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owe [Brit əʊ, Am oʊ] VB trans

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1. owe (be indebted for):

owe money, invention, life, success

to owe sth to sb good looks, talent

to owe sth to sb failure, money

devoir qc à qn

I owe him £10 for the ticket

je lui dois 10 livres pour le billet

he still owes us for the ticket

il nous doit encore de l'argent pour le billet

I've forgotten my purse, can I owe it to you?

j'ai oublié mon porte-monnaie, est-ce que je peux te le rendre plus tard?

my mother, to whom I owe so much

ma mère, à qui je dois tout

I owe you one inf or a favour

je te revaudrai ça

he owes me one inf or a favour

il me doit bien ça

2. owe (be morally bound to give):

owe apology, duty, loyalty, explanation, thanks

you owe it to your parents to work hard

tu dois à tes parents de travailler dur

you owe it to yourself to try everything

tu te dois de tout essayer

don't think the world owes you a living inf!

ne crois pas que le monde te doive quoi que ce soit!

he thinks the world owes him a living inf!

il se prend pour un pacha

he thinks the world owes him a living inf!

il s'imagine que tout lui est dû

3. owe (be influenced by):

to owe much/something to sb

devoir beaucoup/quelque chose à qn

his style owes much to the Impressionists

son style doit beaucoup aux impressionnistes

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to owe the taxman £500

devoir 500 livres sterling au fisc

to owe sb a debt of gratitude

avoir une dette de reconnaissance envers qn

to owe obedience to

devoir obéissance à

pay up the money you owe me!

paie-moi l'argent que tu me dois!

how much does he owe?—I tremble to think!

il doit combien?—je tremble rien que d'y penser!

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être redevable de qc à qn (d'une faveur, d'un succès)

to owe sth to sb, to be indebted to sb for sth

être redevable de qc à qn (d'une somme)

to owe sth to sb

créance FIN, LAW (somme due)

debt (owed by a debtor)

dû (à payer)

owed après n

l'argent qui m'est dû par les clients

the money owed to me by customers

il s'est servi dans la caisse pour se dédommager

he took money from the till to make up what was owed to him

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owe [əʊ, Am oʊ] VB trans a. fig

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to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

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owed

être redevable à qn d'une somme

to owe an amount to sb

être redevable à qn d'un succès

to owe one's success to sb

devoir le respect à qn

to owe sb respect

devoir une partie à qn

to owe sb a game

se devoir de +infin

to owe it to oneself to +infin

je vous dois combien?

what do I owe you?

qu'est-ce qui nous vaut cet honneur?

to what do we owe this honour? [or honor? Am]

to owe sb sth

devoir qc à qn

to owe sb thanks/gratitude form

devoir à qn de la reconnaissance/gratitude

to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

to what do we owe this honour? [or honor? Am]

qu'est-ce qui nous vaut cet honneur?

to owe it to oneself to +infin

se devoir de +infin

to owe an amount to sb

être redevable à qn d'une somme

to owe one's success to sb

être redevable à qn d'un succès

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The liquid assets serve as the cushion for the broker-dealer's recovery of the full amounts owed to it by customers. en.wikipedia.org

His failing health prevented him from enjoying the numerous and well-deserved triumphs he owed to his art, and in 1826 he died of consumption at the early age of thirty-seven. en.wikipedia.org

Consequences of non-payment vary by jurisdiction, the length of time the parent has been noncompliant, and the amount owed. en.wikipedia.org

He paid the start-up costs of the new magazine by deferring payment of sales taxes his clubs owed on their activities. en.wikipedia.org

In addition, the thirteen states altogether owed $25 million from debts incurred during the American Revolution. en.wikipedia.org

Owed to Joe Bloggs, man in the street. leftfootforward.org

Much of the unsecured debt was owed in back salary. en.wikipedia.org

The fiduciary duties owed to the shareholders do not arise from that legal relationship. en.wikipedia.org

When asked what he owed his investors he replied: dead donkey ears. en.wikipedia.org

Whatever positive aspects his character possessed, the novelist would later write, he owed to his uncle's devotion, solicitude and influence. en.wikipedia.org

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