assignment Pronunciation: /əˈsaɪnmənt/Translate assignment | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of assignmentn 1 c a (mission) misión (f) b (task) función (f) c (schoolwork) tarea (f) 2 u a (posting) nombramiento (m) b (allocation) asignación (f)assignment in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of assignment in the British & World English dictionary Definition of assignment in the US English dictionary