due

A. adj.

• 1 (owed) geschuldet; zustehend [Eigentum, Recht usw.] there's sth. due to me, I've got sth. due = mir steht etw. zu

• 2 (immediately payable) fällig

• 3 (that it is proper to give or use) gebührend; angemessen [Belohnung] be due to sb. = jmdm. gebühren with all due respect = bei allem gebotenen Respekt

• 4 (attributable) the mistake was due to negligence = der Fehler war durch Nachlässigkeit verursacht it's due to her that we missed the train = ihretwegen verpassten wir den Zug

• 5 (scheduled, expected) be due to do sth. = etw. tun sollen be due [to arrive] = ankommen sollen

• 6 (likely to get, deserving) be due for sth. = etw. verdienen

B. adv.

• 1due north = genau nach Norden

• 2due to = aufgrund (+ Gen.); = auf Grund (+ Gen.)

C. n.

• 1give sb. his due = jmdm. Gerechtigkeit widerfahren lassen

• 2dues (fees) = Gebühren (Pl.)