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cometido

task, assignment

noun koh-meh-TEE-doh Less Common

Also means

role, mission

Usage Note

Cometido functions as a noun meaning a duty or assigned task, not merely as a past participle of cometer. The phrase cumplir con su cometido ('to carry out one's assignment') is the most natural collocation. It sits in formal and journalistic registers; in everyday speech tarea or misión are more common.

Examples

"El agente cumplió su cometido sin problemas."

Natural Translation

The agent carried out his assignment without problems.

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