deberse nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di deberse nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.deber¹ VB vb trans

1. deber dinero:

deber

to owe

le deben 15.000 pesos/dos meses de sueldo

they owe her 15, 000 pesos/two months' salary

quieren que les paguen lo que se les debe

they want to be paid what they are due o what is owing to them

no le debo nada a nadie

I don't owe anything to anyone

¿cuánto o colloq qué se debe?

how much o what do I/we owe you?

te debo las entradas de ayer

I owe you for the tickets from yesterday

2. deber favor/visita/explicación:

deber

to owe

le debo la vida

I owe her my life

todavía le debo el regalo de cumpleaños

I still owe him o haven't given him a birthday present

me debe carta ella a mí

she owes me a letter

me debe carta ella a mí

it's her turn to write to me

les debes respeto y obediencia

you owe them respect and obedience

España le debe mucho al Islam

Spain owes a great debt to Islam

esta victoria se la debo a mi entrenador

I have my coach to thank for this victory

¿a qué debo este honor?

to what do I owe this honor?

II.deber¹ VB vb aus

1. deber (expresando obligación) (deber +  infinit.):

debes decírselo

you have to o you must tell her

deberías o debías habérselo dicho

you ought to have o you should have told her

deberás decírselo

you will have to tell her

debería o debiera darte vergüenza

you ought to be o you should be ashamed of yourself

la trató cortés y respetuosamente, como debe ser

he treated her with courtesy and respect, as he should

no debes usarlo sin antes pedir permiso

you are not to o you must not use it without asking first

no se debe mentir

you mustn't tell lies

no deberías o debías haberlo dejado solo o no debiste dejarlo solo

you shouldn't have left him alone

2.1. deber (expresando suposición, probabilidad) (deber ( de) +  infinit.):

ya deben (de) ser más de las cinco

it must be after five o'clock

¡debes (de) estar muriéndote de hambre!

you must be starving!

deben (de) haber salido

they must have gone out

nos hemos debido (de) cruzar

we must have passed each other

debe (de) estar ganando mucho más que eso

she must be earning a lot more than that

le debe (de) doler mucho

it must be very painful

esos debieron (de) ser o deben (de) haber sido momentos muy duros

that must have been a very difficult time

has debido (de) perderlo o debes (de) haberlo perdido

you must have lost it

2.2. deber (expresando suposición, probabilidad) (en frases negativas):

no deben (de) saber del accidente, si no habrían vuelto

they can't know about the accident or they would have come back

¿por qué no ha llamado? — no debe (de) haber podido

why hasn't he phoned? — he obviously hasn't been able to

la conferencia fue en francés, no deben (de) haber entendido nada

the lecture was in French, I bet they didn't understand a word o they can't have understood a word

no les debe haber interesado o no les debió interesar

they can't have been interested o presumably, they weren't interested

III.deberse VB vpr

1. deberse (tener su causa en) (deberse a algo):

el retraso se debe al mal tiempo

the delay is due to the bad weather

el accidente se debió a un fallo humano

the accident was caused by o was due to human error

¿a qué se debe este escándalo?

what's all this racket about?

¿a qué se debe tan agradable sorpresa?

to what do I owe such a pleasant surprise?

2. deberse persona (tener obligaciones hacia):

deberse a alg.

to have a duty to sb

el artista se debe a su público

an artist has a duty to his or her public

me debo antes que nada a mis pacientes

my first responsibility o duty is to my patients

me debo a mis electores

I have a duty to the people who voted for me

deberse nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di deberse nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

I.deber [de·ˈβer] VB vb intr (suposición)

debe de estar al llegar

he/she should arrive soon

deben de ser las nueve

it must be nine o'clock

II.deber [de·ˈβer] VB vb trans

1. deber (estar obligado):

deber

to have to

no deberías haberlo dicho

you shouldn't have said it

2. deber (tener que dar):

deber

to owe

III.deber [de·ˈβer] VB vb rifl deberse

1. deber (tener por causa):

deberse a algo

to be due to sth

deberse a algo (agradeciendo algo)

to be thanks to sth

2. deber (estar obligado):

deber

to have a duty

se debe a su profesión

his/her job is his/her vocation

IV.deber [de·ˈβer] SOST m

1. deber (obligación):

deber

duty

deber de conciencia

moral duty

2. deber pl (tareas):

deber

homework

tener muchos deberes

to have a lot of homework