Els deures
Example: He acabat tots els deures abans de sopar.
Definition
"Els deures" refers to the tasks or assignments given to students by their teachers to be completed outside of class, often to practice or reinforce learning. For example, "He acabat tots els deures abans de sopar" means finishing all homework before dinner.
Etymology
The phrase "els deures" comes from Catalan, where "els" is the definite article meaning "the" and "deures" derives from Latin "debere," meaning "to owe." It originally conveyed obligations or duties, which evolved into the modern sense of school assignments owed by students.
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"Els deures" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - General - (A2) - set 3", containing 116 commonly used words.
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