owing in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for owing in the English»French Dictionary

I.owing [Brit ˈəʊɪŋ, Am ˈoʊɪŋ] ADJ après n, après vb

owing

à payer, dû (for pour)

how much is owing to you?

combien est-ce qu'on vous doit (encore)?

£20 is still owing

il y a encore 20 livres à payer

the amount or sum owing

le montant à payer or dû

II.owing to PREP

owing to

en raison de

owing to the fact that …

parce que …

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 owing in the French»English Dictionary

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fermé pour cause de décès

closed owing to bereavement

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

dû (à payer)

owing après n

les primes échues dues par l'assuré

the outstanding premiums due ou owing by the insured

200 euros payés, dû 30 euros

200 euros paid, 30 euros owing ou outstanding

owing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for owing in the English»French Dictionary

owing ADJ

owing

dû(due)

owing to PREP form

owing to

en raison de

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 owing 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

en raison de fuites répétées

owing to constant leaks

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]

owing 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 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, 6 years later, it was once more run down, owing to lack of maintenance.

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Owing to the rapid build-up, the city is quite spread out, with few tall buildings.

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Owing to its strategic significance, this city was, until recently, officially closed to foreign visitors.

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Owing to their differences they took it in turns to run the bank, each being in charge for a six-month period.

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He retired from football at 32 owing to a slight heart-related problem.

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It is usually more or less warped, owing to its habitat.

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Modern philologists were sceptical of this claim, owing to an argument that dated the grammar to a date subsequent to the poetry.

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The captain lost sight in one eye owing to the fire.

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Owing to its popularity in so many countries, the film is a candidate for most successful film of all time.

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Owing to engine trouble he was forced to avoid an engagement, and only escaped by the exercise of marked skill and resource.

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