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1 obligation
[obli'ɡeiʃən]noun (a promise or duty: You are under no obligation to buy this.) obrigação* * *ob.li.ga.tion[ɔblig'eiʃən] n 1 obrigação, dever. 2 compromisso. 3 favor, obséquio. 4 contrato. 5 dívida. to be under obligation to dever favores a, ter compromisso para com. without obligation sem compromisso. -
2 obligation
[obli'ɡeiʃən]noun (a promise or duty: You are under no obligation to buy this.) obrigação -
3 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) compromisso* * *com.mit.ment[kəm'itmənt] n 1 cometimento. 2 ato de confiar alguma coisa a alguém. 3 perpetração, desempenho. 4 ordem de prisão. 5 confinação em cadeia ou asilo. 6 compromisso, promessa. -
4 commitment
noun (obligation: She could not take the job because of family commitments.) compromisso
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