WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
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pay [sth] off,
pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pay all of: money owed) | pagar⇒ vtr |
| | | saldar⇒ vtr |
| | | amortizar⇒ vtr |
| | I've nearly paid off my mortgage. |
| | The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt. |
| | Casi he pagado mi hipoteca. // La agencia de cobro de impagados estuvo llamándome durante semanas hasta que pagué mi deuda. |
pay [sb] off,
pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe: [sb]) | comprar a, sobornar a vtr + prep |
| | (coloquial) | untar a vtr + prep |
| | (AmL: coloquial) | darle una mordida a loc verb + prep |
| | (AmS: coloquial) | coimear a vtr + prep |
| | The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off. |
| | La empresaria no quería que Leo hablara de sus prácticas fraudulentas, así que lo compró. |
| pay off vi phrasal | informal (have good consequences) | dar frutos loc verb |
| | | dar resultados loc verb |
| | | valer la pena loc verb |
| | Hard work and careful planning always pay off. |
| | El trabajo duro y una planificación cuidadosa siempre dan frutos. |
'paid off' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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