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le debe

owes

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phrase Uncommon #15,177
owes Used with an indirect object pronoun: le debe = owes him/her/you. Often followed by money or a favor.
SP: Le debe cinco euros a su amigo.
EN: He owes his friend five euros.

España le debe mucho al turismo como motor de su economía.

Spain owes a great deal to tourism as an engine of its economy.

Le debe dinero a toda la ciudad.

He owes money to everyone in town.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Le debe respeto a sus mayores aunque no esté de acuerdo con ellos.

He owes respect to his elders even if he does not agree with them.

Ella le debe mucho dinero a él.

She owes him a lot of money.

¿Cuánto le debe al banco por el préstamo del coche?

How much do you owe the bank for the car loan?

Tom le debe trescientos dólares a Mary.

Tom owes Mary three hundred dollars.

El restaurante le debe el sueldo de noviembre a tres empleados.

The restaurant owes three employees their November salaries.

Tomás le debe dinero a María.

Tomás owes María money.

Ese estudiante le debe una materia del semestre pasado todavía.

That student still owes a subject from last semester.

Le debe un café a su compañera por la apuesta que perdió.

He owes his colleague a coffee because of the bet he lost.

La ciudad, literalmente, le debe su existencia a Mussolini.

The city literally owes its existence to Mussolini.

Le debe la vida al médico que lo operó de urgencia.

He owes his life to the doctor who operated on him in an emergency.

Le debe una explicación a todo el equipo por su comportamiento ayer.

He owes the entire team an explanation for his behavior yesterday.

Desde luego Tom le debe a Mary una disculpa.

Tom certainly owes Mary an apology.

Tom le debe mucho a Mary.

Tom owes Mary a lot.

No le debe nada a nadie y le encanta repetirlo constantemente.

He owes nothing to anyone and loves to repeat it constantly.

A ella usted no le debe nada.

You don't owe her anything.

Le debe el éxito a su madre, que siempre creyó en él.

He owes his success to his mother, who always believed in him.

Le debe todo lo que tiene a la persona que lo ayudó al principio.

He owes everything he has to the person who helped him in the beginning.

Ella le debe mucho dinero, pero probablemente no podrá devolvérselo.

She owes him/her a lot of money, but she probably won’t be able to pay it back.

Tom le debe una disculpa a Mary.

Tom owes Mary an apology.

Esa empresa le debe mucho dinero a sus proveedores desde hace meses.

That company has owed its suppliers a lot of money for months.

Le debe una disculpa a su hermana por lo que le dijo anoche.

He owes his sister an apology for what he said to her last night.