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"Pagos" is a form of "pago", a noun which is often translated as "payment". "Plazo" is a noun which is often translated as "term". Learn more about the difference between "plazo" and "pagos" below.
el plazo(
plah
-
soh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (payment)
a. installment
He decidido pagar el coche nuevo a plazos.I have decided to pay for the new car in installments.
el pago(
pah
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goh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
a. payment
Tengo que hacer el pago del coche el cinco de este mes.I need to make my car payment on the fifth of this month.
a. reward
Las sonrisas de los niños fueron pago suficiente.The children's smiles were reward enough.
3. (area)
a. region
Mucha gente habla quechua por estos pagos de Perú.A lot of people speak Quechua around this region of Peru.
4. (homeland)
a. home turf
Después de pasar dos años en París, estaba contento de volver a sus pagos en Uruguay.After spending two years in Paris, he was glad to get back to his home turf in Uruguay.
