active duty in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for active duty in the English»French Dictionary

active duty, active service N MIL

active duty

service m actif

Translations for active duty in the French»English Dictionary

en activité militaire

on active duty Am

être mobilisé

to be put on active duty Am

Translations for active duty in the English»French Dictionary

active [Brit ˈaktɪv, Am ˈæktɪv] ADJ

1. active (gen):

active person, life, mind, member, resistance

actif/-ive

active campaign

énergique

active debate

animé

active volcano

en activité

to be active in party, organization

être un membre actif de

to be active in doing

s'employer (activement) à faire

to play an active role or part in sth

jouer un rôle actif dans qc

to take an active interest in sth

s'intéresser activement à qc

2. active MIL:

active unit

actif/-ive

3. active LING:

active voice, verb

actif/-ive

4. active FIN:

active trading, dealing

actif/-ive

5. active COMPUT:

active file, window

actif/-ive

6. active LAW:

active law

en vigueur

duty [Brit ˈdjuːti, Am ˈd(j)udi] N

1. duty (obligation):

duty

devoir m (to envers)

to have a duty to do

avoir le devoir de faire

to make it one's duty to do

considérer de son devoir de faire

it is my duty to do

il est de mon devoir de faire

to do one's duty

accomplir son devoir

to do one's duty by sb

remplir son devoir envers qn

in the course of duty MIL

en service

in the course of duty (gen)

dans l'exercice de ses fonctions

duty calls!

le devoir m'appelle!

to feel duty bound to do

se sentir le devoir de faire

to neglect one's duties

manquer à ses devoirs

out of a sense of duty

par devoir

2. duty (task):

duty gén pl

fonction f

to take up one's duties

prendre ses fonctions

to perform or carry out one's duties

remplir ses fonctions (as de)

3. duty U (work):

duty

service m

to be on/off duty MIL, MED

être/ne pas être de service

to be on/off duty SCHOOL

être/ne pas être de surveillance

to go on/off duty

commencer/finir son service

day/night duty

service m de jour/de nuit

to do duty for or as sth

servir de qc

to do duty for sb

remplacer qn

4. duty (tax):

duty

taxe f

duty customs duties

droits mpl de douane

to pay duty on sth

payer des droits de douane sur qc

5. duty attr nurse, security guard:

duty (on duty) (during the day)

de service

duty (outside hours)

de permanence

active duty in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for active duty in the English»French Dictionary

active [ˈæktɪv] ADJ

active

actif(-ive)

active volcano

en activité

in the active voice

à l'actif

to be active in sth

être actif au sein de qc

to see active service

combattre

to give active consideration to sth

examiner sérieusement qc

duty <-ties> [ˈdju:ti, Am ˈdu:t̬i] N

1. duty (obligation):

duty

devoir m

a duty call

une visite de courtoisie

to do sth out of duty

faire qc par devoir

to do one's duty

faire son devoir

to entrust with a duty

confier une tâche

2. duty (task):

duty

fonction f

to do duty for sb

remplacer qn

to report for duty

travailler

to be on/off duty

reprendre/quitter son travail

3. duty (revenue):

duty

taxe f

customs duties

taxes douanières

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He rapidly recovered from his injuries and returned to active duty.

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Later that year he ceased to serve on active duty.

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Talisman retires from active duty to serve as her tribe's shaman.

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He was honorably discharged from active duty in 1965.

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After receiving injuries to his leg, he was pulled from active duty and returned home.

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Its personnel were used to man active duty units and the group was inactivated two months after being called up.

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Retired members are given the privilege in recognition of their career and because they are eligible for recall to active duty.

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It was returned to active duty in 1953.

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In 2006, the military had 1.037 million personnel on active duty.

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Average soldiers in active duty could not form clubs or be a member of one.

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