Usage examples of "owe a favour" in English with translation to French

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If I owe a person money, and cannot pay him, and he threatens to put me in prison, another person can take the debt upon himself, and pay it for me. Si je dois de l'argent à quelqu'un et ne peux pas le lui repayer et qu'il menace de me mettre en prison, une autre personne peut prendre la charge de la dette et la payer en mon nom.

May I ask you a favour? Puis-je vous demander une faveur ?

Could you do me a favour please? Pourrais-tu me rendre un service s'il te plaît ?

Do me a favour and shut up. Fais-moi le plaisir de la fermer.

May I request a favour of you? Puis-je vous demander une faveur ?

I have a favour to ask. J'ai une faveur à requérir.

A favour is never lost Une faveur n'est jamais perdue

I'm also in favour so it's three to one. And thus your objection is overruled. Je suis également en faveur, donc ça fait trois contre un. Et donc votre objection est rejetée.

I owe it to my mother that I was able to overcome my difficulties. C'est à ma mère que je dois d'avoir pu surmonter mes difficultés.

Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised. La grâce est trompeuse, et la beauté est vaine ; La femme qui craint l'Éternel est celle qui sera louée.

She said, "I owe it to him that I am popular." "C'est à lui que je dois ma popularité", dit-elle.

My father isn't really in favour of our marriage, because John still hasn't got a job. Mon père n'est pas vraiment favorable à notre mariage, parce que John n'a toujours pas d'emploi.

What I know about morals, I owe to soccer. Ce que je sais de la morale, c'est au football que je le dois.

Most students agree with the proposal, and made a list of arguments in favour of it. La plupart des étudiants sont d'accord avec la proposition et ont dressé une liste des arguments en sa faveur.

I owe him 100 yen. Je lui dois 100 yens.

I owe him some money. Je lui dois un peu d'argent.

I owe you ten dollars. Je te dois dix dollars.

You owe me one. Tu m'en dois une.

I owe what I am today to my uncle. Je dois ce que je suis aujourd'hui à mon oncle.

All I am I owe to my mother. Ce que je suis, je le dois à ma mère.

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