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due1

UK: /djuː/ US: /duː/

Translation

adj
(form)When is the baby due?
¿Cuándo se espera que nazca el bebé?
(deuda)Our rent is due today
El plazo para pagar el alquiler vence hoy
constr. Se usa detrás de un verbo
(form)
debido,da
to treat somebody with due respect
tratar a alguien con el debido respeto
in due course
en el momento debido
due to
debido a
Due to the weather, we had dinner inside
Debido al tiempo, cenamos dentro
to be due for
tocar
I'm due for a visit to the dentist quite soon
Me toca ir al dentista dentro de poco
(Definition of due adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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