owe

UK: /əʊ/ US: /oʊ/ [owed, owing]

Translation

v [t]

› (dinero)

⇨ deber

I owe you ten dollars

Te debo diez dólares

■ constr. to owe + dos objetos

› (expresión de gratitud o reconocimiento)

⇨ deber

I owe everything to you

Te lo debo todo

■ constr. 1. to owe sth to sth/sb 2. to owe + dos objetos

(Definition of owe v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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