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1 owe
əu(to be in debt to: I owe (him) $10.) deber- owing- owing to
owe vb deberDavid owes me £10 David me debe 10 librastr[əʊ]1 (gen) deberyou owe me $10: me debes $10he owes his wealth to his father: le debe su riqueza a su padrev.• adeudar v.• deber v.• estar agradecido por v.• tener deudas v.əʊ
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1)a) ( financially) deber, adeudar (frml)to owe somebody something, owe something to somebody — deberle algo a alguien
how much do I owe you for the tickets? — ¿cuánto te debo por las entradas?
b) (be obliged to give, do) \<\<explanation/apology/favor\>\> debertake a break; you owe it to yourself — tómate un descanso, te lo has ganado
2)a) ( be indebted for) deberto what do we owe the pleasure of your company? — (hum) ¿a qué debemos el placer de tu compañía? (hum)
b) ( be influenced by) deber
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vi[ǝʊ]1.VT (gen) deberto owe sb £2 — deber dos libras a algn
allegianceto what do I owe the honour of your visit? — ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?
2.VI tener deudas* * *[əʊ]
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1)a) ( financially) deber, adeudar (frml)to owe somebody something, owe something to somebody — deberle algo a alguien
how much do I owe you for the tickets? — ¿cuánto te debo por las entradas?
b) (be obliged to give, do) \<\<explanation/apology/favor\>\> debertake a break; you owe it to yourself — tómate un descanso, te lo has ganado
2)a) ( be indebted for) deberto what do we owe the pleasure of your company? — (hum) ¿a qué debemos el placer de tu compañía? (hum)
b) ( be influenced by) deber
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2 owe
1. IIIowe smth. owe money (a large sum, five weeks' rent, etc.) быть должным /задолжать/ деньги и т.д.; how much do I owe you?' сколько я вам должен?2. Vowe smb. smth.1) I owe you money (ten pounds, five weeks' rent, etc.) я вам должен деньги и т.д.; now I don't owe you anything теперь я вам ничего не должен /с вами полностью расплатился/; I paid him what I owed him я отдал ему то, что был должен, я расплатился /рассчитался/ с ним2) owe him one's life (one's success, one's education, etc.) быть обязанным сну своей жизнью и т.д.3. XXI11) owe smth. to smb., smth. owe money to one's neighbours (the book to the library, etc.) быть должным [деньги] соседу и т.д.; owe smb. for smth. owe smb. for his services (for the delivery, for ad overcoat, etc.) быть должным кому-л. за его услуги и т.д; you owe me two roubles for the tickets вы должны мне /с вас/ два рубля за билеты; how much do I owe you for this? сколько с меня причитается за это?2) owe smth. to smb., smth. owe one's life to him (one's safety to one's friends, this ability to one's mother, one's health to smb.'s care, one's position to smb.'s recommendation, one's success to hard work, etc.) быть обязанным ему своей жизнью и т.д.; I owe it to him that I am still alive (that I got an education, that my book was published, etc.) тем, что я еще жив и т.д., я обязан ему; he owes his success to good luck своим успехом он обязан счастливому случаю; I owe a debt of gratitude to my teachers я очень благодарен своим учителям; we owe to Newton the principle of gravity открытием закона всемирного тяготения мы обязаны Ньютону
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