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owe [əʊ]devoir;∎ to owe sth to sb, to owe sb sth devoir qch à qn;∎ you owe me £10 tu me dois 10 livres;∎ how much or what do I owe you? combien est-ce que ou qu'est-ce que je vous dois?;∎ how much do we still owe him for or on the car? combien nous reste-t-il à lui payer pour la voiture?;∎ I still owe you for the petrol je vous dois encore l'essence;∎ I owe you a beer je te dois une bière;∎ he thinks society owes him a living il s'imagine avoir le droit de vivre aux crochets de la société;∎ I think you owe him an explanation je pense qu'il a droit à une explication de ta part ou que tu lui dois une explication;∎ we owe them an apology nous leur devons des excuses;∎ you owe it to yourself to do your best vous vous devez à vous-même de faire de votre mieux;∎ we owe this discovery to a lucky accident nous devons cette découverte à un heureux hasard;∎ to what do we owe the honour of your visit? qu'est-ce qui nous vaut l'honneur de votre visite?;∎ I owe it all to my parents je suis redevable de tout cela à mes parents;∎ to owe sb a favour être redevable d'un service à qn;∎ I owe my life to you je vous dois la vie;∎ he owes his good looks to his mother il tient sa beauté de sa mère;∎ I owe you one! à charge de revanche!être endetté;∎ he still owes for or on the house il n'a pas encore fini de payer la maison
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