Obligations (en. Bonds)

[o-blee-ga-syon]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Conditions to which a person is subject.

Financial obligations must be met.

Les obligations financières doivent être respectées.

Commitments that a person has made.

He has obligations toward his family.

Il a des obligations envers sa famille.

Responsibilities that arise from a contract.

Contractual obligations must be fulfilled.

Les obligations contractuelles doivent être remplies.

From the Latin 'obligatio', meaning the action of binding.

fulfill one’s obligations

To fulfill one’s duties or commitments.

remplir ses obligations

be bound by one’s obligations

To be compelled to respect one’s duties.

être tenu par ses obligations

mandatory

Imposed by law or by a rule.

obligatoire

oblique

That deviates from the straight direction, often used here in a figurative sense to refer to indirect obligations.

oblique

Work

I have work this weekend because of my obligations.

J'ai du boulot ce week-end à cause de mes obligations.

Burden

It’s a burden of homework at home.

C’est une charge de devoirs à la maison.