errand

errand ['erənd] nombre recado

to run an errand, hacer un recado
Friday is here. It's the day where I get to spend time reading and running errands.

.n.
1 ver·rand (rnd)

a. A short trip taken to perform a specified task, usually for another.

b. The purpose or object of such a trip: Your errand was to mail the letter.

2. Archaic

a. A mission; an embassy.

b. An oral message that has been entrusted to one.

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[Middle English erand, from Old English rend.]

The American Heritage®

errand [ˈɛrnd] n → recado, mandado;

to run errands → hacer recados;

errand of mercy → misión f de caridad

Collins Spanish Dictionary & Grammar