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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesin servizio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: een ser-veet-syo
"L'agente in servizio ha fermato il veicolo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Engaged in or assigned to perform one's professional work, obligation, or official responsibility at a given time.
"The on-duty police officer responded immediately to the emergency call."
- 1
In the state of performing official work duties or scheduled active service.
"Medical personnel are required to remain completely sober while on duty."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed by combining the preposition 'on' (indicating a state of active engagement) with the noun 'duty', derived from Anglo-French 'duete' (obligation). The compound term emerged in the late 19th century, initially prominent in military, maritime, and police terminology to distinguish active shifts from rest periods.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "On-Duty" is said worldwide
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de service
Transliteration: duh ser-vees
"Le médecin de service a examiné le patient immédiatement."
diensthabend
Transliteration: deenst-hah-bent
"Der diensthabende Arzt wurde sofort gerufen."
in servizio
Transliteration: een ser-veet-syo
"L'agente in servizio ha fermato il veicolo."
de servicio
Transliteration: deh ser-bee-thyoh
"El bombero de servicio respondió a la alarma."
de serviço
Transliteration: dih ser-vee-soo
"O policial de serviço relatou o incidente."
ड्यूटी पर
Transliteration: dyuutee par
"ड्यूटी पर तैनात पुलिस अधिकारी ने तुरंत कार्रवाई की।"
值班的
Transliteration: zhíbān de
"值班医生立即检查了病人。"
근무 중인
Transliteration: geunmu jung-in
"근무 중인 경찰관이 사건을 처리했습니다."
勤務中の
Transliteration: kinmu-chū no
"勤務中の医師がすぐに対応しました。"
في الخدمة
Transliteration: fī al-khidmah
"كان الشرطي في الخدمة عندما وقع الحادث."
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