A obrigação
Example: Cumprir a obrigação é essencial para manter a confiança.
Definition
"A obrigação" refers to a duty or responsibility that a person is required or expected to fulfill. It involves actions or tasks that must be completed as a matter of moral or legal necessity, such as in the phrase 'Cumprir a obrigação é essencial para manter a confiança.'
Etymology
The word "obrigação" comes from the Latin 'obligatio,' which means a binding or tying up, related to 'obligare,' meaning to bind or oblige. Did you know that this origin reflects how obligations can feel like ties or bonds that compel one to act?
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