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At first I meant it to be a surprise present for you today, but then I thought: Capricorn, you really owe that child something for bringing you what you've wanted so long, and of her own free will, too."
Zunächst wollte ich sie dir heute als Überraschung präsentieren, doch dann dachte ich mir: Capricorn, eigentlich bist du dem Mädchen etwas schuldig, wo sie dir doch ganz freiwillig gebracht hat, wonach du schon so lange suchst.«
Funke, Cornelia / InkheartFunke, Cornelia / Tintenherz
Tintenherz
Funke, Cornelia
© Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg 2003
Inkheart
Funke, Cornelia
© 2003 by Dressler Verlag
© 2003 by The Chicken House
"After all the sacrifices I have made, you at least owe me that."
»Nach all den Opfern, die ich dir gebracht habe, bist du mir wenigstens das schuldig.«
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
"You owe him a life."
"Du schuldest ihm ein Leben."
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
"You don't owe me no favors, Cousin," Frankie told him with a sullenness he could not keep out of his voice, "it's my job to keep the game straight, it's what Zero pays me to do.
»Du schuldest mir keinen Gefallen, Vetter«, sagte Frankie in jenem mürrischen Tonfall, den er sich bei dem hier einfach nicht verkneifen konnte. »Gehört zu meinem Job, auf ein ehrliches Spiel zu achten. Dafür werd ich von Zero bezahlt.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
Now that I'm sure you'll be looked after, come what may, I intend to pay what I owe him.
Jetzt, wo ich weiß, daß ihr versorgt seid, mag kommen was will, beabsichtige ich, ihm zurückzuzahlen, was ich ihm schulde.
Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der Turmfalke
Der Turmfalke
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1982 by Lloyd Alexander
Kestrel
Alexander, Lloyd
© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
"You don't owe us nothing down here, son," sheriffs and constables alike had told him.
"Bei uns hier unten hast du keine Sitzschulden, Sohn", hatten ihm Sheriffs wie Constables gesagt.
Algren, Nelson / A Walk on the Wild SideAlgren, Nelson / Wildnis des Lebens
Wildnis des Lebens
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© 1988 by Zweitausendeins, Postfach, D-6000 Frankfurt am Main 61
A Walk on the Wild Side
Algren, Nelson
© 1956 by Nelson Algren
© renewed 1984 by the Estate of Nelson Algren
"They're runnin' right on time today," he congratulated the CTA, reminding himself with mock seriousness: "I still owe 'em fifteen cents."
Heute seid ihr mal pünktlich, gratulierte er den Verkehrsbetrieben von Chicago. Und dann dachte er mit gespielter Zerknirschung: Ich schulde euch immer noch fünfzehn Cents ...
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
We owe our thanks to the Executive Board, to line management at all levels, to our experts and to all who, internally or externally, at front office or behind the scenes, helped to keep BKW FMB Energy Ltd on track!
Danke UL, danke Kader aller Stufen, danke Spezialistinnen und Spezialisten, danke allen, die drinnen oder draussen, vorne oder hinten ihren Beitrag dazu geleistet haben, dass die BKW FMB Energie AG sich weiterhin auf Kurs befindet!
© 2012 BKW FMB Energie AG
© 2012 BKW FMB Energie AG
Tasia stiffened to hear this, because in her heart she did owe them loyalty.
Tasia versteifte sich, als sie diese Worte hörte, denn tief in ihrem Herzen wusste sie, dass sie der TVF Loyalität schuldete.
Anderson, Kevin / Hidden EmpireAnderson, Kevin / Das Imperium
Das Imperium
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire Inc.
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG
Hidden Empire
Anderson, Kevin
© 2002 by WordFire, Inc.
I still owe him a debt.
Ich habe immer noch eine Schuld bei ihm.
Alexander, Lloyd / Beggar QueenAlexander, Lloyd / Die Bettlerkönigin
Die Bettlerkönigin
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
Beggar Queen
Alexander, Lloyd
© 1984 by Lloyd Alexander
The committees of LBBW owe Mr. Giinther H. Oettinger, Minister-President (retired), lasting thanks and appreciation.
Die Gremien der LBBW schulden Herrn Ministerpräsident a. D. Günther H. Oettinger bleibenden Dank und Anerkennung.
"How much do I owe you?" asked the old man, fumbling in his breast pocket.
»Wieviel schulde ich Ihnen?« fragte der alte Mann und begann an seiner Brusttasche herumzufummeln.
Archer, Jeffrey / A Matter of HonourArcher, Jeffrey / Ein Mann von Ehre
Ein Mann von Ehre
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
© 2002 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
A Matter of Honour
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1986 by Jeffrey Archer
"Dunno who you are, mate, but I owe you one."
»Kenn dich nicht, Kumpel, aber bei mir hast du was gut.«
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
However, owing to the high housing vacancy rate in some parts of eastern Germany and investment brought forward under KFW's Housing Modernisation Programme 2003, which expired at the end of 2004, this trend was anticipated.
Aufgrund der zum Teil sehr hohen Leerstandsquote im Wohnungsbereich in den neuen Ländern und aufgrund von Vorzieheffekten aus dem bis Ende 2004 befristeten KFW-Programm „Wohnraum Modernisieren 2003" war dieser Trend jedoch absehbar.
He felt that it was to Bodoeri that he owed the cap in question, and his words had the effect of being a slight reminder of that circumstance.
Er fühlte, daß es doch eigentlich Bodoeri war, dem er die Mütze zu verdanken und jene Rede schien ihn daran zu mahnen.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

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Collocations

owing to
infolge
amount owed
Schuldensumme
owing to circumstances
umständehalber
amount owed
geschuldeter Betrag
debt owed by us
von uns geschuldeter Betrag
debt owed to us
uns geschuldeter Betrag
debts owing and accruing
gegenwärtige und künftige Forderungen
owing to a labor dispute
wegen einer Lohnstreitigkeit
owing to a labour dispute
wegen einer Lohnstreitigkeit
owing to circumstances
unter den Umständen
owing to continued illness
wegen fortgesetzter Krankheit
owing to favorable circumstances
durch glückliche Umstände
owing to lack of evidence
mangels Beweisen
owing to the fall of the dollar
wegen des Verfalls des Dollars
owing to unforeseen events
wegen unvorhergesehener Ereignisse

Word forms

owe

verb
Basic forms
Pastowed
Imperativeowe
Present Participle (Participle I)owing
Past Participle (Participle II)owed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I owewe owe
you oweyou owe
he/she/it owesthey owe
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am owingwe are owing
you are owingyou are owing
he/she/it is owingthey are owing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have owedwe have owed
you have owedyou have owed
he/she/it has owedthey have owed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been owingwe have been owing
you have been owingyou have been owing
he/she/it has been owingthey have been owing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I owedwe owed
you owedyou owed
he/she/it owedthey owed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was owingwe were owing
you were owingyou were owing
he/she/it was owingthey were owing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had owedwe had owed
you had owedyou had owed
he/she/it had owedthey had owed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been owingwe had been owing
you had been owingyou had been owing
he/she/it had been owingthey had been owing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will owewe shall/will owe
you will oweyou will owe
he/she/it will owethey will owe
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be owingwe shall/will be owing
you will be owingyou will be owing
he/she/it will be owingthey will be owing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have owedwe shall/will have owed
you will have owedyou will have owed
he/she/it will have owedthey will have owed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been owingwe shall/will have been owing
you will have been owingyou will have been owing
he/she/it will have been owingthey will have been owing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would owewe should/would owe
you would oweyou would owe
he/she/it would owethey would owe
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be owingwe should/would be owing
you would be owingyou would be owing
he/she/it would be owingthey would be owing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have owedwe should/would have owed
you would have owedyou would have owed
he/she/it would have owedthey would have owed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been owingwe should/would have been owing
you would have been owingyou would have been owing
he/she/it would have been owingthey would have been owing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am owedwe are owed
you are owedyou are owed
he/she/it is owedthey are owed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being owedwe are being owed
you are being owedyou are being owed
he/she/it is being owedthey are being owed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been owedwe have been owed
you have been owedyou have been owed
he/she/it has been owedthey have been owed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was owedwe were owed
you were owedyou were owed
he/she/it was owedthey were owed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being owedwe were being owed
you were being owedyou were being owed
he/she/it was being owedthey were being owed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been owedwe had been owed
you had been owedyou had been owed
he/she/it had been owedthey had been owed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be owedwe shall/will be owed
you will be owedyou will be owed
he/she/it will be owedthey will be owed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been owedwe shall/will have been owed
you will have been owedyou will have been owed
he/she/it will have been owedthey will have been owed