atarear

to give a task

atarear(ah-tah-reh-ahr)

transitive verb

1. (to give work to)

a. to give a task

El gerente debería haber atareado a cada uno de los empleados en vez de tratar de hacerlo todo solo.

The manager should have given a task to each of the employees instead of trying to do it all himself.

atarearse

pronominal verb

2. (to work hard)

a. to keep busy

Mi padre disfruta atareándose porque si no se aburre.

My father enjoys keeping busy because otherwise he gets bored.

atarear

transitive verb

to assign a task to

pronominal verb

atarearse to work hard; keep busy

atarearse con algo to be busy doing sth