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du·ti·ful

(do͞o′tĭ-fəl, dyo͞o′-)
adj.
1. Careful to fulfill obligations.
2. Expressing or filled with a sense of obligation.

du′ti·ful·ly adv.
du′ti·ful·ness n.
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dutiful

(ˈdjuːtɪfʊl)
adj
1. exhibiting or having a sense of duty
2. characterized by or resulting from a sense of duty: a dutiful answer.
ˈdutifully adv
ˈdutifulness n
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du•ti•ful

(ˈdu tə fəl, ˈdyu-)

adj.
1. performing the duties expected or required of one; respectful; obedient: a dutiful child.
2. proceeding from or expressive of a sense of duty.
[1545–55]
du′ti•ful•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. dutiful - willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";
obedient - dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
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dutiful

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dutiful

adjective
Marked by courteous submission or respect:
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Translations
مُطيع ، مُمْتَثِل للواجِب
poslušnýsvědomitý
pligtopfyldende
kötelességtudó
skyldurækinn
görevine bağlı

dutiful

[ˈdjuːtɪfʊl] ADJ [child] → obediente ; [husband] → sumiso ; [employee] → cumplido
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

dutiful

[ˈdjuːtifʊl] adj
[child] → obéissant(e)
[husband, wife] → plein(e) d'égards, prévenant(e)
[employee] → consciencieux/euse
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

dutiful

adj childgehorsam ; husband, employeepflichtbewusst ; a dutiful visitein Pflichtbesuch m; your dutiful son (old, form, in letters) → Dein treuer Sohn (old, form); with a dutiful nodmit einem gehorsamen Nicken
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dutiful

[ˈdjuːtɪfʊl] adj (child) → rispettoso/a; (husband) → premuroso/a; (employee) → coscienzioso/a
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duty

(ˈdjuːti) plural ˈduties noun
1. what one ought morally or legally to do. He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen. plig واجِب дълг dever povinnost die Pflicht pligt υποχρέωση, χρέος deber kohus وظیفه velvollisuus devoir חובה कर्तव्य dužnost, obaveza kötelesség tugas skylda dovere 義務 의무 pareiga pienākums tugas plicht plikt obowiązek وظيفه dever da­torie долг povinnosť dolžnost dužnost plikt หน้าที่ görev, yükümlülük, sorumluluk 責任,義務 обов'язок اخلاقی یا قانونی فریضہ nhiệm vụ; trách nhiệm 责任,义务
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. pligte, verpligtinge مُهِمَّه، فَرْض задължение obrigação úkol die Aufgabe opgave; hverv καθήκον obligación kohustus کار tehtävä obligation תפקיד दायित्व zadatak kötelesség kewajiban skylduverk obbligo 務め 임무 pareiga pienākums kewajipan taak oppgave, plikt, verv obowiązek كار obrigação obli­gaţie обязанность úloha obveznost dužnost åliggande, uppgift, göromål หน้าที่รับผิดชอบ görev, vazife 任務 обов'язок ذمہ داری phận sự 任务
3. (a) tax on goods. You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country. belasting رَسْم، ضَريبَه данък imposto clo der Zoll told; afgift φόρος, δασμός impuesto tollimaks عوارض vero, tullimaksu taxe מס शुल्क porez na robu vám pajak gjald, tollur tassa 관세 muitas nodeva; nodoklis cukai belasting toll, avgift cło ماليات taxa taxă пошлина clo carina carina skatt, tull ภาษีศุลกากร vergi, gümrük vergisi 關稅 мито; гербовий збір مصنوعات پر عائد محصول thuế 关税
ˈdutiable adjective
(of goods) on which tax is to be paid. belasbaar خاضِع للضَّريبَه обмитяем sujeito a imposto podléhající clu zollpflichtig afgiftsbelagt φορολογήσιμος sujeto a derechos de aduana tollialune مشمول مالیات tullattava taxable חָיַב בְמֶכֶס शुल्क-युक्त koji podliježe plaćanju poreza vámköteles (áru) dikenai pajak tollskyldur tassabile 課税される 관세가 부과되는 apmuitinamas (par precēm) muitojams boleh dikenakan cukai belastbaar toll-/avgiftspliktig podlegający ocleniu ماليات پورى مربوط sujeito a imposto impozitabil подлежащий обложению пошлиной podliehajúci clu podvržen carini podložan carini tullpliktig, avgiftsbelagd ซึ่งต้องเสียภาษี gümrüğe tâbi 應繳稅的 такий, що підлягає сплаті мита قابل محصول phải nộp thuế 应缴税的
ˈdutiful adjective
(negative undutiful) careful to do what one should. a dutiful daughter. pligsgetroue مُطيع ، مُمْتَثِل للواجِب покорен cumpridor poslušný, svědomitý pflichtgetreu pligtopfyldende ευσυνείδητος obediente kohusetundlik وظیفه شناس velvollisuudentuntoinen respectueux מְמָלֵא חוֹבָתוֹ कर्तव्यनिष्ठ poslušan, pokoran kötelességtudó patuh skyldurækinn obbediente 忠実な 충실한 pareigingas apzinīgs; paklausīgs patuh plichtsgetrouw pliktoppfyllende, lydig sumienny وظيفه پيژندونكى cumpridor supus; respectuos послушный svedomitý vesten poslušan plikttrogen รับผิดชอบต่อหน้าที่ görevine bağlı 盡職的 старанний; слухняний فرض شناس biết nghe lời 尽职的
ˌduty-ˈfree adjective
free from tax. duty-free wines. belastingvry بِدون ضَريبَه، مَعْفي من الضَّريبَه безмитен isento de imposto prostý cla zollfrei afgiftsfri αφορολόγητος, αδασμολόγητος libre de impuestos tollivaba معاف از مالیات veroton hors-taxe לְלֹא מֶכֶס नि:शुल्क oslobođen carine vámmentes bebas pajak tollfrjáls esente da dazio, duty-free 免税の 면세의 neapmuitinamas, be muito (par preci) nemuitojams bebas cukai belastingvrij toll-/avgiftsfri wolny od cła له مالياتو څخه معاف isento de taxa duty-free, scutit de taxe vamale беспошлинный nepodliehajúci clu brezcarinski oslobođen carine tullfri ปลอดภาษี gümrükten muaf 免稅的 вільний від мита محصول سے بری miễn thuế 免税的
off duty not actually working and not liable to be asked to do so: The doctor's off duty this weekend; () adjective (etc)
She spends her off-duty hours at home. af diens, van diens af خارِج الوَظيفَه، في غَيْر أوْقات العَمَل не на работа de folga mimo službu dienstfrei have fri; fri- ελεύθερος υπηρεσίας no estar de guardia teenistusvaba فارغ از کار vapaalla qui n'est pas de garde, libre לֹא בְתָפקִיד ड्यूटी समाप्त izvan službe, slobodan szolgálaton kívül libur frítími, ekki við vinnu fuori servizio 非番で 비번의 laisvas, neturintis būti tarnyboje brīvs no darba pienākumiem bercuti niet van dienst fri po służbie, wolny وزګار de folga liber свободный mimo služby prost službe ne biti na dužnosti inte i tjänst, ledig หมดหน้าที่ görev dışı, serbest, izinli 下班 поза службою; вільний від роботи کام پر حاضر نہیں ہونا đang rỗi 下班
on duty
carrying out one's duties or liable to be asked to do so during a certain period. I'm on duty again this evening. aan diens في الخِدْمَه، في أوقات العَمَل на работа de serviço ve službě Dienst haben på arbejde; have vagt σε υπηρεσία estar de guardia, estar de servicio ametis سر کار töissä de garde, de service בְּתוֹרָנוּת ड्यूटी पर, के समय u službi, dežuran szolgálatban bertugas að vera á vakt eða við vinnu in servizio 勤務中で 근무 중 budintis dežurēt bertugas van dienst på vakt, i tjeneste na służbie نوكرى de serviço на дежурстве v službe v službi na dužnosti i tjänst, vakthavande, jourhavande อยู่ในหน้าที่ görev başında, görevli, nöbetçi 值班,上班 при виконанні службового обов'язку کام پر حاضر ہونا đang bận 值班,上班
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