duty
UK: /ˈdjuː.ti/ US: /ˈduː.t̮i/ (pl duties)Translation
n [c, u]
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⇨ obligación
It's your duty to do it Es tu obligación hacerlo
⇨ deber
to fail in one's duty faltar a su obligación
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⇨ responsabilidad
⇨ función
What are your duties? ¿Cuáles son tus funciones?
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⇨ impuesto
to be duty bound to do sth
⇨ estar obligado,da a hacer algo
to be off duty
⇨ estar fuera de servicio
to be on duty
⇨ estar de servicio
(Definition of duty n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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