debts in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for debts in the English»French Dictionary

debt [Brit dɛt, Am dɛt] N

1. debt FIN:

debt

dette f (to envers)

bad debts

créances fpl douteuses

to cancel a debt

annuler une créance

Third World debt

la dette du tiers monde

to run up a debt or debts

faire des dettes

to get into debt

s'endetter

to be in debt

avoir des dettes

she is $2, 000 in debt

elle a 2 000 dollars de dettes

to be in debt to sb

devoir de l'argent à qn

I'm in debt (to the bank) to the tune of £7, 000

je dois 7 000 livres sterling à la banque

to get out of debt

acquitter ses dettes

to pay off one's debts

rembourser ses dettes

to pay off one's debts attr collection, recovery, relief

des créances

to pay off one's debts burden, interest, payment

de la dette

to pay off one's debts capacity, level, ratio

d'endettement

to pay off one's debts crisis

de l'endettement

2. debt (obligation):

debt

dette f (to envers)

a debt of honour

une dette d'honneur

to pay one's debt to society

payer sa dette envers la société

to acknowledge one's debt to sb

reconnaître qu'on doit beaucoup à qn

I'm forever in your debt

je vous suis infiniment reconnaissant

gaming debt N

gaming debt

dette f de jeu

debt-ridden [Brit ˈdɛtˌrɪd(ə)n, Am ˈdɛtˌrɪdn] ADJ

debt-ridden

criblé de dettes

debt relief N

debt relief

allègement m de la dette

debt trap [ˈdet træp] N

debt trap

piège m du surendettement

public debt N

public debt

dette f publique

bad debt N

bad debt

créance f douteuse

floating debt N FIN

floating debt

dette f flottante or à court terme

national debt N

national debt

dette f publique

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les impayés

unpaid debts, outstanding debts

debts in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for debts in the English»French Dictionary

gambling debts N

gambling debts

dettes fpl de jeu

debt [det] N

debt

dette f

debt

pouf m Belg

to pay back debts

rembourser des dettes

to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to be out of debt

être acquitté de ses dettes

to go heavily into debt

s'endetter lourdement

Phrases:

to be in debt to sb

être redevable de qc à qn

national debt N

national debt

dette f publique

public debt N

public debt → national debt

See also national debt

national debt N

national debt

dette f publique

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redeem debts

régler

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surendettement

excessive debt

surendetté(e)

deeply in debt

endetté de 2000 euros

2000 euros in debt

endettement public

national debt

dette intérieure

domestic debt

debts Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to saddle oneself with debts

s'encombrer de dettes

to be in debt to the hilt

être endetté jusqu'au cou

to pay back debts

rembourser des dettes

to run up a (huge) debt

s'endetter lourdement

to pay one's debts

payer ses dettes

the burden of debt/taxation

le fardeau de la dette/de l'impôt

up to one's neck in debt

criblé de dettes

to relieve sb of his debt

libérer qn de sa dette

to repay a debt/a loan to sb

rembourser une dette/un emprunt à qn

pay your debts and keep your friends

les bons comptes font les bons amis prov