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Meaning of "devoir" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEVOIR

devoir  [ˈdevwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEVOIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Devoir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEVOIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Le Devoir

Le Devoir is a French-language newspaper published in Montreal and distributed in Quebec and the rest of Canada. It was founded by journalist, politician, and nationalist Henri Bourassa in 1910. In recent times, Le Devoir has favoured sovereignty for Quebec and social democracy. It is the only independent large-circulation newspaper in Quebec and one of the few in Canada, in a market dominated by the media conglomerates of Gesca Limitée and Quebecor.

Definition of devoir in the English dictionary

The definition of devoir in the dictionary is duty, obligation, endeavour, fulfilment of duty.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEVOIR


armoire
ɑːmˈwɑː
baignoire
ˈbenwɑː
boudoir
ˈbuːdwɑː
bourgeois
ˈbʊəʒwɑː
Chihuahua
tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː
Chippewa
ˈtʃɪpɪˌwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
devoirs
dəˈvwɑː
Dubois
djuːˈbwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
guar
ɡwɑː
Kwa
kwɑː
memoir
ˈmɛmwɑː
noir
nwɑː
Renoir
ˈrɛnwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
reservoir
ˈrɛzəˌvwɑː
Seychellois
ˌseɪʃɛlˈwɑː
tous-les-mois
ˌtuːleɪˈmwɑː
wawa
ˈwɑːˌwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEVOIR

devo
devo max
devocalise
devocalize
devoice
devoiced
devoicing
devoid
devoirs
devolution
devolutionary
devolutionist
devolve
devolvement
devon

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEVOIR

abattoir
au revoir
Beauvoir
choir
coir
de Beauvoir
Eure-et-Loir
film noir
gospel choir
grattoir
loir
male-voice choir
peignoir
Pinot Noir
pochoir
preach to the choir
remontoir
Rybinsk Reservoir
terroir
trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of devoir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «devoir» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEVOIR

Find out the translation of devoir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of devoir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «devoir» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

本分
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Devoir
570 millions of speakers

English

devoir
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सम्मान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

devoir
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Devoir
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

devoir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যথাকর্তব্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Devoir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Devoir
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

devoir
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

devoir
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

본분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Devoir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bổn phận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

devoir
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भटक्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

devoir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

devoir
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

devoir
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Devoir
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

devoir
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

devoir
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

DEVOIR
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Devoir
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

devoir
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of devoir

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOIR»

The term «devoir» is very widely used and occupies the 18.839 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEVOIR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «devoir» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «devoir» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about devoir

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEVOIR»

Discover the use of devoir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to devoir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Canadian Federalism and Treaty Powers: Organic ...
tionale" (5 October 2005) A5; Réginald Harvey, "Concertation et coopération" Le Devoir (9 octobre 2004) G3; Antoine Robitaille, "La goutte d'eau de trop dans le vase asymetrique" Le Devoir (16 October 2004) B4; Michel David, "La doctrine ...
Hugo Cyr, 2009
2
The Francreole Grammar
Devoir. (to. have. to). Indicative. Mode. Present Imperfect Mre dois Mre téid is Mre tédo s Mre ai dû Ouw doit Nouw doies ouws doies Yos/yoes/ doient Mre téidois ouw téidoit lui/li téidoit luiye/liye/liie téidoit nous téidoies ouws téidoies yos/yoes/  ...
André Ladouceur, 2011
3
Cultures of Citizenship in Post-war Canada, 1940 - 1955
It should be noted in conclusion that while some letters touched upon many issues at the same time, they have been classed in the above-mentioned categories, depending upon their major theme. 91 Le Devoir, 28 mars 1949, 4. 92 Le Devoir ...
Michael Gauvreau, Nancy Christie, 2003
4
The Reconquest Of Montreal: Language Policy and Social ...
111. Clement Trudel, "Le PLQ entend conserver l'essentiel de la loi 101," Le Devoir, 20 octobre 1985. 112. Clement Trudel, "Les 'illegaux' ont jusqu'a septembre 1982," Le Devoir, 4 novembre 1981. 113. Journal des debats (3 juin 1986), #37, ...
Marc Levine, 1991
5
Cambridge Word Routes Anglais-Français: Lexique Thématique ...
Tu veux bien faire une course pour moi? assignaient nd 1 [confié à qn comme un devoir. Souvent d'un caractère particulier et stimulant] mission Infiltrating the gang was the most dangerous assignment l've ever had. M'infiltrer dans le gang fut ...
Michael McCarthy, 1994
6
On the Name
devoir], in having to without having to [devoir sans devoir], in having to not have to [devoir ne pas devoir] ? In having to not have to act [a devoir ne pas devoir agir ] "in conformity with duty [devoir]" not even, as Kant would say, "by duty [devoir]"?
Jacques Derrida, Thomas Dutoit, 1995
7
Contemporary Quebec: Selected Readings and Commentaries
“Pour bien des raisons la CEQ invite ses membres à voter NON,” Devoir, 9 September 1992, A2; Clément Trudel, “Congrès extraordinaire de la FTQ pour préciser son NON à l'entente,” Devoir, 17 September 1992, A2; Carole Montpetit, “Les ...
Michael D. Behiels, Matthew Hayday, 2011
8
Questions of Interpretation in La Princesse de Clèves
In the concluding section of the novel, at the final moments of choice for Mme de Cleves, the term devoir recurs constantly. Its uncertain status and its equivocal role contribute greatly to the ambivalence of the ending, and to the sense of ...
John Campbell, 1996
9
Partisanship, Globalization, and Canadian Labour Market ...
103 Konrad Yakabuski, 'Dépot du projet de loi sur l'équité salariale: Un compromis qui ne satisfait personne,' Le Devoir, 16 May 1996, p. A1. 104 Mario Cloutier, ' Équité salariale: Un délai supplémentaires d'un an,' Le Devoir, 8 November ...
Rodney Haddow, Thomas Richard Klassen, 2006
10
Grammaticalization and Pragmatics: Facts, Approaches, ...
The French verb devoir has a lexical value (referring to the notion of debt) and several modal values. Among the latter, the epistemic value is looked at as being essentially pragmatic insofar as devoir is supposed to code a form of inference.
Corinne Rossari, Claudia Ricci, Adriana Spiridon, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEVOIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term devoir is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Lengthy waiting list for services for autistic kids
Le Devoir reports the family of one autistic boy had to wait more than four years for professional help and the Quebec ombudsman said that is ... «CJAD, Jul 15»
2
Une poursuite cruciale pour le droit de manifester
Pas moins de 6901 arrestations sont survenues lors de manifestations entre l'année 2011 et Photo: Philippe Renaud Le Devoir Pas moins de ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
3
Viger Square's Agora monument will be destroyed, Coderre says …
... founder of the Canadian Centre for Architecture, issued a letter to Coderre called for a “true consultation” on the matter, Le Devoir reported. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Arrêtés pour un carré rouge
C'est la première fois au Québec, et peut-être au Canada, Photo: Jacques Nadeau Le Devoir C'est la première fois au Québec, et peut-être au ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
5
L'agroalimentaire de demain
Photo: Jacques Grenier Le Devoir L'agriculture de demain fait face à de nombreux défis liés à l'accroissement démographique, ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
6
Ces chaleurs fragiles
Photo: Annik MH De Carufel Le Devoir La musicienne Natalie Prass sait mimer la grâce et occuper l'espace avec une démarche aguichante, ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
7
L'Impact en quête de revanche
Nous allons devoir leur compliquer la tâche en milieu de terrain afin de les empêcher de prendre leur rythme. Nous allons devoir jouer avec ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
8
L'autoroute fluviale
Devoir faire appel régulièrement aux tribunaux contrôlés par le Canada pour faire respecter nos droits et notre langue à l'extérieur du Québec, ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
9
Terre d'accueil, de joies... et de déceptions
Monir Hossein distribuait les hot-dogs hallal. Si ce Bengladais d'origine était Photo: Pedro Ruiz Le Devoir Monir Hossein distribuait les ... «Le Devoir, Jul 15»
10
La France ne signera pas sans modifications
On est peut-être rendus à cette étape-là », a-t-il déclaré au Devoir le 14 mai dernier. À Montréal, l'ancien premier ministre français Alain Juppé ... «Le Devoir, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Devoir [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/devoir>. Apr 2024 ».
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