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nous lui devons

we owe him/her

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phrase Rare #50,772
we owe him/her “Lui” can refer to either a man or a woman.
FR: Nous lui devons une réponse.
EN: We owe him/her an answer.

Tu sais que nous lui devons beaucoup.

You know we owe him a lot.

Nous lui devons tous beaucoup.

We all owe him a lot.

Nous lui devons une explication.

We owe him an explanation.

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Donne-lui ce que nous lui devons.

Give him what we owe him.

— Kiki la petite sorcière (1989)