deber

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. (transitive) to owe
2. (auxiliary) must, to need to, to have to (rarely used in the conditional with this meaning)
3. (auxiliary) should, to ought to, to be supposed to, to be to
4. (auxiliary) should have (in the preterite; having haber follow "deber" is optional and not required)
5. (auxiliary, emphatic) shall (future tense usually)
6. (reflexive) to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
7. probably or most likely do or happen something (add a degree of insecurity to the verb)

Noun

1. (masculine) obligation, duty
2. (masculine) debt
3. (masculine) should, ought (modal noun)
4. (masculine, plural-normally) homework

Concepts

devoir

obligation

service

emploi

entreprise

travail

tâche

falloir

rôle

tentative

avoir à

besogne

censé

responsabilités

devoir faire

attentons

essayons

projetons

corvée

groupe de projet

effort

engagement

essai

fonction

mission

office

responsabilité

Synonymes

obligación

tener que

tarea

adeudar

trabajo

responsabilidad

compromiso

haber de

mente

poder

quehacer

rol

suponer

tener

tentativa

carnet

contratación

fichaje

misión

cargo

estar en deuda

comisión

destajo

esfuerzo

fiar

función

haber

intento

Traductions

dovere

dever

owe

duty

must

müssen

schulden

deure

Pflicht

obligation

have to

schuldig zijn

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Coupé comme

de‧ber

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/deˈbeɾ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de Old Spanish: dever

Hérité de latin: dēbeō

Appartenant à anglais: due

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish dever, from Latin dēbēre (“owe”). Cognates include English due and debt.