Sentence examples of "owes" in English

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Translations: all56 devoir54 se devoir2

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Nick owes me ten dollars. Nick me doit dix dollars.

He owes his success to good luck. Il doit son succès à la chance.

She owes him a lot of money. Elle lui doit beaucoup d'argent.

He owes much of his success to his wife. Il doit beaucoup de son succès à son épouse.

What he is today he owes to his father. Il doit à son père ce qu'il est aujourd'hui.

This beautiful garden owes more to art than to nature. La beauté de ce jardin doit plus à l'homme qu'à la nature.

He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck. Il doit son succès à la fois à un travail acharné et à la chance.

As he is a man of his word, he will surely pay what he owes to you. Comme c'est un homme de parole, il te paiera sûrement ce qu'il te doit.

She owes him a lot of money, but she probably won't be able to pay it back. Elle lui doit beaucoup d'argent mais elle ne sera probablement pas en mesure de le rembourser.

I owe him 100 yen. Je lui dois 100 yens.

I owe him some money. Je lui dois un peu d'argent.

I owe you ten dollars. Je te dois dix dollars.

I owe him 1000 yen. Je lui dois mille yens.

I owe you my life. Je vous dois la vie.

I owe him my life. Je lui dois la vie.

I owe my success to you. Je te dois tout mon succès.

I owe you 3,000 yen. Je te dois 3000 yen.

I owe my success to him. Je lui dois mon succès.

I don't owe you squat! Je ne te dois rien !

I owe him 50,000 yen. Je lui dois 50,000 yens.

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