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duty /'du:ti / ||/'dju:ti/ sustantivo (pl duties)

1. countable or uncountable (obligation) deber m, obligación f

2. uncountable
   1. (service) servicio m;
      to do ~ as sth hacer^(conj.⇒) las veces de algo, servir^(conj.⇒) de algo
   2. (in phrases) to be on/off ~ [nurse/doctor] estar^(conj.⇒)/no estar^(conj.⇒) de turno or guardia;
      [policeman/fireman] estar^(conj.⇒)/no estar^(conj.⇒) de servicio
   3. duties sustantivo plural (responsibilities) (frml) funciones fpl, responsabilidades fpl

3. countable or uncountable (Tax) (often pl) impuesto m

duty: duty-free~-free /'du:ti'fri: / ||/ˌdju:ti'fri:/ adjetivo
libre de impuestos;
duty-free shop~-free shop sustantivo
duty free m, tienda f libre de impuestos

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

duty ['djʊ:tɪ] nombre
1   (moral) deber: he was doing his duty, cumplía con su deber
2   (trabajo) función
3   to be on duty, estar de servicio
     Med Mil estar de guardia
4   Fin impuesto(s)

duty: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2010

Compound Forms:
active duty	n		servicio activo nm
beyond the call of duty	adj	(far more than is expected) Esp	más allá del deber loc adv
Su implicación en esta empresa ha estado siempre más allá del deber.
call of duty	n	(responsibility expected of sb)	deberes nfpl
			obligaciones nfpl
			responsabilidades nfpl
			lo que el deber manda loc nom
No pretendas evadir lo que el deber manda.
customs duty	n	(tax payable on imported goods)	arancel aduanero nm
There is a standard 15% customs duty on every imported item except medicines.
			impuestos de aduana loc nom
dedication to duty			dedicación al servicio nf
devotion to duty			dedicación al deber
do one's duty			cumplir con su deber v
do your duty			cumplir con su deber v
duty-free goods			mercancías libres de impuestos npl
duty-free shop			tienda libre de impuestos n
duty-frees	npl	(duty-free merchandise)	mercancías exentas de derechos de aduana nfpl
duty-frees	npl	(duty-free merchandise)	mercancías libres de impuestos nfpl
estate duty			impuesto sucesorio nm
exempt from import duty			libre de impuestos de importación adj
export duty	n		derechos de exportación nmpl
export duty	n		tarifa de exportación nf
guard duty			servicio de guardia nm
line of duty	n		línea del deber nf
off duty			estar libre
on duty			de servicio
picket duty	n		estar de piquete v
picket duty	n		piquete nm
point duty	n		trabajo de dirigir el tráfico en una intersección nm
sense of duty			sentido del deber nm
sentry duty	n		centinela de guardia nf
specific duty			deber específico nm
tour of duty			período de servicio
tour of duty			misión
traffic duty	n		control de tráfico nm
traffic duty	n		control de tránsito nm
traffic duty	n		guardia de tráfico nf
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English:

customs - do - duty chemist - duty-free - guard - jury duty - levy - off-duty - stamp-duty - tour - bound - call - carry - civic - discharge - dispatch - fulfill - fulfillment - get - heavy - job - neglect - off - on - responsibility - roster - serve - service - shirk - standby - while

Spanish:

aduana - arancel - cometido - competer - compromiso - deber - guardia - hacer - obligación - prevaricación - servicio - sino - tributación - acto - alto - centinela - ciudadano - cumplido - cumplimiento - cumplir - desgravar - farmacia - franco - franquicia - impuesto - libre - sentido - turno - visita

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