due

due
due [{{t}}dju:]
1 noun
(what one deserves) to give him his due, he did apologize pour lui rendre justice, il faut reconnaître qu'il s'est excusé
2 adjective
(a) (owed, payable → amount, balance, money) dû; (debt) exigible; (bill) échu;
when's the next instalment due? quand le prochain versement doit-il être fait?;
due and payable now (on bill) payable dès maintenant;
he's due some money from me je lui dois de l'argent;
I'm due some money next week on doit me verser de l'argent la semaine prochaine;
repayment due on 1 December remboursement à effectuer le 1er décembre;
to fall due (bill) arriver à échéance, échoir;
to be due an apology avoir droit à des excuses;
to be due a bit of luck/some good weather mériter un peu de chance/du beau temps;
I'm due (for) a rise (I will receive one) je vais être augmenté, je vais recevoir une augmentation; (I deserve one) je suis en droit d'attendre une augmentation;
(to give) credit where credit's due pour dire ce qui est, pour être juste
(b) (expected)
we're due round there at 7.30 on nous attend à 7 heures 30, nous devons y être à 7 heures 30;
to be due to do sth devoir faire qch;
we were due to meet at 10 p.m. nous devions nous retrouver à 22 heures;
the train is due in or to arrive now le train devrait arriver d'un instant à l'autre;
when is he/the train due? quand doit-il/quand le train doit-il arriver?;
she's due back next week elle doit rentrer la semaine prochaine;
the next issue is due out next week le prochain numéro doit sortir la semaine prochaine;
her baby is or she's due any day now elle doit accoucher d'un jour à l'autre
(c) (proper)
to give sth due consideration accorder mûre réflexion à qch;
after due consideration après mûre réflexion;
to fail to exercise due care and attention ne pas prêter l'attention nécessaire;
to give sb due warning prévenir qn suffisamment tôt;
due process of law garantie f suffisante du droit;
in due course (at the proper time) en temps voulu; (in the natural course of events) à un certain moment; (at a later stage, eventually) plus tard;
the impostor was unmasked in due course l'imposteur a finalement été démasqué;
to treat sb with due respect traiter qn avec le respect qui lui est dû;
with (all) due respect… avec tout le respect que je vous dois…, sauf votre respect…;
with (all) due respect to the Prime Minister avec tout le respect qui est dû au Premier ministre
3 adverb
(east, west etc) plein
4 dues plural noun
droits mpl;
{{}}figurative{{}} he's paid his dues, he deserves his promotion il a travaillé dur, il a mérité son avancement
5 due to preposition
(a) (owing to) à cause de, en raison de;
due to bad weather they arrived late ils sont arrivés en retard à cause du mauvais temps
(b) (because of) grâce à;
it's all due to you c'est grâce à toi;
her success is due in (large) part to hard work elle doit sa réussite en grande partie à son travail acharné;
our late arrival was due to the bad weather notre retard était dû au mauvais temps
►► due date (of bill, payment) échéance f; (of baby) date f prévue pour la naissance;
on the due date à l'échéance, à terme échu

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