devoir meaning in English
| French | English |
|---|---|
| devoir verbe | must◼◼◼(be required to) must◼◼◼(said about something that is very likely, probable, or certain to be true) have to◼◼◼verb have to◼◼◼(obligation) have to◼◼◼(conclusion) owe [owed, owing, owes]◼◼◻(to be in debt) owe [owed, owing, owes]◼◼◻(to be under an obligation) ought(indicating advisability or prudence) ought(indicating desirability) ought(indicating duty or obligation) |
| devoir nom {m} | duty [duties]◼◼◻(that which one is morally or legally obligated to do) |
| devoir nom | assignment [assignments]◼◼◻(typically a task given to students) |
| devoir(in conditional) verbe | ought(indicating likelihood or probability) |
| devoir de diligence nom {m} | duty of care◼◼◼(legal obligation) |
| devoir faire phrase | be supposed to◼◼◼(Required to) |
| devoir ne pas verbe | must not◼◼◼(must refrain from) |
| devoir une fière chandelle verbe | owe someone one(be indebted to someone) |
| devoirs nom {m pl} | homework [homeworks]◼◼◼(work that is done at home) lesson [lessons]◼◼◻(learning task assigned to a student) |
| Conditional form of devoir [see devrait and other forms] verbe | should(expressing obligation) should(expressing opinion) |
| en devoir une verbe | owe someone one(be indebted to someone) |
| le devoir m'appelle phrase | duty calls◼◼◼(expresses that the speaker has something they must do) |
| which can be emphasised using "bien" or a similar adverbial construction; (indicating obligation) devoir verbe | shall(indicating determination or obligation) |
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