Grammatical class
Noun
dette
debt
Details
Syllables
det-te
Phonetics
dɛt
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
8795
Freq. (movies)
3167
Freq. (news)
470
Sentences
J'ai une dette à payer.
I have a debt to pay.
A1
J'ai une dette envers toi.
I'm indebted to you.
A1
J'ai une dette envers lui.
I owe him a debt.
A1
À combien se monte ma dette ?
How much does my debt amount to?
A1
Je l'ai vendu et payé ma dette.
I sold it and paid my debt.
A2
Sa dette se monte à 100.000 yen.
His debts amount to 100,000 yen.
A2
La dette du pays s'accroît.
The national debt is growing.
B1
Je dois rembourser la dette.
I must repay the debt.
B1
Sa dette a atteint 100 dollars.
His debt came to 100 dollars.
B1
La Grèce a fait défaut sur sa dette.
Greece has defaulted on its debt.
B1
Tom accumule dette sur dette.
Tom accumulates debt on top of debt.
B2
Sa dette se montait à cent dollars.
His debt reached a hundred dollars.
B2