English to French Meaning of owe - devoir

Owe :
devoir

devoir, être une obligation, ont souci

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Definitions of owe in English
Verb(1) be obliged to pay or repay(2) be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense(3) be in debt
Examples of owe in English
(1) We owe him some respect for that and we need to help him make that affirmative case for change.(2) you owe me Ôö¼├║19.50 for the electricity bill(3) If you collected unemployment benefits last year, you'll probably owe taxes on the money.(4) For many people, as I said, the respect we owe nature is respect for God conceived as the divine creator.(5) It is to each and every one of them, the known and the unknown, that we owe our gratitude.(6) champagne houses owe their success to brand image(7) ├ö├ç├┐We have now repaid all our loans, and we owe no money at all to anyone,├ö├ç├û says Robin.(8) Thank you very kindly; if you care to drop me a line telling me who you are, it would be nice to know to whom I owe my gratitude.(9) I owe you for the taxi(10) So as much as anything, I think I owe him the respect of leaving it alone if he doesn't want to talk about it.(11) I owe you an apology(12) We owe deep gratitude to those nearby who did what they could without adequate resources.(13) There was no tax due on the money, but I may owe tax on the interest accrued.(14) Those defendants did owe to the claimant a duty of care.(15) These men do low wage and often seasonal work, and owe large sums of money which most could never hope to pay off.(16) He did not owe any allegiance to Lyra; he could do as he wished.
Related Phrases of owe
(1) owe to ::
Devoir à
(2) owe money ::
devoir de l'argent
Synonyms
Verb
1. be in debt to ::
être en dette
2. be indebted to ::
être redevable à
3. be in arrears to ::
être en retard à
Different Forms
owe, owed, owes
Word Example from TV Shows
- MAN 2: You owe me one. -(MAN 1 LAUGHS)

- MAN 2: You OWE me one. -(MAN 1 LAUGHS)

Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 4

I owe you my gratitude.

I OWE you my gratitude.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 2

It seems you owe me a debt.

It seems you OWE me a debt.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 5

I owe you an apology.

I OWE you an apology.

Vikings Season 1, Episode 9

We already owe Lord Tywin three million gold. What's another 80,000?

We already OWE Lord Tywin three million gold. What's another 80,000?

Game of Thrones Season 1, Episode 3

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