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In the name of his faith a mystic does not hesitate to destroy the beings who are dearest to him, and consequently it is to mysticism that we owe the martyrs of all creeds, religious, political, and social.
Un mystique n'hésitera pas à faire périr, au nom de sa foi, les êtres qui lui étaient les plus chers. C'est au mysticisme que sont dus les martyrs de toutes les croyances : religieuses, politiques et sociales.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
You really owe me that much after fleecing me.
Hein? vous me devez bien ça, après m’avoir étrillé…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
But just reflect that you owe everything to Bernadette; but for her Lourdes would still be one of the least known towns of France.
Mais songez donc que vous devez tout à Bernadette, que sans elle Lourdes serait encore une des villes les plus ignorées de France...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"I do feel braver out here in the woods, Pathfinder, than I ever felt before amid the weaknesses of the towns, although I have always tried to remember what I owe to my dear father."
– Je me sens plus brave ici au milieu des bois, Pathfinder, que je ne l’étais au milieu des villes, quoique j’aie toujours tâché de me rappeler ce que je dois à mon père.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
It is not only out of gratitude for the happiness I owe it, but Bougival, in spite of its horrible name, is one of the prettiest places that it is possible to imagine.
Ce n'est pas par reconnaissance pour le bonheur que je lui ai dû que je dis tout cela, mais Bougival, malgré son nom affreux, est un des plus jolis pays que l'on puisse imaginer.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
"Ah!" she exclaimed, drying her eyes, "I am happy. Go back to her; I do not choose to owe you to the force of my love, but to the action of your own will.
— Hé! bien, je suis généreuse, dit-elle en essuyant ses larmes, retourne auprès d’elle, je ne veux pas te devoir à la force de mon amour, mais à ta propre volonté.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
My companion and myself think we owe you an explanation.
Nous croyons, mon compagnon et moi, vous devoir des explications.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
I owe it to you that I have been her lover, and also, don't I, that I am her lover no longer?"
C'est à vous que je dois d'avoir été son amant, comme c'est à vous que je dois de ne plus l'être, n'est-ce pas?
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
And you are right, too, in saving that I owe something to events.
Je tâche de m'en souvenir.... Et vous avez raison, j'ai à remercier jusqu'aux événements.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
He spent days of hard work in copying and studying them, in order to learn strictness and probity of drawing from them--all that lofty distinction of style which they owe to their candour as honest artists.
Pendant des journées d’acharné travail, il venait là les copier, les étudier, pour apprendre d’eux la sévérité, la probité du dessin, tout le haut caractère qu’ils doivent à leur candeur d’honnêtes artistes.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The "medicine" in the drug to which the patent list relates need not itself be patented, or indeed owe anything to the ingenuity of the "first" person.
Le « médicament » contenu dans la drogue visée par la liste de brevets n'a pas en soi besoin d'être breveté, ou plutôt, il ne doit rien à l'ingéniosité de la « première » personne.
"I have said to myself that as long as I did nothing contrary to the respect which I owe to the traditional probity of the family I could live as I am living, and this has reassured me somewhat in regard to the fears I have had."
– Je me suis dit que tant que je ne ferais rien qui fût contraire au respect que je dois à votre nom et à la probité traditionnelle de la famille, je pourrais vivre comme je vis, ce qui m'a rassuré un peu sur les craintes que j'avais.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
To my mind, the duke and peer owe far more to the workman and the pauper than the pauper and the workman owe to the duke.
Selon moi, le duc et pair se doit bien plus à l’artisan ou au pauvre, que le pauvre et l’artisan ne se doivent au duc et pair.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
What do you owe to these poor unfortunates, oh Christians?
Que devez-vous à ces infortunés, ô chrétiens?
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"It's to me you owe all this!" she exclaimed, in an outburst of triumph.
«Hein! c’est à moi que tu dois tout cela! s’écria-t-elle avec une explosion de triomphe.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

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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