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обязанность

duty

Meaning of обязанность

moral obligation

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RU[əbʲɪˈzannəsʲtʲ]
duty
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обязанность with English translation

обязанность usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

As a tenant, you have a duty to keep the flat clean.

Как арендатор, у вас есть обязанность содержать квартиру в чистоте.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

It is my duty to check the smoke alarm once a month.

Моя обязанность проверять детектор дыма раз в месяц.

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обязанность belongs to the topic "Household Chores". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

обязанностьduty
беспорядокmess
мусорtrash
инструментtool
раковинаsink
протиратьwipe
включатьturn on

обязанность synonyms

Related words worth learning together

долг
a moral or civic duty with emotional weight
ответственность
duty emphasizing accountability for outcomes and consequences
обязательство
a formal or contractual commitment, legal obligation
служба
service or performance of work duties; employment or duty shift
миссия
a broad, often ideological or long-term assignment or purpose
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🇷🇺ru

a moral or civic duty with emotional weight

B2Very Often
🇷🇺ru

duty emphasizing accountability for outcomes and consequences

B2Very Often
🇷🇺ru

a formal or contractual commitment, legal obligation

B2Often
С
🇷🇺ru
служба

service or performance of work duties; employment or duty shift

B2Often
🇷🇺ru

a broad, often ideological or long-term assignment or purpose

B2Rarely

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How to pronounce обязанность and what this word means

обязанность means duty. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce обязанность

[əbʲɪˈzannəsʲtʲ]

обязанность translation

duty

обязанность examples

As a tenant, you have a duty to keep the flat clean.

обязанность transcription

[əbʲɪˈzannəsʲtʲ]

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обязанность meaning: what does it mean?

нормативное или моральное обязательство выполнять определённые действия

обязанность pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

обязанность is pronounced as [əbʲɪˈzannəsʲtʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

обязанность definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

As a tenant, you have a duty to keep the flat clean. Translation: Как арендатор, у вас есть обязанность содержать квартиру в чистоте.

Is обязанность part of Household Chores vocabulary?

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