Sentence examples of "owe a favour" in English
If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me.
Si je dois de l'argent à quelqu'un et ne peux pas le lui repayer et qu'il menace de me mettre en prison, une autre personne peut prendre la charge de la dette et la payer en mon nom.
I'm also in favour so it's three to one. And thus your objection is overruled.
Je suis également en faveur, donc ça fait trois contre un. Et donc votre objection est rejetée.
I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties.
C'est à ma mère que je dois d'avoir pu surmonter mes difficultés.
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
La grâce est trompeuse, et la beauté est vaine ; La femme qui craint l'Éternel est celle qui sera louée.
My father isn't really in favour of our marriage, because John still hasn't got a job.
Mon père n'est pas vraiment favorable à notre mariage, parce que John n'a toujours pas d'emploi.
What I know about morals, I owe to soccer.
Ce que je sais de la morale, c'est au football que je le dois.
Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it.
La plupart des étudiants sont d'accord avec la proposition et ont dressé une liste des arguments en sa faveur.
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