pay phone in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pay phone in the French»English Dictionary

taxiphone

pay phone

payer le téléphone

to pay the phone bill inf

Translations for pay phone in the English»French Dictionary

I.phone [Brit fəʊn, Am foʊn] N

1. phone TELEC:

phone

téléphone m

to be on the phone (be talking)

être au téléphone

to be on the phone (be subscriber)

avoir le téléphone

she's on the phone to her boyfriend

elle est au téléphone avec son copain

he told me on or over the phone that …

il m'a dit au téléphone que …

can you order by phone?

est-ce qu'on peut commander par téléphone?

2. phone LING:

phone

phone m

II.phone [Brit fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB trans

phone

passer un coup de fil à inf

phone

téléphoner à

person, organization she phoned her instructions to her lawyer

elle a téléphoné ses instructions à son avocat

to phone France

téléphoner en France, appeler la France

III.phone [Brit fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB intr

phone

téléphoner

to phone for a doctor/taxi

appeler un médecin/taxi

I.pay [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ] N

pay (gen)

salaire m

pay (to manual worker)

paie f

pay (to manual worker)

salaire m

pay (to soldier)

solde f

pay (to domestic)

gages mpl dated

pay (to domestic)

salaire m

pay ADMIN

traitement m

extra pay

prime f de salaire

to be in the pay of sb pej

être à la solde de qn

rate of pay ADMIN

taux de rémunération

holidays Brit or vacation Am with/without pay

congés payés/sans solde

pay and allowances

rémunération principale et indemnités

what's the pay like?

est-ce que c'est bien payé?

the pay is good

c'est bien payé

the pay is good attr agreement, claim, negotiations, deal

salarial

the pay is good rise, cut

de salaire

the pay is good freeze, structure, policy

des salaires

II.pay <pret, pp paid> [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ] VB trans

1. pay (for goods, services):

pay tradesman, creditor

payer (for pour, to do pour faire)

pay bill, debt, fees

payer, régler

pay price, sum etc

payer (for pour)

pay down payment

verser (on sur)

to pay cash

payer comptant

to pay £100 on account

verser un acompte de 100 livres

she paid him £300 to repair the roof

elle l'a payé 300 livres pour réparer le toit

to pay sth into account

verser qc sur

to pay sth into charity

verser qc à

to pay sb for his trouble

payer qn de sa peine

2. pay (for regular work):

pay employee

payer

to pay high/low wages

payer bien/mal

to be paid weekly/monthly

être payé à la semaine/au mois

all expenses paid

tous frais payés

3. pay FIN (accrue) account, bond:

pay interest

rapporter

to pay dividends fig

finir par rapporter

4. pay (give):

to pay attention/heed to

faire/prêter attention à

to pay a tribute to sb

rendre hommage à qn

to pay sb a compliment

faire des compliments à qn

to pay sb a visit

rendre visite à qn

5. pay (benefit):

it would pay him/her etc to do fig

il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire

it would pay you to find out

tu y gagnerais à te renseigner

it pays to be honest

cela paie toujours d'être honnête

it doesn't pay to do

cela ne sert à rien de faire

6. pay NAUT < pret, pp paid or payed>:

pay vessel

laisser dériver

III.pay <pret, pp paid> [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ] VB intr

1. pay (hand over money):

pay

payer

she/the insurance will pay

elle/l'assurance paiera

to pay for sth

payer qc also fig

to pay dearly for sth fig

payer chèrement qc

I'll make you pay for this! fig

tu me le paieras!

I'll pay for you (in cinema etc)

je vais payer pour toi

they're paying for him to go to college/to Spain

ils lui paient ses études/son voyage en Espagne

‘pay on entry’

‘paiement à l'entrée’

you have to pay to get in

l'entrée est payante

‘pay and display’ (in carpark)

‘payez et laissez le ticket en évidence’

pay on demand (on cheque)

payer à vue

2. pay (settle):

pay

payer

to pay in cash/by cheque/in instalments

payer en espèces/par chèque/à tempérament

to pay one's own way

payer sa part

3. pay (reward employee):

the work doesn't pay very well

le travail est mal payé

4. pay (bring gain):

pay business:

rapporter

pay activity, quality:

payer

to pay handsomely

rapporter gros

crime/dishonesty doesn't pay

le crime/la malhonnêteté ne paie pas

to pay for itself business, purchase:

s'amortir

to make sth pay

rentabiliser qc

IV.pay [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ]

there'll be hell inf or the devil to pay

ça va barder inf

to pay a visit inf, euph

aller au petit coin inf

pay phone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay phone in the English»French Dictionary

pay phone N

pay phone

téléphone m à pièces

Translations for pay phone in the English»French Dictionary

I.phone [fəʊn, Am foʊn] N

phone

téléphone m

to answer the phone

répondre au téléphone

to hang up the phone

raccrocher

to hang the phone up on sb

raccrocher au nez de qn

to pick up the phone

prendre le téléphone

by phone

par téléphone

on the phone

au téléphone

phone call/line

appel m /ligne f téléphonique

to be on the phone Brit

être au téléphone

II.phone [fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB intr

phone

téléphoner

he phoned for a pizza

il a commandé une pizza par téléphone

III.phone [fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB trans

phone

téléphoner à

I.pay [peɪ] N

pay

paie f

to be in the pay of sb/sth

être à la solde de qn/qc

II.pay <paid, paid> [peɪ] VB trans

1. pay (give money):

pay

payer

to pay sb $500

payer qn 500$

to pay sb for sth

payer qn pour qc

to pay cash/dollars

payer en liquide/en dollars

to pay a refund

effectuer un remboursement

to pay sth into an account

verser qc sur un compte

to pay sb to +infin

payer qc pour +infin

to pay a salary

verser un salaire

to pay sb poorly

mal payer qn

to pay one's debts

payer ses dettes

to pay a loan

rembourser un prêt

to pay one's way

payer sa part

to pay five dollars an hour

payer cinq dollars de l'heure

to pay the price fig

payer le prix

2. pay (benefit, be worthwhile, repay):

pay

rapporter

to pay sb sth

rapporter qc à qn

to pay dividends fig

porter ses fruits

3. pay (give):

to pay attention to sth

prêter attention à qc

to pay a call on sb, to pay sb a call

rendre visite à qn

to pay sb a compliment

faire un compliment à qn

to pay homage to sb/sth

rendre hommage à qn/qc

to pay one's respects to sb

présenter ses respects à qn

Phrases:

he who pays the piper calls the tune prov

quelqu'un qui paye a bien le droit de choisir

to put paid to sth Brit, Aus fig

mettre qc à terre

III.pay <paid, paid> [peɪ] VB intr

1. pay (settle, recompense):

pay

payer

to pay by cash

payer en liquide

to pay by cheque/credit card

payer par chèque/carte de crédit

2. pay (suffer):

pay

payer

to pay with one's life fig

payer de sa vie

3. pay (benefit, be worthwhile):

pay

rapporter

insulation pays for itself

l'isolation fait économiser ce qu'elle coûte

it pays to +infin

ça rapporte de +infin

it doesn't pay to +infin

ce n'est pas rentable de +infin

to pay through the nose for sth inf

payer le prix fort pour qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Before arriving at the location, he stopped to make a phone call from a pay phone.

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From a pay phone, he calls his alter ego and says he wants to work things out.

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Meanwhile, they received phone calls on their dormitory pay phone from record companies seeking out the band and wanting to sign them for an album.

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He discovers that twelve seconds of camera footage is missing, and receives a mysterious phone call from a pay phone warning him that he is in serious trouble.

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He attempts to use a pay phone, but it's out of order.

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Upon receiving the correct payment for the call, the pay phone would then connect the microphone and allow the caller to speak.

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He wore a fedora and would bolt out of court to a pay phone and, without dialing anybody, file an update.

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John calls her from a pay phone booth.

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Then, using a pay phone, he pretends to be a physician on an emergency call and gets the phone number corresponding to the ladies' address.

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There is a small car park out the front of the shopping complex, with a public pay phone as well.

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