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 | mil. frontline {adj} [attr.] [also: front-line] [e.g. soldier, duty, visit] | 129 Front- [z. B. Soldat, Einsatz, Besuch] |  |
 | relieved {adj} {past-p} [of duty etc.] | 82 entbunden |  |
 | sb. suspended [from duty] | 77 jd. beurlaubte |  |
 | delinquent {adj} [failing in one's duty] | 69 pflichtvergessen [pej.] |  |
 | pol. civic {adj} [duty] | 65 staatsbürgerlich [Pflicht] |  |
 | derelict {adj} [esp. Am.] [negligent, neglectful of duty] | 58 fahrlässig [pflichtvergessen] |  |
 | pol. civil {adj} [civic, e. g. duty] | 33 staatsbürgerlich |  |
 | derelict {adj} [esp. Am.] [neglectful of duty] | 28 pflichtvergessen |  |
 | quote [German quote from 1806 to the effect that peace and order are the citizen's first duty] | Ruhe ist die erste Bürgerpflicht. [Redewendung] |  |
 | [pertaining to the legal duty of officially registering one's residence] {adj} | melderechtlich |  |
 | negligent {adj} [of duty] | pflichtvergessen |  |
Verbs |
 | to report [for duty] | 590 antreten [sich einfinden] |  |
 | to release [from responsibility, duty] | 339 entpflichten |  |
 | to discharge sth. [e.g. one's duty] | 226 etw.Akk. erfüllen [z. B. seine Pflicht] |  |
 | to perform sth. [a duty, etc.] | 141 etw.Dat. nachkommen [geh.] [einer Pflicht etc.] |  |
 | mil. to scrimshank [Br.] [military sl.] [rare] [shirk one's duty] [also: skrimshank] | sich drücken [ugs.] [vor dem Dienst, vor dem Einsatz] |  |
Nouns |
 | jobs roster [duty roster] | 985 Dienstplan {m} |  |
 | dereliction [of duty] | 717 Versäumnis {n} [von Pflichten] |  |
 | econ. custom [duty, toll] | 348 Zoll {m} |  |
 | conscientiousness [sense of duty] | 239 Pflichtbewusstsein {n} |  |
 | task [duty] | 184 Pflicht {f} [Aufgabe] |  |
 | liability [duty] | 174 Pflicht {f} |  |
 | jobs rota [esp. Br.] [work / duty rota] | 124 Dienstplan {m} |  |
 | comm. fin. drawback [refund of customs, excise duty] | 45 Nachlass {m} [Rückerstattung von Steuer, Zoll] |  |
 | default [obs.] [failure in duty] | 44 Pflichtversäumnis {n} [veraltet: {f}] |  |
 | jobs roster [duty roster] | 44 Turnus {m} [Dienstplan] |  |
 | conscientiousness [sense of duty] | 42 Pflichtgefühl {n} |  |
 | jobs roster [duty roster] | 42 Arbeitsplan {m} [Arbeitszeitplan] |  |
 | exercise [of a right, duty] | 26 Wahrnehmung {f} [eines Rechts, einer Aufgabe] |  |
 | fin. impost [tax, duty etc.] | 24 Auflage {f} [Steuer etc.] |  |
 | office [position, duty] | 22 Aufgabe {f} [Amt] |  |
 | devoir [duty] | 21 Pflicht {f} |  |
 | hist. law heriot [archaic] [feudal death duty] | 19 [im späten angelsächsischen England eine Erbschaftssteuer in Form einer vollständigen Ausrüstung eines Kriegers; vgl. „Heergewäte“] |  |
 | task [duty] | 15 Amt {n} [Aufgabe] |  |
 | delinquency [formal: neglect of one's duty] | 13 Pflichtvergessenheit {f} [pej.] |  |
 | trick [period of duty] | 12 Dienst {m} [Zeit] |  |
 | delinquent [failed in one's duty] | 8 Pflichtvergessener {m} [pej.] |  |
 | fin. impost [tax, duty etc.] | 6 Impost {m} [veraltet] [Abgabe, Steuer etc.] |  |
 | [sea trip to buy duty-free goods] | 5 Butterfahrt {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | [duty to show a certificate (of COVID vaccination, recovery from COVID or a negative COVID test) to enter certain facilities] | Zertifikatspflicht {f} [schweiz.] [Zugang in Einrichtungen nur für Geimpfte, Genesene oder negativ Getestete] |  |
 | law [positive violation of a contractual duty] | positive Forderungsverletzung {f} |  |
 | law [positive violation of a contractual duty] | positive Vertragsverletzung {f} <pVV> |  |
 | insur. [third-party insurance for German civil servants on duty] | Diensthaftpflichtversicherung {f} |  |
 | cloth. [yellow hooded heavy-duty medium-length PVC rain coat] | Ostfriesennerz {m} [ugs.] [hum.] |  |
 | naut. dayage [obs.] [rare] [tax or duty levied on vessels in harbour, esp. charge for each day spent in port] | Liegegebühr {f} |  |
 | office [duty, obligation] | Obliegenheit {f} [geh.] |  |
 | hist. mil. piket [field guard - non-permanent detachment of troops on guard duty] | Pikett {n} [Feldwache - nichtständige Bereitschaftsabteilung im Wachdienst] |  |
 | jobs rotas [esp. Br.] [work / duty rotas] | Dienstpläne {pl} |  |
2 Words: Others |
 | on-call {adj} [attr.] [room, duty, bus, doctor, etc.] | Bereitschafts- [Raum, Dienst, Bus, Arzt usw.] |  |
2 Words: Verbs |
 | to be derelict [in one's duty] | nachlässig sein [z. B. in Bezug auf dienstliche Aufgaben] |  |
 | to be released [from a duty, prison, etc.] | freikommen |  |
 | to get out [of an obligation, jury duty, etc.] | freikommen |  |
 | to impose sth. on sb. [duty, task] | jdm. etw.Akk. aufzwingen |  |
 | to swerve from sth. [duty, subject, etc.] | von etw. abschweifen |  |
 | to tell sb. off [as for a special duty] | jdn. einteilen [zu einer Sonderaufgabe etc.] |  |
2 Words: Nouns |
 | naut. booze cruise [trip to buy cheap or duty-free goods] [Br.] | Butterfahrt {f} [ugs.] |  |
 | Christian duty [one's duty as a Christian] | Christenpflicht {f} |  |
 | electr. tech. duty cycle <DC> | relative Frequenzbelegungsdauer {f} [auch: Duty-Cycle {m}] |  |
 | mil. kitchen patrol <KP> [also: KP duty or kitchen police] [US Army and US Air Force] | Küchendienst {m} |  |
 | traffic lower priority [duty to give right of way in traffic] | Nachrang {m} [österr.] |  |
 | preferential tariff [customs duty] | Präferenzzoll {m} |  |
 | sentry go [sentry duty] | Postendienst {m} |  |
 | naut. watch below [off-duty, time for sleep and recreation between watchstanding] | Freiwache {f} |  |
3 Words: Verbs |
 | idiom to act one's part [do one's duty] | seine Pflicht tun |  |
 | to dodge the column [Br.] [coll.] [idiom] [shirk a duty, avoid work] | sichAkk. drücken [ugs.] [vor Pflichten, Arbeiten] |  |
 | to pay one's dues [idiom] [do one's duty if one likes it or not] | seine Schuldigkeit tun [Redewendung] [tun, wozu man verpflichtet ist] |  |
3 Words: Nouns |
 | law duty to flee [duty to retreat] | [rechtliche Pflicht, einer Auseinandersetzung zu entgehen] |  |
 | man of duty [man with a great sense of duty] | Pflichtmensch {m} [Mann] |  |
 | woman of duty [woman with a great sense of duty] | Pflichtmensch {m} [Frau] |  |
4 Words: Nouns |
 | law duty to mitigate damages [also: duty to mitigate damage] | Schadensminderungspflicht {f} |  |
Fiction (Literature and Film) |
 | mus. theatre F The Pirates of Penzance [or, The Slave of Duty] [Gilbert and Sullivan] | Die Piraten von Penzance |  |