tjeneste — meaning in English
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English meaning
- duty noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- favor noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- kindness noun The quality of being kind; a caring, generous, and considerate nature.
- service noun Work done to help or benefit someone, or the act of providing this.
Senses
tjeneste is used for these senses in English:
- decommission To take out of service or to render unusable.
- duty (engineering) The efficiency of an engine in work done per unit of fuel; particularly, the number of pounds of water which a steam pumping engine can raise one foot by burning one bushel or hundredweight of coal.
- favor A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
- kindness An instance of kind or charitable behaviour.
- report for duty To come to work, to show up for work.
- service (economics) The practice of providing assistance as economic activity.
duty — full definition
- noun Something a person is morally or legally obligated to do.
- noun A tax charged on goods, especially imports.
- noun The period during which someone is actively working or on call.
favor — full definition
- noun (US spelling; UK "favour") A kind or helpful act done for someone.
- noun Approval, support, or preference shown toward someone or something.
- verb To prefer one option over another, or to treat someone with special kindness.