Owe in Spanish | English to Spanish Translation

owe

∗ ≈

deber

∗ verb

"owe" can be a verb. You can see the conjugations below.

owe

[əʊ]

verbo transitivo

1. deber

to owe somebody something, to owe something to somebody -> deber algo a alguien
to owe somebody an apology -> deber disculpas a alguien
to owe it to oneself to do something -> deber hacer algo, tener merecido hacer algo, ameritar hacer algo (Am)
I owe my life to you -> te debo la vida

owe [ou]

participio activo

1. OWING,

participio pasivo

2. OWED; antiguamente OWN u OUGHT).

3. Deber, estar endeudado, tener deuda

sustantivo

4. Deber, estar obligado; ser debido a; ser causado por.

I owe him many favors -> le debo muchos favores
To be owing -> ser debido, que se debe; resultado, que es efecto de; imputable, atribuible a; por causa de, por
To pay what is owing -> pagar lo que es debido
To what is it owing -> ¿A qué se le debe atribuir o imputar

owe [əʊ]

verb:transitive

(gen) deber

to owe sb £2 deber dos libras a algn; I'll owe it to you te lo quedo a deber; to owe sb for a meal deber a algn una comida; he claims he is still owed for the work asegura que todavía se le debe dinero por el trabajo; he owes his life to a lucky chance debe su vida a una casualidad; he owes his talent to his mother le debe su talento a su madre; to what do I owe the honour of your visit? ¿a qué debo el honor de su visita?; you owe it to yourself to come venir es un deber que tienes contigo mismo; I owe it to her to confess mi deber con ella me obliga a confesarlo; I think I owe you an explanation creo que es necesaria una explicación

I owe him a favour

allegiance

verb:intransitive

tener deudas

he owed for three coffees debía tres cafés

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Verb Conjugations for "owe" (go to deber)

Indicative

Present	Preterit	Future
I owe	I owed	I will owe
you owe	you owed	you will owe
he/she owes	he/she owed	he/she will owe
we owe	we owed	we will owe
you owe	you owed	you will owe
they owe	they owed	they will owe