserviço menorbagatelagem
Antonyms
tarefa importantetarefa complexatarefa desafiadoratrabalho significativo

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
tarefa insignificante
Standard usage throughout Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
tarefa insignificante; coisa de pouco valor
Colloquial alternatives may be used informally
São Paulo
tarefa insignificante
Standard usage; sometimes 'tarefa boba'
Portugal
tarefa insignificante; tarefa menor
Standard usage; similar to Brazilian Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

um trabalho de miúdo (a child's task)
coisa de nada (nothing special)
tarefa de quinta categoria (a fifth-rate task)
não é grande coisa (it's no big deal)
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