duty

dovere, obbligo

Qualcosa che devi fare perché ne sei responsabile o perché è giusto farlo.

In inglese semplice: Something you should do because it is your responsibility or the right thing to do.

• It is my duty to help.
• Parents have a duty to protect their children.
• She carried out her duties with care.

Come si usa: duty to do something (We have a duty to care for the children.); duty to someone (She feels a duty to her family.)

Sinonimi: responsibility, obligation

Espressioni comuni: do your duty, duty to someone, sense of duty, moral duty

servizio, turno

Condizione di chi sta lavorando ed è responsabile di un determinato compito.

In inglese semplice: The state of working and being responsible for a particular job or task.

• The nurse is on duty.
• He was off duty when the accident happened.
• Who is on duty tonight?

Come si usa: on duty (Two guards are on duty at the entrance.); off duty (The doctor is off duty until Monday.); report for duty (She reported for duty at six.)

Sinonimi: service

Espressioni comuni: on duty, off duty, night duty

dazio, imposta

Imposta su determinati prodotti, soprattutto quelli che entrano in un paese o ne escono.

In inglese semplice: A tax paid on particular goods, especially goods entering or leaving a country.

• You must pay duty on these goods.
• The government raised the duty on cigarettes.
• How much import duty will this parcel cost?

Come si usa: duty on something (There is a duty on imported wine.)

Sinonimi: tax, tariff

Espressioni comuni: import duty, customs duty, pay duty