duty

duty
'dju:ti
plural - duties; noun
1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) plikt
2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) oppgave, plikt, verv
3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) toll, avgift
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- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty
avgift
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plikt
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tariff
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toll
subst. \/ˈdjuːtɪ\/
1) plikt, forpliktelse
2) (også duties) tjeneste, gjøremål, tjenestegjøring, oppgave, plikter, verv
3) (militærvesen) vakt
4) (teknikk) (maskins) effekt, kapasitet, arbeidsprestasjon, ytelse
5) (handel) avgift, skatt, toll, tollsats
• pay duty on an article
• export duty
• import duty
6) (gammeldags) ærbødighet, skyldighet
discriminating duty differensialtoll, diskriminerende toll
do duty for eller do duty as tjene som, tjenestegjøre som, gjøre tjeneste som, anvendes som, erstatte, forestille
duty call høflighetsvisitt
duty officer dagoffiser
duty of secrecy (jus) taushetsplikt
duty to appear in person eller duty to attend in person (jus) møteplikt
duty to provide proof of identity (jus) legitimasjonsplikt
duty to report eller duty to notify (jus) meldeplikt
duty to testify (jus) vitneplikt
enter (up)on one's duties eller take up one's duties tiltre en stilling, overta en stilling
flinch from one's duty sluntre unna sin plikt
from duty av plikt, pliktfølelse
have the duty (militærvesen) tjenestegjøre som sjef
in duty to av aktelse for
in the line of duty se ➢ line, 1
off duty ikke ha tjeneste, utenfor tjeneste, utenfor tjenestetiden
on duty i tjeneste vakthavende, daghavende
• the officer on duty
vakthavende offiser, daghavende offiser
på vakt
pay one's duty to gjøre noen sin oppvartning, vise noen sin aktelse
report for duty melde seg til tjeneste

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