obligation

obligation, devoir

Ce qu’on doit faire à cause d’une règle, d’une promesse ou d’une responsabilité.

En anglais simple : Something you must do because of a rule, promise, or responsibility.

• You have an obligation to pay.
• She takes her family obligations seriously.
• Are we under any obligation to attend?

Comment l'utiliser : obligation to do something (We have an obligation to protect children.); under an obligation to do something (You are under an obligation to pay.)

Synonymes : duty, responsibility, commitment

Expressions courantes : legal obligation, moral obligation, contractual obligation, fulfil an obligation

engagement

Fait de prendre une responsabilité envers quelqu’un par une promesse, un accord ou un devoir moral.

En anglais simple : The act of making yourself responsible to someone through a promise, agreement, or moral duty.

• Signing the agreement was an act of obligation.
• His voluntary obligation to the community began with a public promise.
• The ceremony marked their mutual obligation to one another.

Synonymes : commitment, undertaking

Expressions courantes : voluntary obligation, act of obligation