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debt

/det/

Translation

n [c, u]
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⇨ deuda
to be in debt to somebody
estar en deuda con alguien
to get into debt
contraer deudas
She paid her debt
Saldó su deuda
⇨ culebra amér.
■ pron. La b no se pronuncia
Véase tb: bad debt; to incur debts
(Definition of debt n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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