pay [peɪ] paid (past)
sustantivo
(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 or get one's pay cobrar; to be in sb's pay estar al servicio de algn; agents in the enemy's pay agentes (m) al servicio del enemigo
verbo transitivo
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 account pagar algo a cuenta
a badly paid worker un obrero mal pagado
to pay cash (down) pagar al contado
I paid £5 for that record 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 or get paid on Fridays cobrar los viernes
when do you get paid? ¿cuándo cobras?
does your current account pay interest? ¿le rinde intereses su cuenta corriente?
to pay money into an account ingresar dinero en una cuenta
to pay one's way 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
verbo intransitivo
1 pagar
don't worry, I'll pay no te preocupes, lo pago yo
to pay in advance pagar por adelantado
can I pay by cheque? ¿puedo pagar con cheque?
to pay for sth pagar algo
they paid for her to go pagaron para que fuera
to pay in full pagarlo todo; pagar la cantidad íntegra
to pay in instalments pagar a plazos
modificador
pay as you earn (Britain) retención (f) fiscal (hecha por la empresa)
pay award (n) adjudicación (f) de aumento de salarios
pay bargaining (n) negociación (f) salarial
pay bed (n) cama (f) de pago
pay cheque (n) cheque (m) de la paga; (salary) sueldo (m)
pay desk (n) caja (f)
pay dirt (n) (US) grava (f) provechosa
to hit or strike pay dirt dar con un filón de oro
pay envelope (n) (US) sobre (m) de la paga
pay increase (n) incremento (m) salarial
pay negotiations (n) negociaciones (f) salariales
pay office (n) caja (f); pagaduría (f)
pay packet (n) (Britain) sobre (m) de la paga
pay pause (n) congelación (f) de sueldos y salarios
pay phone (n) (Britain) teléfono (m) público
pay policy (n) política (f) salarial
pay round (n) serie (f) de negociaciones salariales
pay scale (n) escala (f) salarial
pay slip (n) nómina (f); hoja (f) salarial or de sueldo
pay station (n) (US) teléfono (m) público; (for parking) parquímetro (m)
pay structure (n) estructura (f) salarial
pay television (n) televisión (f) de pago