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1 owe
[əʊ]1) (be indebted for) dovere [invention, life, success, failure, talent]; dovere, essere debitore di [ money]to owe sth. to sb. o sb. sth. dovere qcs. a qcn.; he still owes us for the ticket ci deve ancora dei soldi per il biglietto; I owe you a favour I owe you one colloq. a buon rendere; he owes me one colloq. mi deve un favore; his style owes much to the Impressionists — il suo stile ha preso molto dagli o deve molto agli impressionisti
2) (be morally bound to give) dovere [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation]you owe it to yourself to try everything — è un dovere verso te stesso di fare ogni tentativo possibile
don't think the world owes you a living! — colloq. non credere che tutto ti sia dovuto!
* * *[əu](to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) dovere- owing- owing to* * *[əʊ]1) (be indebted for) dovere [invention, life, success, failure, talent]; dovere, essere debitore di [ money]to owe sth. to sb. o sb. sth. dovere qcs. a qcn.; he still owes us for the ticket ci deve ancora dei soldi per il biglietto; I owe you a favour I owe you one colloq. a buon rendere; he owes me one colloq. mi deve un favore; his style owes much to the Impressionists — il suo stile ha preso molto dagli o deve molto agli impressionisti
2) (be morally bound to give) dovere [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation]you owe it to yourself to try everything — è un dovere verso te stesso di fare ogni tentativo possibile
don't think the world owes you a living! — colloq. non credere che tutto ti sia dovuto!
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2 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] -
3 owe
1 ( be indebted for) devoir [money, invention, life, success] ; to owe sth to sb tenir qch de qn [good looks, talent] ; devoir qch à qn [failure, money] ; 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 ○ ou a favour je te le revaudrai ; he owes me one ○ ou a favour il me doit bien ça ;2 ( be morally bound to give) devoir [apology, duty, loyalty, explanation, thanks] ; 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 ○ ! ne crois pas que le monde te doive quoi que ce soit! ;3 ( 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. -
4 wrong
I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesattoto take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata
to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata
you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero
2) (reprehensible, unjust)it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia
there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?
3) (mistaken)to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi
I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi
to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]
am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?
what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?
••to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno
to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]
to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli
you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...
you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela
••III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) U (evil)2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.3) dir. illecito m.••IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]* * *[roŋ] 1. adjective1) (having an error or mistake(s); incorrect: The child gave the wrong answer; We went in the wrong direction.) sbagliato2) (incorrect in one's answer(s), opinion(s) etc; mistaken: I thought Singapore was south of the Equator, but I was quite wrong.) (che sbaglia)3) (not good, not morally correct etc: It is wrong to steal.) sbagliato4) (not suitable: He's the wrong man for the job.) sbagliato5) (not right; not normal: There's something wrong with this engine; What's wrong with that child - why is she crying?) (che non va)2. adverb(incorrectly: I think I may have spelt her name wrong.) male3. noun(that which is not morally correct: He does not know right from wrong.) male4. verb(to insult or hurt unjustly: You wrong me by suggesting that I'm lying.) offendere, fare torto- wrongful- wrongfully
- wrongfulness
- wrongly
- wrongdoer
- wrongdoing
- do someone wrong
- do wrong
- do wrong
- go wrong
- in the wrong* * *I [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) (incorrect) (ill-chosen) sbagliato; (containing errors) sbagliato, errato, inesattoto take the wrong road — sbagliare strada, imboccare la strada sbagliata
to give the wrong answer — sbagliare risposta, dare la risposta sbagliata
you've got the wrong number — (on phone) ha sbagliato numero
2) (reprehensible, unjust)it is wrong for sb. to do — non è giusto che qcn. faccia
there's nothing wrong with o in sth. non c'è niente di sbagliato o di male in qcs.; what's wrong with trying? che male c'è a provare? che c'è di male nel provare? (so) what's wrong with that? — cosa c'è di sbagliato o di male?
3) (mistaken)to be wrong — [ person] avere torto, sbagliarsi
I might be wrong — potrei sbagliarmi, posso anche sbagliarmi
to be wrong about — sbagliarsi su [person, situation, details]
am I wrong in thinking that...? — ho torto a pensare che...? sbaglio se penso che...?
what's wrong with you? — (to person suffering) che cos'hai? che cosa c'è che non va? (to person behaving oddly) che ti prende? che ti succede?
••to be wrong in the head — colloq. avere qualche rotella in meno
to get on the wrong side of sb. — inimicarsi qcn.
II [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to go down the wrong way — [food, drink] andare di traverso
to get [sth.] wrong — sbagliarsi con, capire male, fraintendere [date, time, details]; sbagliare [ calculations]
to go wrong — [ person] finire su una brutta strada; [ machine] guastarsi, incepparsi; [ plan] fallire, andare male, andare a rotoli
you won't go far wrong if... — non sbagli di molto se...
you can't go wrong — (in choice of route) non ti puoi sbagliare; (are bound to succeed) non puoi non farcela
••III [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]1) U (evil)2) (injustice) torto m., ingiustizia f.3) dir. illecito m.••IV [rɒŋ] [AE rɔːŋ]to be in the wrong — essere dalla parte del torto, avere torto
verbo transitivo fare torto a, trattare ingiustamente, offendere [person, family]
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