duties in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for duties in the English»Spanish Dictionary

export duties N npl

export duties

aranceles mpl de exportación

death duties N npl Brit

death duties

impuesto m sobre sucesiones

death duties

impuesto m a la herencia

import duties N npl COMM

import duties

derechos mpl de importación

duty <pl duties> [Am ˈd(j)udi, Brit ˈdjuːti] N

1. duty C or U (obligation):

duty

deber m

duty

obligación f

to do one's duty (by sb)

cumplir con su (or mi etc.) deber or obligación (para con alguien)

it is the duty of every citizen to vote

votar es el deber or la obligación de todo ciudadano

he did it out of a sense of duty

lo hizo porque le parecía que era su deber

she made it her duty to …

se impuso la obligación de …

I have a duty to keep my partners informed

es mi obligación or mi deber mantener informados a mis socios

attr duty call or visit

visita f de cumplido

2.1. duty U (service):

duty

servicio m

a spell of duty abroad

una temporada de servicio en el extranjero

to do night duty

hacer el turno nocturno

to do duty as sth

hacer las veces de algo

to do duty as sth

servir de algo

2.2. duty U (in phrases):

off duty to come/go off duty

acabar el turno or la guardia

to be off duty nurse/doctor:

no estar de turno or guardia

to be off duty policeman/fireman:

no estar de servicio

on duty, to come/go on duty

empezar el turno or la guardia

he's on duty all morning nurse/doctor:

está de turno or de guardia toda la mañana

he's on duty all morning policeman/fireman:

está de servicio toda la mañana

attr duty chemist Brit

farmacia f de guardia or de turno

duty roster

lista f de guardias

duty solicitor Brit

abogado m de oficio / abogada f de oficio

2.3. duty U <duties, pl > (responsibilities):

duty form

funciones fpl

duty form

responsabilidades fpl

when do you take up your duties?

¿cuándo asume usted sus funciones?

to neglect one's duties

descuidar sus (or mis etc.) responsabilidades

3. duty (tax):

duty C or U often pl

impuesto m

to pay duty on sth

pagar impuestos sobre algo

excise duties

impuestos mpl internos or al consumo

stamp duty N U or C Brit

stamp duty

timbrado m fiscal

stamp duty

sellado m fiscal

duty-bound [Am ˈd(j)udi ˈˌbaʊnd, Brit] ADJ

to be duty-bound to + infin I was duty-bound to accept

estaba obligado a aceptar

duty-frees [Am ˌdudiˈfriz, Brit ˌdjuːtɪˈfriːz] N npl Brit inf

duty-frees

artículos libres de impuestos

duty officer N

duty officer

oficial mf de servicio

I.duty-free [Am ˈˌd(j)udi ˈˌfri, Brit ˌdjuːtɪˈfriː] ADJ

duty-free

libre de impuestos

II.duty-free [Am ˈˌd(j)udi ˈˌfri, Brit ˌdjuːtɪˈfriː] ADV

duty-free

libre de impuestos

duty-free

sin pagar impuestos

duty-paid [ˌdudiˈpeɪd] ADJ attr

duty-paid

con derechos pagados

duties in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for duties in the English»Spanish Dictionary

death duties N

death duties pl Brit inf:

death duties

impuesto m de sucesiones

customs dues N

customs dues N:

customs dues

derechos m pl arancelarios

to pay customs dues

pagar derechos de aduana

duty <-ies> [ˈdju:ti, Am ˈdu:t̬i] N

1. duty:

duty (moral)

deber m

duty (obligation)

obligación f

it's my duty

es mi deber

to do sth out of duty

hacer algo por compromiso

to do one's duty

cumplir con su obligación

2. duty (task, function):

duty

función f

3. duty no pl (work):

duty

tarea f

to do duty for sb

sustituir a alguien

to be suspended from duty

ser suspendido del servicio

to be on/off duty

estar/no estar de servicio

4. duty:

duty (tax)

impuesto m

duty (revenue on imports)

derechos m pl de aduana

customs duties

arancel m

to pay duty on sth

pagar derechos de aduana por algo

import duty <-ies> N

import duty

derecho m de aduana

heavy-duty [ˌheviˈdju:ti, Am -ˈdu:t̬i] ADJ

heavy-duty

resistente

heavy-duty machine

resistente

heavy-duty vehicle

(muy) resistente

stamp duty N LAW

stamp duty

impuesto m del timbre

duty call N

duty call

visita f de cumplido

guard duty <-ies> N

guard duty

guardia f

off-duty ADJ

off-duty

fuera de servicio

duty-bound ADJ

User Entry

to be duty-bound to sth

estar obligado a algo

duties Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be on sentry duty

estar de guardia

to perform one's duty/a function

cumplir con su deber/una función

to neglect one's duties

descuidar los propios deberes

customs duties

arancel m

export duties

aranceles m pl de exportación

to fail to do one's duty

prevaricar

he/she will take up her duties tomorrow

entrará en función mañana

to reduce the duties on tobacco

desgravar el tabaco (el arancel)

to devote oneself to one's duties

dedicarse a sus obligaciones

it is your duty to do it

te pertenece a ti hacerlo

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Translations for duties in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Work included wood-gathering parties, latrine duties, working as cookhouse staff and medical orderlies.

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However, small allowances for personal possession are permitted as long as the possessor can prove that they have paid import duties.

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Once these locomotives left DVT duties, the remote equipment was removed.

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They need to minimise long and unsocial hours and take respite away from their duties -- as well as the technology now associated with it.

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Her task in the eventuality of war would have been to attack enemy shipping and surveillance duties.

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Fighting these sad monotonies is one of the duties of a writer.

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Teachers earn extra pay for duties such as advising the clubs, writing curriculum or coaching athletics teams.

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After twelve years of performing various duties, he was appointed director general.

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A messenger boy was hired to take some duties off his hands.

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Politicians and bureaucrats would succumb to the lure of government lucre accumulated through taxation, tariff duties and public land sales.

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