- due
- See: give one's due, give the devil his due, in due course at in good time
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
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due — due … Dictionnaire des rimes
due — adj [Old French deu, past participle of devoir to owe, from Latin debere] 1 a: satisfying or capable of satisfying an obligation, duty, or requirement under the law the buyer s due performance under the contract due proof of loss b: proper under… … Law dictionary
due to — 1. The use of due to is one of the key topics of discussion in debates about correct usage, along with infer/imply and the split infinitive. As an adjective meaning ‘owing, payable, attributable, (of an event etc.) intended to happen or arrive’… … Modern English usage
due — [djuː ǁ duː] adjective 1. [not before a noun] if an amount of money is due, it must be paid now or at the stated time: • Breakwater said it was unable to meet an interest payment due yesterday. see also past due 2. [only before a noun] LAW prop … Financial and business terms
due — adj Due, rightful, condign are comparable when they mean being in accordance with what is just and appro priate. Due, which basically means owed or owing as a debt, carries over in the sense here considered a strong implication that the thing so… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
due — [do͞o, dyo͞o] adj. [ME < OFr deu, pp. of devoir, to owe < L debere, to owe: see DEBT] 1. owed or owing as a debt, right, etc.; payable [the first payment is due] 2. suitable; fitting; proper [with all due respect] 3. as much as is required; … English World dictionary
due — ► ADJECTIVE 1) owing or payable. 2) expected at or planned for a certain time. 3) (often due to) merited; fitting. 4) at a point where something is owed or merited: he was due for a rise. 5) proper; appropriate: due process of law. ► NOU … English terms dictionary
due — {{hw}}{{due}}{{/hw}}[2 nella numerazione araba, II in quella romana] A agg. num. card. 1 Indica una quantità composta di un unità più uno: l uomo ha due braccia e due gambe. 2 (est.) Pochi (con valore indeterm. per indicare una piccola quantità) … Enciclopedia di italiano
Due — Due, a. [OF. deu, F. d[^u], p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L. debere. See {Debt}, {Habit}, and cf. {Duty}.] 1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable. [1913 Webster] 2. Justly claimed as a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
due — due; due·ness; en·due; en·due·ment; sub·due; un·due; ven·due; fon·due; res·i·due; … English syllables
due to — [ du tu ] preposition *** because of something: The company s financial losses were due to poor management. He almost died due to lack of oxygen. largely due to: The negative image of immigrants is largely due to ignorance. partly due to/due in… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
