-
1 ♦ duty
♦ duty /ˈdju:tɪ, USA ˈdu:tɪ/n.1 [uc] dovere ( anche leg.); obbligo morale: to do (o to fulfil) one's duty, fare il proprio dovere; to perform a duty, assolvere un dovere; to discharge a duty, compiere un dovere; to have a duty to do st., avere il dovere di fare qc.; to have (o to owe) a duty to sb., avere un dovere verso q.; a sense of duty, il senso del dovere; legal [moral, civic] duty, dovere legale [morale, civico]; They failed in their duty as parents, hanno mancato ai loro doveri di genitori; when duty calls…, quando il dovere chiama…2 (di solito pl.) compito; funzione: to fulfil [to neglect, to carry out] one's duties, adempiere ai [trascurare i, eseguire i] propri doveri; She takes up her new duties in January, assumerà le sue nuove mansioni a gennaio; the duties of a librarian, i compiti di un bibliotecario; The contract sets out your duties as a secretary, il contratto stabilisce le tue mansioni di segretario; These are your new duties, queste sono le tue nuove mansioni; to report for duty, presentarsi a rapporto, riprendere servizio; executive duties, mansioni dirigenziali3 (econ., fisc.) dazio; imposta: duty on alcohol [cigarettes], imposta sugli alcolici [sulle sigarette]; customs duty, dazio doganale; excise duty, imposta sui consumi; accisa; import [export] duties, dazi all'importazione [all'esportazione]; death duty, imposta di successione; stamp duty, imposta di bollo ( sull'acquisto di un immobile)6 (arc.) doveri; ossequi: to pay one's duty to sb., fare i propri doveri (o presentare i propri ossequi) a q.● to be duty-bound to do st., avere il dovere morale di fare qc. □ duty call, visita di dovere □ (leg.) duty of care, dovere di non recare danno (a q.) □ ( di merce) duty-free, esente da dazio; franco di dazio □ (tur.) duty-free allowance, generi ammessi in franchigia doganale □ duty-free entry, importazione in franchigia doganale □ (naut.) duty-free port, porto franco □ duty-free shop, negozio esente da dazio, duty free □ duty officer, ufficiale di giornata □ duty-paid, sdaziato; sdoganato; (avv.) franco dogana □ (comm.) duty unpaid, dazio escluso ( da pagare) □ to act out of duty, agire spinto solo dal dovere □ (ingl.) to do duty as (o for), servire da, fungere da: The table also does duty as a desk, il tavolo funge anche da scrivania □ to come (o to go) off duty, cessare (o smontare) dal servizio □ to come (o to go) on duty, entrare (o montare) in servizio □ to be off duty, essere fuori servizio; non essere in servizio □ to be on duty, essere in servizio. -
2 civic
['sɪvɪk]aggettivo [administration, official] municipale, comunale; [ pride] cittadino; [responsibility, duty] civico, di cittadino* * *['sivik](of or belonging to a city or citizen: Our offices are in the new civic centre; civic duties.) civico, civile* * *civic /ˈsɪvɪk/a.civico; civile: civic virtues, virtù civiche, civili● civic centre, centro delle attività amministrative e ricreative ( di una città) □ (teatr.) civic company, compagnia stabile □ civic-minded, che ha senso civico.* * *['sɪvɪk]
См. также в других словарях:
Civic Duty (film) — Civic Duty redirects here. For social obligation to government, see citizenship. Civic Duty Theatrical release poster Directed by Jeff Renfroe … Wikipedia
civic duty — civic responsibility, responsibilities and duties of a citizen … English contemporary dictionary
civic duty — noun the responsibilities of a citizen • Syn: ↑civic responsibility • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation • Hyponyms: ↑jury duty … Useful english dictionary
duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ … Collocations dictionary
civic responsibility — noun the responsibilities of a citizen • Syn: ↑civic duty • Hypernyms: ↑duty, ↑responsibility, ↑obligation • Hyponyms: ↑jury duty … Useful english dictionary
civic — adjective (only before noun) 1 connected with a town or city: the civic authorities | civic centre (=an area in a city where all the public buildings are) 2 connected with the people who live in a town or city: It is your civic duty to vote in… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
civic — civ|ic [ˈsıvık] adj [only before noun] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: civicus, from civis citizen ] 1.) relating to a town or city ▪ Jackson spent the day meeting with local religious and civic leaders. 2.) relating to the people who live in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
civic — adjective Etymology: Latin civicus, from civis citizen more at city Date: circa 1656 of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs < civic duty > < civic pride > • civically adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
civic responsibility — n. civic duty, responsibilities and duties of a citizen … English contemporary dictionary
Civic virtue — Civility redirects here. For the Wikipedia policy on civility, see Wikipedia:Civility. Jacques Louis David s 1784 painting The Oath of the Horatii, illustrating a dramatic moment from Livy s history of Rome, embodies eighteenth century ideas… … Wikipedia
duty — n. obligation service 1) to assume, take on a duty 2) to carry out, discharge, do, perform one s duty 3) to shirk one s duty 4) an ethical, moral; legal; painful, unpleasant; pleasant duty 5) a civic; official; patriotic; professional duty ;… … Combinatory dictionary