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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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