encargar
to entrust
Assigning responsibility or tasks to someone, or taking on that responsibility yourself
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Encargar means to entrust and is related to the English word charge1. When you entrust a task to someone, you're putting them in0 charge1 of it.
encargar
to entrust
To put someone in charge of a task or responsibility.
- El director le encargó el proyecto al equipo más experimentado = The director entrusted the project to the most experienced team
- Mi madre me encargó a mi hermano menor mientras salía = My mother put me in charge of my younger brother while she went out
to order, to request
To order or make a request is to entrust someone with a task that they must fulfill.
- Encargué los muebles con dos semanas de anticipación = I ordered the furniture two weeks in advance
- Puedes encargar el pastel por teléfono antes de ir a la tienda = You can request the cake by phone before going to the store
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to take care of, to be in charge of
When you entrust something to yourself, you're taking personal charge of it.
- Yo me encargo de preparar la cena esta noche = I'll take care of making dinner tonight
- Ella se encarga de todas las finanzas de la empresa = She is in charge of all the company's finances