debí in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for debí in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.deber¹ VB trans

1. deber dinero:

deber

to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo

they owe her 15, 000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe

they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie

I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto o inf qué se debe?

how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer

I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2. deber favor/visita/explicación:

deber

to owe

le debo la vida

I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños

I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí

she owes me a letter

me debe carta ella a mí

it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia

you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam

Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador

I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor?

to what do I owe this honor?

II.deber¹ VB aux

1. deber (expresando obligación) (deber +  infinit.):

debes decírselo

you have to o you must tell her

deberías o debías habérselo dicho

you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo

you will have to tell her

debería o debiera darte vergüenza

you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser

he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso

you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir

you mustn't tell lies

no deberías o debías haberlo dejado solo o no debiste dejarlo solo

you shouldn't have left him alone

2.1. deber (expresando suposición, probabilidad) (deber ( de) +  infinit.):

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco

it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre!

you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido

they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar

we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso

she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho

it must be very painful

esos debieron (de) ser o deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros

that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo o debes (de) haberlo perdido

you must have lost it

2.2. deber (expresando suposición, probabilidad) (en frases negativas):

no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto

they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido

why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada

the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado o no les debió interesar

they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

III.deberse VB vpr

1. deberse (tener su causa en) (deberse a algo):

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo

the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano

the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo?

what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa?

to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

2. deberse persona (tener obligaciones hacia):

deberse a alg.

to have a duty to sb

el artista se debe a su público

an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes

my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores

I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deber² N m

1. deber (obligación):

deber

duty

cumplió con su deber

he carried out o did his duty

faltó a su deber

he failed in his duty

faltó a su deber

he failed to do his duty

el deber del soldado para con su patria

a soldier's duty to his country

votar es un derecho y un deber del cuidadano

voting is the right and duty of every citizen

tengo el triste deber de comunicarles el fallecimiento de … form

it is my sad duty to inform you of the death of …

es un deber de conciencia ayudarlos

I feel morally bound to help them

2. deber <deberes mpl > (tarea escolar):

deberes

homework

deberes

assignment Am

¿has hecho los deberes?

have you done your homework?

nos ponen o mandan muchos deberes

they set us a lot of homework

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no debí confiar en semejante monigote

I shouldn't have trusted a fool like him

deber patrio

duty to one's country

primario (primaria) deber

fundamental

primario (primaria) deber

primary

Translations for debí in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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dereliction of duty

negligencia f en el cumplimiento del deber

owe

deber

owe explanation/apology/favor

deber

owe

deber

owe

deber

to owe for sth

deber algo

his single-minded devotion to duty

su inquebrantable devoción al deber

to owe allegiance to sb HISTORY

deber tributo a alguien

it behooves sb + infin it behooves us/them all to support him

es el deber de todos ayudarlo

debí in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for debí in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.deber VB intr (suposición)

debe de estar al llegar

he/she should arrive soon

deben de ser las nueve

it must be nine o'clock

II.deber VB trans

1. deber (estar obligado):

deber

to have to

no deberías haberlo dicho

you shouldn't have said it

2. deber (tener que dar):

deber

to owe

III.deber VB refl deberse

1. deber (tener por causa):

deberse a algo

to be due to sth

deberse (agradeciendo algo)

to be thanks to sth

2. deber (estar obligado):

deberse

to have a duty

se debe a su profesión

his/her job is his/her vocation

IV.deber N m

1. deber (obligación):

deber

duty

deber de conciencia

moral duty

2. deber pl (tareas):

deber

homework

tener muchos deberes

to have a lot of homework

dar muchos deberes

to set a lot of homework

deber social N

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deber social m

social duty

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exceptuar de un deber

to release sb from a duty

cumplimiento de un deber

performance of a duty

Translations for debí in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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owe

deber

in pursuance of her duty

en cumplimiento de su deber

to have an obligation to sb

deber favores a alguien

ought

deber

duty (moral)

deber m

it's my duty

es mi deber

must

deber

must

deber de

debí Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cumplimiento de un deber

performance of a duty

cumplir con su deber/su promesa

to do one's duty/to keep one's promise

deber de conciencia

moral duty

exceptuar de un deber

to release sb from a duty

sentido del deber

sense of duty

dejar a deber

to owe

quedar a deber algo

to owe sth