pay

pagar

verb

pay
[peɪ]
sustantivo
1sueldo (m) paga (f)
  • the pay's good/bad -> el sueldo es bueno/malo
  • to be in somebody's pay -> estar a sueldo de alguien
  • pay ->
  • check ->
  • check -> cheque (m) del sueldo (británicoor Estados Unidos)
  • pay packet -> sobre (m) de la paga (británico)
  • pay phone -> teléfono (m) de monedas
  • pay rise -> aumento (m) de sueldo
  • pay slip -> nómina (f) (documento)
  • pay talks -> negociación (f) salarial
verbo transitivo (pt & pp paid [peɪd])
2pagar (person, money, bill)
  • I paid £5 for it -> me costó 5 libras
  • to be well/badly paid -> estar bien/mal pagado(a)
  • I wouldn't do it if you paid me -> no lo haría ni aunque me pagaras
  • he insisted on paying his way -> se empeñó en pagarlo de su propio dinero or costeárselo él mismo
  • to pay cash -> pagar en efectivo
  • to pay money into somebody's account -> ingresar or (español de España) depositar dinero en la cuenta de alguien (Am)
3(give)
  • to pay attention -> prestar atención
  • to pay somebody a compliment -> hacerle un cumplido a alguien
  • to pay somebody a visit -> hacer una visita a alguien
  • to pay homage to somebody -> rendir homenaje a alguien
  • she paid her respects to the President -> presentó sus respetos al presidente
4(profit)
  • it will pay you to do it -> te conviene hacerlo
verbo intransitivo
5pagar (give payment)
  • to pay for something -> pagar algo
  • to pay through the nose -> pagar un ojo de la cara or un riñón (español de España)
  • who's paying? -> ¿quién paga?
  • to pay by check -> pagar con un cheque
6(be profitable)
  • it wouldn't pay -> no sería rentable, no merecería la pena
  • it pays to be honest -> conviene ser honrado

pay [pei]
participio pasivo
1PAID).
2Pagar; remunerar, recompensar.
3Gastar, desembolsar; cubrir o pagar los gastos de; distribuir en pagos.
4Dar tributo, ofrecer algo a uno; dar, hacer.
5Ser provechoso a, aprovechar
adjetivo & verbo neutro (intransitivo)
6Pagar, sufrir el castigo o la pena por alguna falta, culpa, olvido, etc. 6.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
7Pagar, satisfacer una deuda (bill, debt). (n)
8Producir adecuada ganancia, dar provecho. (n)
  • To pay in full -> pagar por completo
va. (pret. y Pagar, corresponder a los beneficios que se reciben.
  • To pay a ship’s bottom -> (Mar.) despalmar, embrear y alquitranar la embarcación
  • To pay the seams -> (Mar.) embrear las costuras
va. Embrear.
sustantivo
1Paga; sueldo, salario.
  • Equal igualdad de salario -> (Mil.) la paga diaria del soldado
2Compensación, recompensa; equivalente.
3Recompensa, merecido, pena.
  • Half- medio sueldo. Half-pay officer -> oficial retirado
  • Pay-clerk -> empleado pagador
  • Pay-dirt, pay-gravel -> tierra o arena que da cantidad provechosa de oro
  • Pay increase -> incremento salarial
  • To get one’s cobrar. Pay TV -> televisión de pago

pay [peɪ] paid (past)
noun
(wages) [of professional person] sueldo; (m) [of worker] salario; (m) sueldo; (m) [of day labourer] jornal; (m) (payment) paga; (f)
the pay's not very good no pagan muy bien; to draw get one's payor cobrar; to be in sb's pay estar al servicio de algn; agents in the enemy's pay agentes al servicio del enemigo; (m)
the bill was sponsored by him so that policemen in his pay could plant pistols on members of his rival's gangs and cart them off ot jail the Honorable Member for Forthill South has been in the pay of the KGB since 1975
verb:transitive
1 [+bill, duty, fee] pagar; [+account] liquidar; [+debt] saldar; liquidar; [+employee, worker] pagar a
to pay sb £10 pagar 10 libras a algn; how much is there to pay? ¿cuánto hay que pagar?; to pay sb to do a job pagar a algn para que haga un trabajo
paid (on receipted bill) pagado
to pay sth on accountaccount pagar algo a cuenta
a badly paid workerbadly un obrero mal pagado
to pay cash (down)cash pagar al contado
I paid £5 for that recordfor pagué 5 libras por ese disco
how much did you pay for it? ¿cuánto pagaste por él?; ¿cuánto te costó?; that's what you're paid for para eso te pagan; it's a service that has to be paid for es un servicio que hay que pagar
to be get paid on Fridaysorget cobrar los viernes
when do you get paid? ¿cuándo cobras?
does your current account pay interest?interest ¿le rinde intereses su cuenta corriente?
to pay money into an accountinto ingresar dinero en una cuenta
to [put] paid to sth/sb
to pay one's wayway pagarse los gastos
2 (be profitable to)
it wouldn't pay him to do it no le compensaría hacerlo; no le valdría la pena hacerlo; but it paid him in the long run pero a la larga le fue provechoso
3 [+attention] prestar;to a; [+homage] rendir;to a; [+respects] ofrecer; presentar
to pay sb a visit callor to pay a visit to a call on sbor ir a ver a algn
verb:intransitive
1 pagar
don't worry, I'll pay no te preocupes, lo pago yo
to pay in advanceadvance pagar por adelantado
can I pay by cheque?by ¿puedo pagar con cheque?
to pay for sthfor pagar algo
they paid for her to go pagaron para que fuera
to pay in fullfull pagarlo todo; pagar la cantidad íntegra
to pay in instalmentsinstalments pagar a plazos
2 [+job]
his job pays well tiene un buen sueldo; el trabajo le paga bien
3 (be profitable) [+business] rendir; ser rentable
the business doesn't pay el negocio no es rentable; it pays to advertise compensa hacer publicidad
crime doesn't pay
it pays to be courteous/tell the truth vale la pena ser cortés/decir la verdad
4 (suffer) pagar
she paid for it with her life le costó la vida; they made him pay dearly for it le hicieron pagarlo muy caro; you'll pay for this! ¡me las pagarás!
modifier
pay as you earn (Britain) retención fiscal (hecha por la empresa); (f)
pay award (n) adjudicación de aumento de salarios; (f)
pay bargaining (n) negociación salarial; (f)
...the dispute over how future pay bargaining should be conducted
pay bed (n) cama de pago; (f)
pay cheque (n) cheque de la paga; (m) (salary) sueldo; (m)
pay desk (n) caja; (f)
pay dirt (n) (US) grava provechosa; (f)
suddenly he struck lucky. `Not just ordinary pay dirt, but small nuggets of gold
to hit strike pay dirtor dar con un filón de oro
The first two with whom she spoke hung up on her # The third was not rude, but he refused to help her. With the fourth, she struck pay dirt All through their meal Johnson and the Robinsons worked their sources for information. Rumors were flying about the First Boston bid, although they couldn't tell what, if any, impact it had had. It was Johnson who finally hit pay dirt
pay envelope (n) (US) sobre de la paga; (m)
pay increase (n) incremento salarial; (m)
pay negotiations (n) negociaciones salariales; (f)
pay office (n) caja; (f) pagaduría; (f)
pay packet (n) (Britain) sobre de la paga; (m)
pay pause (old-fashioned) (n) congelación de sueldos y salarios; (f)
sabotaging the Government's pay pause by backing the dockers in a pay dispute In July 1961 the government introduced a pay pause in an attempt to reduce inflation
pay phone (n) (Britain) teléfono público; (m)
pay policy (n) política salarial; (f)
pay round (n) serie de negociaciones salariales; (f)
pay scale (n) escala salarial; (f)
She had reached the top of the pay scale as a head of department in 1990 "It does not help people lower down the pay scale," she says
pay slip (n) nómina; (f) hoja salarial de sueldo; (f)or
pay station (n) (US) teléfono público; (m) (for parking) parquímetro; (m)
pay structure (n) estructura salarial; (f)
pay talks (n)
pay negotiations See culture box in entry pay.
pay television (n) televisión de pago; (f)

Verb Conjugation for "pay"

Imperative
  • pay
  • you pay
  • he/she pays
  • we pay
  • you pay
  • they pay
Preterite
  • I paid
  • you paid
  • he/she paid
  • we paid
  • you paid
  • they paid
Present Continuous
  • I am paying
  • you are paying
  • he/she is paying
  • we are paying
  • you are paying
  • they are paying
Present Perfect
  • I have paid
  • you have paid
  • he/she has paid
  • we have paid
  • you have paid
  • they have paid
Past Continuous
  • I was paying
  • you were paying
  • he/she was paying
  • we were paying
  • you were paying
  • they were paying
Past Perfect
  • I had paid
  • you had paid
  • he/she had paid
  • we had paid
  • you had paid
  • they had paid
Future
  • I will pay
  • you will pay
  • he/she will pay
  • we will pay
  • you will pay
  • they will pay
Future Perfect
  • I will have paid
  • you will have paid
  • he/she will have paid
  • we will have paid
  • you will have paid
  • they will have paid
Future Continuous
  • I will be paying
  • you will be paying
  • he/she will be paying
  • we will be paying
  • you will be paying
  • they will be paying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been paying
  • you have been paying
  • he/she has been paying
  • we have been paying
  • you have been paying
  • they have been paying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been paying
  • you will have been paying
  • he/she will have been paying
  • we will have been paying
  • you will have been paying
  • they will have been paying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been paying
  • you had been paying
  • he/she had been paying
  • we had been paying
  • you had been paying
  • they had been paying
Imperative
  • pay
  • pay
  • I pay
  • you pay
  • he/she pays
  • we pay
Present
  • you pay
  • they pay
  • I payed
  • you payed
  • he/she payed
  • we payed
Preterite
  • you payed
  • they payed
  • I am paying
  • you are paying
  • he/she is paying
  • we are paying
Present Continuous
  • you are paying
  • they are paying
  • I have payed
  • you have payed
  • he/she has payed
  • we have payed
Present Perfect
  • you have payed
  • they have payed
  • I was paying
  • you were paying
  • he/she was paying
  • we were paying
Past Continuous
  • you were paying
  • they were paying
  • I had payed
  • you had payed
  • he/she had payed
  • we had payed
Past Perfect
  • you had payed
  • they had payed
  • I will pay
  • you will pay
  • he/she will pay
  • we will pay
Future
  • you will pay
  • they will pay
  • I will have payed
  • you will have payed
  • he/she will have payed
  • we will have payed
Future Perfect
  • you will have payed
  • they will have payed
  • I will be paying
  • you will be paying
  • he/she will be paying
  • we will be paying
Future Continuous
  • you will be paying
  • they will be paying
  • I have been paying
  • you have been paying
  • he/she has been paying
  • we have been paying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • you have been paying
  • they have been paying
  • I will have been paying
  • you will have been paying
  • he/she will have been paying
  • we will have been paying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • you will have been paying
  • they will have been paying
  • I had been paying
  • you had been paying
  • he/she had been paying
  • we had been paying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • you had been paying
  • they had been paying
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