Que signifie duty en anglais?

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duty Signification, définition

0 a responsibility or obligation -- devoir [ masculine ]
- It’s your duty to speak out about any injustices. Il est de ton devoir de t’élever contre toute injustice.
- a sense of duty un sens du devoir
1 a task or job -- fonction [ feminine ]
- Her duties as a nanny include taking the children to school. Ses fonctions en tant que nourrice incluent le fait d’emmener les enfants à l’école.
2 a tax -- droits [ masculine, plural ] de douane
- import/export duty taxes à l’importation/exportation
3 what one ought morally or legally to do -- devoir
- He acted out of duty
- I do my duty as a responsible citizen.
4 an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job -- obligation, fonction
- I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.
5 (a) tax on goods -- taxe
- You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.

The continuous decrease in import duties is supposed to promote economic prosperity.
A reduction in customs duties is planned.
Thirdly, you have said a lot about duty-free sales being an indirect form of support.
I wish to highlight the progress made in the matter of purchasing duty.
There is a large captive market, even apart from the duty-free element and it is there to stay.
We therefore have a truly huge obligation, a huge duty, to address climate change.
The second controversial amendment refers to the duty of neutrality.
For all these reasons, we are fulfilling our difficult duty of tabling a motion of censure.