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devoir

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devoir [dəvwaʀ] nmduty;
(Scol) → piece of homework, homework no pl: (en classe) → exercise
vt [+ argent, respect];
devoir qch (à qn) → to owe (sb) sth;
(suivi de l'infinitif) (obligation);
il doit le faire → he has to do it, he must do it: (fatalité);
cela devait arriver un jour → it was bound to happen: (intention);
il doit partir demain → he is (due) to leave tomorrow: (probabilité);
il doit être tard → it must be late;
se faire un devoir de faire qch → to make it one's duty to do sth;
devoirs de vacances → homework set for the holidays;
se devoir de faire qch → to be duty bound to do sth;
je devrais faire → I ought to ou should do;
tu n'aurais pas dû → you ought not to have ou shouldn't have;
comme il se doit (= comme il faut) → as is right and proper

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