♦ duty

♦ duty
♦ duty /ˈdju:tɪ, USA ˈdu:tɪ/
n.
1 [uc] dovere (anche leg.); obbligo morale: to do (o to fulfil) one's duty, fare il proprio dovere; to perform a duty, assolvere un dovere; to discharge a duty, compiere un dovere; to have a duty to do st., avere il dovere di fare qc.; to have (o to owe) a duty to sb., avere un dovere verso q.; a sense of duty, il senso del dovere; legal [moral, civic] duty, dovere legale [morale, civico]; They failed in their duty as parents, hanno mancato ai loro doveri di genitori; when duty calls…, quando il dovere chiama…
2 (di solito pl.) compito; funzione: to fulfil [to neglect, to carry out] one's duties, adempiere ai [trascurare i, eseguire i] propri doveri; She takes up her new duties in January, assumerà le sue nuove mansioni a gennaio; the duties of a librarian, i compiti di un bibliotecario; The contract sets out your duties as a secretary, il contratto stabilisce le tue mansioni di segretario; These are your new duties, queste sono le tue nuove mansioni; to report for duty, presentarsi a rapporto, riprendere servizio; executive duties, mansioni dirigenziali
3 (econ., fisc.) dazio; imposta: duty on alcohol [cigarettes], imposta sugli alcolici [sulle sigarette]; customs duty, dazio doganale; excise duty, imposta sui consumi; accisa; import [export] duties, dazi all'importazione [all'esportazione]; death duty, imposta di successione; stamp duty, imposta di bollo (sull'acquisto di un immobile)
4 [u] (mecc.) rendimento di lavoro (d'una macchina)
5 [u] deferenza, doveroso rispetto: filial duty, doveroso rispetto verso i genitori
6 (arc.) doveri; ossequi: to pay one's duty to sb., fare i propri doveri (o presentare i propri ossequi) a q.
to be duty-bound to do st., avere il dovere morale di fare qc.duty call, visita di dovere □ (leg.) duty of care, dovere di non recare danno (a q.) □ (di merce) duty-free, esente da dazio; franco di dazio □ (tur.) duty-free allowance, generi ammessi in franchigia doganale □ duty-free entry, importazione in franchigia doganale □ (naut.) duty-free port, porto franco □ duty-free shop, negozio esente da dazio, duty free □ duty officer, ufficiale di giornata □ duty-paid, sdaziato; sdoganato; (avv.) franco dogana □ (comm.) duty unpaid, dazio escluso (da pagare) □ to act out of duty, agire spinto solo dal dovere □ (ingl.) to do duty as (o for), servire da, fungere da: The table also does duty as a desk, il tavolo funge anche da scrivania □ to come (o to go) off duty, cessare (o smontare) dal servizio □ to come (o to go) on duty, entrare (o montare) in servizio □ to be off duty, essere fuori servizio; non essere in servizio □ to be on duty, essere in servizio.

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