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