duty
noun
/ˈdjuː.ti/
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/ˈdu.ti/
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/ˈdu.ɾi/
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/ˈd͡ʒuː.ti/
,
/ˈd͡ʒʉː.ti/
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- (countable, uncountable) That which one is morally or legally obligated to do.
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Pflicht
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- (countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.
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Zoll,
Einfuhrsteuer
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- (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
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Arbeitszeit,
Schicht
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dutiful
adjective
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- Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.
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pflichtbewusst,
pflichtgetreu
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