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1 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.
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