die Bringschuld
obligation to deliver (on one's own initiative)
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Meaning
A duty for which you must take action yourself rather than wait.
Example: Integration ist keine Bringschuld der Zugewanderten allein. (Integration is not an obligation that falls on immigrants alone.)
In other languages
- DEDeutsch die Bringschuld
- FAفارسی تکلیفی که باید خود برای انجامش پیشقدم شد
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