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1 duty
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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2 Usage note : of
In almost all its uses the preposition of is translated by de. Exceptions to this are substances ( made of gold), uses with a personal pronoun (that’s kind of you), proportions (some of us, of the 12 of us…) and time expressions ( of an evening). For translations of these, see the entry of. Remember that de + le always becomes du and that de + les always becomes des.To find translations for phrases beginning with of (of course, of all, of interest, of late, of old) you should consult the appropriate noun etc. entry (course, all, interest, late, old etc.).of also often appears as the second element of a verb (consist of, deprive of, die of, think of). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry.of is used after certain nouns, pronouns and adjectives in English (a member of, a game of, some of, most of, afraid of, capable of, ashamed of). For translations, consult the appropriate noun, pronoun or adjective entry.there’s a lot of it= il y en a beaucoupthere are several of them= il y en a plusieursNote, however, the following expressions used when referring to people:there are six of them= ils sont sixthere were several of them= ils étaient plusieursFor particular usages see the entry of.This dictionary contains usage notes on such topics as Age, Capacity measurement, Dates, Illnesses, Length measurement, Quantities, Towns and cities, and Weight measurement, many of which use of.
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