obligation

obligación, deber

Algo que debes hacer por una norma, una promesa o una responsabilidad.

En inglés sencillo: Something you must do because of a rule, promise, or responsibility.

• You have an obligation to pay.
• She takes her family obligations seriously.
• Are we under any obligation to attend?

Cómo se usa: obligation to do something (We have an obligation to protect children.); under an obligation to do something (You are under an obligation to pay.)

Sinónimos: duty, responsibility, commitment

Expresiones frecuentes: legal obligation, moral obligation, contractual obligation, fulfil an obligation

compromiso

Acto de asumir una responsabilidad ante alguien mediante una promesa, un acuerdo o un deber moral.

En inglés sencillo: The act of making yourself responsible to someone through a promise, agreement, or moral duty.

• Signing the agreement was an act of obligation.
• His voluntary obligation to the community began with a public promise.
• The ceremony marked their mutual obligation to one another.

Sinónimos: commitment, undertaking

Expresiones frecuentes: voluntary obligation, act of obligation