'paying' tiene referencia cruzada con 'pay'. Se encuentra en una o más de las líneas abajo.'paying' is cross-referenced with 'pay'. It is in one or more of the lines below.
| Principal Translations |
| pay⇒ vi | (make a payment) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | I have no money. Can you pay? |
| | No tengo dinero. ¿Puedes pagar? |
| pay for [sth] vi + prep | (give money in exchange) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | He paid for his dinner when the bill came. |
| | Cuando le dieron la cuenta él la pagó. |
| pay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (offer money to) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll pay you five dollars if you tell me where he went. |
| | Te pagaré 5 dólares si me dices a dónde fue. |
| pay [sth]⇒ vtr | (settle) | saldar⇒ vtr |
| | I would like to pay my account now. |
| | Me gustaría saldar mi cuenta ahora. |
| pay [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (give money for) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | What a nice dress! How much did you pay for it? |
| | ¡Qué vestido más bonito! ¿Cuánto pagaste por él? |
| pay [sb] [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (give money in exchange) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | I'll pay you ten dollars for that shirt. |
| | Te pagaré diez dólares por esa camisa. |
| | Te daré diez dólares por esa camisa. |
| pay [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (offer money to do [sth]) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | They paid him to redecorate their house. |
| | Le pagaron por redecorar su casa. |
| pay [sb] [sth] to do [sth] v expr | (give money in exchange) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar⇒ vtr |
| | My dad paid me five pounds to clean his car. |
| | Mi padre me pagó cinco libras por limpiar su coche. |
| | Mi padre me dio cinco libras por limpiar su coche. |
| pay [sth] (to [sb])⇒ vtr | (respects, tribute: show) (respeto) | presentar algo a alguien, prestar algo a alguien loc verb |
| | He paid his respects to the king. |
| | Él le presentó sus respetos al rey. |
| Additional Translations |
| pay n | (wages, salary) | salario nm |
| | | paga nf |
| | The pay at this company is pretty good. |
| | En esta compañía el salario es bastante bueno. |
| pay n | informal (payroll) | nómina nf |
| | Linda is the secretary and Betty works on invoices and pay. |
| | Linda es la secretaria y Betty trabaja en facturas y nómina. |
pay,
paying n as adj | US (not free of charge) | de pago loc adj |
| | | pago/a adj |
| | While most web sites are free, there are some pay sites. |
| | Mientras que la mayoría de las páginas web son gratis, otras son de pago. |
| pay to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be beneficial) | compensar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar frutos loc verb |
| | It usually pays to be nice to people. |
| | Ser cordial con los demás suele compensar. |
| pay⇒ vi | (offer as salary) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | It sounds like a good job, but what do they pay? |
| | Parece un buen trabajo pero, ¿cuánto pagan? |
| pay vi | figurative (be beneficial) | rendir⇒ vi |
| | | dar frutos loc verb |
| | It just goes to show—sometimes being nice to people pays. |
| | Sólo demuestra que a veces ser bueno con la gente rinde. |
| pay vi | figurative (suffer consequences) (figurado) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | | sufrir⇒ vtr |
| | Don't do it! You are going to pay if you do! |
| | ¡No lo hagas! ¡Pagarás las consecuencias si lo haces! |
| | Si lo haces sufrirás las consecuencias. |
| pay for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (suffer consequences) (coloquial) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | You'll pay for what you did to me - I'll make sure of that! |
| | Pagarás por lo que me has hecho, ¡y me aseguraré de ello! |
| | (coloquial) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | Vas a pagar por lo que me has hecho, ¡y me aseguraré de ello! |
| pay [sth]⇒ vtr | nautical (let ship fall to leeward) | soltar⇒ vtr |
| pay [sth] vtr | nautical (tar ship's bottom) | alquitranar un barco loc verb |
| pay [sth] vtr | (yield as a return) | rendir⇒ vtr |
| | The stock paid six percent last year. |
| | Las acciones rindieron un seis por ciento el año pasado. |
| pay [sth] vtr | (taxes: contribute) (impuestos) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | As someone who pays her taxes, I like to have a say in what the council does with my money. |
| | Como alguien que paga sus impuestos, me gustaría decir algo con respecto a lo que el Consejo hace con mi dinero. |
Locuciones verbales
pay | paying |
| pay [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money) | devolver algo loc verb |
| | I can't afford to pay back the fifty pounds he lent me. |
| | No puedo devolverle las 50 libras que me prestó. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money to) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | I will pay you back the £5 tomorrow. |
| | Te devolveré las cinco libras mañana. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge on) | vengarse de alguien v prnl + prep |
| | (coloquial) | devolvérsela a alguien loc verb + prep |
| | After John embarrassed Susan, she paid him back by playing a joke on him. |
| | Después de que John avergonzara a Susan, ella se vengó de él jugándole una broma. |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | vengarse de alguien por algo loc verb |
| | How shall I pay him back for that dirty trick he played on me? |
| | ¿Cómo puedo vengarme de él por ese truco sucio que me hizo? |
| pay [sb] back for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | vengarse de alguien por hacer algo loc verb |
| | I still haven't paid you back for humiliating me in front of all my friends. |
| | Todavía no me he vengado de ti por haberme humillado en frente de todos mis amigos. |
| pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (make a down payment) | hacer un pago inicial loc verb |
pay down [sth],
pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (partly pay off, pay back: debt) | saldar⇒ vtr |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
pay in [sth],
pay [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (money: put into a bank) | ingresar⇒ vtr |
| | I went to the bank and paid in a cheque. |
| | Voy al banco a ingresar este cheque en mi cuenta. |
| pay [sth] in full vtr phrasal sep | (pay completely) | saldar la cuenta loc verb |
| | I was happy to pay the invoice in full and be free of debt. |
| | Me alegró saldar la cuenta y no tener deudas. |