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A. v aux

• 1 to have to je dois aller au travail = I've got to or I must go to work il a dû accepter = he had to accept il aurait dû partir = he should have leftTranslate have to | into German

• 2il a dû accepter = he must have accepted elle doit avoir 13 ans = she must be about 13 years old

• 3cela devait arriver = it was bound to happen un incident qui devait avoir de graves conséquences = an incident which was to have serious consequences ils doivent arriver vers 10 heures = they're due to arrive around 10 o'clock

B. vtr

• to owe il me doit des excuses = he owes me an apology Definition of owe in the British & World English dictionary Definition of owe in the US English dictionary Translate owe | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. v refl (+ v être) (se devoir)

• 1je me dois de le faire = it's my duty to do it

• 2les époux se doivent fidélité = spouses owe it to each other to be faithful

• 3un homme de son rang se doit d'avoir un chauffeur = a man of his standing has to have a chauffeur

D. phr (comme il se doit)

• 1agir comme il se doit = to behave in the correct way

• 2comme il se doit, elle est en retard! = as you might expect, she's late!