half pay in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for half pay in the English»French Dictionary

half pay N

half pay

demi-salaire m

to be on half pay

avoir un demi-salaire

Translations for half pay in the French»English Dictionary

à la demi-solde

on half-pay

demi-solde

half-pay

payer demi-place TRANSP

to pay half-fare

payer demi-place (au spectacle)

to pay half-price

payer demi-tarif

to pay half-price

je ne peux te rembourser que la moitié de ce que tu m'as prêté hier

I can only pay you back half of what you lent me yesterday

Translations for half pay in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.half <pl halves> [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] N

1. half (one of two parts):

half

moitié f

half (of) the page/the people/the wine

la moitié de la page/des gens/du vin

half (of) 38 is 19

la moitié de 38 est 19

he arrives late half (of) the time

la moitié du temps il est en retard

to cut/tear/break sth in half

couper/déchirer/casser qc en deux

2. half MATH (fraction):

half

demi m

four and a half

quatre et demi

3. half SPORTS:

half (time period)

mi-temps f

half (pitch area)

moitié f de terrain

the first/second half

la première/seconde mi-temps

4. half SPORTS → half back

5. half Brit (half pint):

half inf

demi-pinte f

half inf

≈ bock m

6. half Brit (half fare):

half

demi-tarif m

II.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADJ

a half apple

une moitié de pomme

a half circle

un demi-cercle

a half-cup, half a cup

une demi-tasse

a half-litre, half a litre

un demi-litre

a half-litre pot

un pot d'un demi-litre

a half-page advertisement

une publicité d'une demi-page

twelve and a half per cent

douze et demi pour cent

two and a half cups

deux tasses et demie

III.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] PRON

1. half (50%):

half

moitié f

only half passed

seule la moitié a réussi

you can have half now, the rest later

tu peux en avoir la moitié maintenant et le reste plus tard

to cut/increase sth by half

réduire/augmenter qc de moitié

that was a meal and a half inf!

ça a été un sacré repas! inf

2. half (in time):

an hour and a half

une heure et demie

half past two/six Brit, half two/six inf

deux/six heures et demie

it starts at half past

ça commence à la demie

the buses run at half past the hour

les bus passent à la demie de chaque heure

3. half (in age):

she is ten and a half

elle a dix ans et demi

IV.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf] ADV

half full, over, asleep, drunk, cooked, dressed, eaten, hidden, understood, remembered:

half

à moitié

to half close one's eyes/the window

fermer les yeux/la fenêtre à moitié

it's half the price/the size

c'est moitié moins cher/moins grand

half as much money/as many people

moitié moins d'argent/de personnes

half as big/as heavy

moitié moins grand/lourd

half as much/as many again

moitié plus

half as tall again

moitié plus grand

he's half my age

il est moitié moins âgé que moi

she's half Italian

elle est à moitié italienne

he's half Spanish half Irish

il est mi-espagnol mi-irlandais

the word is half Latin half Greek

le mot est moitié latin moitié grec

half woman half fish

mi-femme mi-poisson, moitié femme moitié poisson

he was only half serious

il n'était qu'à moitié sérieux

half disappointed half relieved

mi-déçu mi-soulagé

to be only half right

n'avoir qu'à moitié raison

to be only half listening

n'écouter qu'à moitié

if it was half as easy as they say

si c'était vraiment aussi facile qu'on le dit

I was half hoping that …

j'espérais presque que …

I half expected it

je m'y attendais plus ou moins

not half old/half big

pas jeune/petit iron

he wasn't half angry/surprised inf

il était drôlement en colère/surpris inf

it doesn't half stink inf!

ça pue drôlement! inf

not half inf!

et comment!

not half bad inf

pas mauvais or mal du tout

V.half [Brit hɑːf, Am hæf]

half a minute or second or tick inf Brit or mo inf

une petite minute, un instant

how the other half lives

comment vivent les riches

if given half a chance

à la première occasion

to have half a mind to do

avoir bien envie de faire

one's better or other half

sa (douce) moitié

that's not the half of it!

ce n'est pas le meilleur!

she doesn't know the half of it!

elle ne sait pas le meilleur!

to go halves with sb

se mettre de moitié avec qn

let's go halves

faisons moitié-moitié

never to do things by halves

ne pas faire les choses à moitié

too clever by half inf

un peu trop malin/-igne

See also half back

half back N SPORTS

half back

demi m

half pay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for half pay in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.half <-halves> [hɑ:f, Am hæf] N

1. half (equal part, fifty per cent):

half

moitié f

in half

en deux

to cut sth into halves

couper qc en deux

a pound and a half

une livre et demie

half an hour/a dozen

une demi-heure/demi-douzaine

half the audience

la moitié du public

half (of) the time

la moitié du temps

the first half of a century

la première moitié du siècle

at half past nine

à neuf heures et demie

2. half SPORTS:

half

mi-temps f

first/second half

première/seconde mi-temps

3. half Brit inf (half pint of beer):

half

demi m

4. half Brit (child's ticket for public transport):

half (fare)

demi-tarif m

Phrases:

half and half

moitié-moitié

too clever by half

trop malin(-igne)

to go halves on sth

partager qc

to not do things by halves

ne pas faire les choses à moitié

other half

autre moitié

in half a second [or tick Brit]

en moins d'une seconde

II.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADJ

half

demi(e)

a half glass

un demi-verre

two and a half cups

deux tasses et demie

half man, half beast

mi-homme, mi-animal

the second half century

la seconde moitié du siècle

III.half [hɑ:f, Am hæf] ADV

half

à moitié

half asleep/naked

à moitié endormi/nu

to be half right

ne pas avoir tout à fait tort

to be not half bad

ne pas être si mauvais que ça

half as tall again

moitié moins grand

not half!

et comment!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The final agreement was for a five years' full pay instead of the lifetime half pay pension scheme originally promised.

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Teachers with the district for 10 years or more may take a sabbatical leave at one half pay for up to 12 months.

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