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duty [ˈdju:tɪ]1. nouna. (moral, legal) devoir m• I feel duty bound to say that... il est de mon devoir de dire que...• my duties consist of... mes fonctions consistent à...• to be on duty être de service (or de garde)• to be off duty ne pas être de service (or de garde)• to go off duty [doctor, nurse] quitter son service2. compounds* * *['djuːtɪ], US ['duːtɪ] 1.1) ( obligation) devoir m (to envers)in the course of duty — Military en service; gen dans l'exercice de ses fonctions
2) ( task) (gén pl) fonction fto perform ou carry out one's duties — remplir ses fonctions (as de)
3) [U] ( work) service mto be on/off duty — Military, Medicine être/ne pas être de service; School être/ne pas être de surveillance
to go on/off duty — commencer/finir son service
4) ( tax) taxe f2.customs duties — droits mpl de douane
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