German NOUN B1 Rank 918

der Auftrag

assignment / order / mission

der Auftrag, die Aufträge

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry Auftrag, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Auftrag vs Job

job

Both Job and Auftrag can refer to a specific piece of work. Job is more colloquial and does not imply that the work was explicitly commissioned, whereas an Auftrag is normally assigned or given by someone. When referring to commissioned work, Auftrag is therefore the better fit.

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Auftrag

Ich habe heute einen Auftrag von der Werkstatt zu erledigen.

I have an assignment from the workshop to complete today.

Job

Ich habe heute einen Job in der Werkstatt zu erledigen.

I have a job to complete at the workshop today.

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