Duty vs Tax

Cuándo usar cada una en inglés, con significado, registro y ejemplos.

Duty

Top 1000 (muy común) B1 noun

Tax

Top 1000 (muy común) B1 noun

	Duty	Tax
Pronunciación	🇬🇧 /["/ˈdjuːti/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ˈduːti/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/tæks/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/tæks/"]/
Significado	Una responsabilidad o trabajo que alguien debe hacer. A responsibility or job that someone must do.	Dinero que la gente paga al gobierno. Money that people pay to the government.
Ejemplo	He felt it was his duty to help the less fortunate.	Everyone has to pay tax on their income each year.
Registro	Neutral	Neutral
Qué tan común	Top 1000 (muy común)	Top 1000 (muy común)
Nivel CEFR	B1	B1
Categoría gramatical	noun	noun
Colocaciones	contractual, legal, statutory, have, owe, carry out, call, under a/​the duty, duty of, duty to, a breach of duty, do your duty by somebody, be duty bound to do something, light, onerous, day, have, pull, see, fall to somebody, manager, officer, doctor, off duty, on duty, the execution of your duties, the performance of your duties, light, onerous, day, have, pull, see, fall to somebody, manager, officer, doctor, off duty, on duty, the execution of your duties, the performance of your duties, heavy, high, low, amount, impose, slap on somebody/​something, increase, be payable, in duty, duty on	high, low, direct, pay, owe, charge, go up, increase, rise, payer, preparer, authority/​authorities, after tax, before tax, in tax, for tax purposes, the rate of tax, inspector of taxes
Antónimos	irresponsibility, neglect	subsidy, exemption
Errores comunes	Confused with 'dutie', incorrect spelling., Using 'duty' with a subject instead of a verb; 'duty to help' not 'duty help'., Not using it with the correct preposition, often omitting 'to'.	Confused with 'tack', say 'tack' instead of 'tax'., Using 'taxes' as singular instead of plural., Forgetting to include a specific type of tax, like 'income tax' when needed.
Notas de uso	Se usa en contextos tanto formales como informales. A menudo se relaciona con responsabilidades morales o legales. Evita usarlo en conversaciones casuales donde términos más ligeros como 'tarea' pueden encajar mejor. Used in both formal and informal contexts. Often relates to moral or legal responsibilities. Avoid using it in casual conversations where lighter terms like 'task' may fit better.	Usa 'impuesto' en contextos relacionados con finanzas y gobierno. Es apropiado en discusiones sobre ingresos, ventas o propiedades, pero puede sonar fuera de lugar en conversaciones informales no relacionadas con finanzas. Use 'tax' in contexts related to finance and government. It's appropriate in discussions about income, sales, or property, but might sound out of place in casual conversations unrelated to finances.

Míralo en clips reales

when he'd done his duty, he went home to your great-grandmother,

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

Picked six men and gave them latrine duty.

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

It is the duty of this council

when he'd done his duty, he went home to your great-grandmother,

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

Picked six men and gave them latrine duty.

Duty

Preguntas frecuentes: Duty vs Tax

¿Cuál es la diferencia entre Duty y Tax?

Duty: A responsibility or job that someone must do. Tax: Money that people pay to the government.

¿Duty y Tax tienen el mismo nivel CEFR?

Duty: B1, Tax: B1 en la escala CEFR.

¿Qué categoría gramatical son Duty y Tax?

Duty: noun, Tax: noun.

¿Puedes mostrar un ejemplo de cada una?

Duty: He felt it was his duty to help the less fortunate. Tax: Everyone has to pay tax on their income each year.

¿Puedo usar Duty y Tax indistintamente?

No siempre. Duty y Tax están relacionadas y a veces se solapan, pero difieren en registro, frecuencia y uso, así que cambiar una por otra puede alterar el significado o el tono. Revisa las diferencias de arriba antes de sustituir.