owe in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for owe in the English»French Dictionary

owe [Brit əʊ, Am oʊ] VB trans

1. owe (be indebted for):

owe money, invention, life, success

devoir

to owe sth to sb good looks, talent

tenir qc de qn

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

devoir

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!

Translations for owe in the French»English Dictionary

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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

être endetté auprès d'une banque

to owe money to a bank

avoir une ardoise chez un commerçant

to owe a shopkeeper money

nous leur devons nos réussites

we owe our successes to them

owe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for owe in the English»French Dictionary

owe [əʊ, Am oʊ] VB trans a. fig

owe

devoir

to owe sb sth

devoir qc à qn

to owe sb thanks/gratitude form

devoir à qn de la reconnaissance/gratitude

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to owe sb an apology

devoir des excuses à qn

Translations for owe in the French»English Dictionary

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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

to owe

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]

owe Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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 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

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

qu'est-ce qui nous vaut cet honneur?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Tam was reportedly owing $2 million in legal costs in 2011.

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He himself would have to be sinless, thus having no debt that he owed.

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The two parties disputed amounts owed to each other.

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The sun rises on a new dawn, yet few of us realize the debt we owe to those responsible for this.

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Especially when you owe him money and have been giving him the slip for a few years.

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It owes its popular name to one illustration in the calendar, with people playing a game resembling that of golf.

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They are welcome to leave our country, but they should not be welcomed to return without playing by the rules and paying what they owe.

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A good priced at $80 with a 25% exclusive sales tax rate yields $20 in taxes owed.

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People unable to pay back a debt could be sentenced to work as a slave to the person owed until the debt was worked off.

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At around the same time, there was the discovery of a 250,000 tax bill owed by the band.

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