English-Portuguese translations for undertake

• comprometer-se
  A Geórgia deve comprometer-se a não recorrer à força. Georgia should undertake not to resort to force.
  Por último, poderá o Conselho comprometer-se a analisar este problema e a fornecer informações ao Parlamento? Finally, will the Council undertake to consider this problem and report back to Parliament?
  Além disso, todos os Estados-Membros devem, seguindo o exemplo recente da Hungria, comprometer-se a proibir a utilização do cianeto. Also, all Member States should undertake to ban the use of cyanide, as Hungary did recently.
• dedicar
• empreender
  Penso que esta é a tarefa que deveríamos empreender. I believe that is the task we have to undertake.
  Que podemos nós fazer e que tarefas devíamos empreender a este respeito? What can we do, and what tasks should we undertake in this respect?
  Para mim, o que importa é estar em condições de empreender uma verdadeira reforma. As I see it, we need to be in a position to undertake genuine reforms.

Definition of undertake

• To take upon oneself; to start, to embark on (a specific task etc
• To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc
• To overtake on the wrong side
• To pledge; to assert, assure; to dare say
• To take by trickery; to trap, to seize upon
• To assume, as a character; to take on
• To engage with; to attack, take on in a fight
• To have knowledge of; to hear
• To have or take charge of

Examples

• He undertook to exercise more in future
• I hate people who try and undertake on the motorway

Related words

• undertaken
• undertaker
• undertakers
• undertaker's
• undertaker's man