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1 owe
owe [əʊ]• he owes me $5 il me doit 5 dollars• to what do I owe the honour of...? qu'est-ce qui me vaut l'honneur de... ?• I owe my family my grateful thanks for their understanding je suis profondément reconnaissant à ma famille de sa compréhension* * *[əʊ]transitive verb1) ( be indebted for) devoir [money, invention, life, success]to owe something to somebody — devoir quelque chose à quelqu'un [failure, artistic style, money]
can I owe it to you? — ( borrowing money) est-ce que je peux te le rendre plus tard?
my mother, to whom I owe so much — ma mère, à qui je dois tant
I owe you one (colloq) ou a favour — je te revaudrai ça
he owes me one — (colloq) il me doit bien ça
2) ( be morally bound to give) devoir [duty, loyalty, explanation]
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