dever

Signification

Verb

1. should (indicates that an action is considered by the speaker to be obligatory)
2. ought (indicates that the subject of the sentence has some obligation to execute the sentence predicate.)
3. will likely (indicates that the subject of the sentence is likely to execute the sentence predicate.)
4. owe (to be in debt.)

Noun

1. (masculine) duty (that which one is morally or legally obligated to do)
2. (dated,in-plural,masculine) homework

Coupé comme

de‧ver

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/deˈve(ʁ)/

Étymologie

From Old Galician-Portuguese dever, from Latin dēbēre (“to owe”).

Phrases

Tranquilidade é o primeiro dever dos cidadãos .

La tranquillité est le premier devoir des citoyens.