devoir

Signification (Anglais)

Duty, business; something that one must do.

Synonymes

duty

compliment

courtliness

debt

gentleness

mission

responsibility

amenity

cousteousness

Traductions

αβρότητα

καθήκο

plicht

verplichting

deber

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/dəˈvwɑː/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: devoir

In summary

From Middle English devoir, borrowed from Middle French devoir, from Old French deveir, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe; ought, must”).