debe

/ˈdebe/, [ˈd̪e.β̞e]

has to, must, should

Examples

Tom debe perder un poco de peso.

Tom must lose a little weight.

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Él se debe haber ido.

He must have left.

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Uno no debe burlarse de los demás.

One should not make fun of others.

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Usted debe ser el nuevo maestro.

You must be the new teacher.

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Todo lo que debe hacer es rellenar los espacios en blanco.

All you have to do is fill in the blanks below.

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Cualquiera que haya hecho esta estupidez debe ser un perfecto idiota.

Anyone who would do a stupid thing like this must be a perfect fool.

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Israel debe ser borrado del mapa.

Israel should be wiped off the map.

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Tom me debe mucho dinero.

Tom owes me a lot of money.

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Ella debe haber estado enferma.

She must have been sick.

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Debe cumplir con ella.

You must meet with her.

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La mayoría de la gente piensa que el hombre no debe comer carne humana.

Most people think that people shouldn't eat people.

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Creo que debe responder a la pregunta.

I think you should answer the question.

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El hermano menor respondió, "He oído: 'Quien tenga miedo de las hojas no debe entrar en el bosque'".

The younger brother replied, "I have heard: 'He who is afraid of the leaves must not go into the forest.'"

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Cada frase que pronuncio debe ser entendida no como una afirmación, sino como una pregunta.

Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

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Tom debe estar furioso con Mary.

Tom must be furious with Mary.

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Tom debe de ser rico.

Tom must be rich.

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¿Qué rasgos debe tener un niño para aprender a tocar piano?

What stroke of genius must a child have to learn to play the piano?

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Tom debe ir a ver a Mary.

Tom has to go see Mary.

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Debe de estar cansado.

He must be tired.

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Él es un abogado, y debe ser tratado como tal.

He is a lawyer and must be treated as such.

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