pay dirt in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for pay dirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

pay dirt [Brit, Am ˈpeɪ ˌdərt] N Am

pay dirt

minerale m utile

to strike pay dirt inf, fig

trovare la gallina dalle uova d'oro, fare fortuna

Translations for pay dirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

dirt [Brit dəːt, Am dərt] N

1. dirt (mess):

dirt (on clothing, in room)

sporcizia f

dirt (on clothing, in room)

sporco m

dirt (on body, cooker)

sporco m

dirt (in carpet, engine, filter)

sporcizia f

wash the dirt off your face!

lavati la faccia! togliti lo sporco dalla faccia!

that floor shows the dirt

su quel pavimento lo sporco si vede subito

2. dirt:

dirt (soil)

terra f

dirt (mud)

fango m

3. dirt (gossip):

dirt inf, pej

pettegolezzi mpl

to dig up dirt on

scovare pettegolezzi su

to dish the dirt on or about

spettegolare su

4. dirt (obscenity):

dirt euph

oscenità fpl

dirt euph

porcherie fpl

5. dirt (excrement) inf → dog dirt

to make sb eat dirt inf

far mangiare merda a qn

to treat sb like dirt

trattare qn come una pezza da piedi

See also dog dirt

dog dirt N U inf

dog dirt

cacca f di cane

I.pay [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ] N

pay

paga f

pay

stipendio m

pay

retribuzione f

pay (to manual worker)

salario m

pay (to soldier)

soldo m

back pay

arretrati sulla paga

extra pay

(paga) extra

to be in the pay of sb pej

essere al soldo di qn

rate of pay ADMIN

fascia di retribuzione

holidays Brit or vacation Am with, without pay

ferie retribuite, non retribuite

pay and allowances

retribuzione e indennità

what's the pay like?

com'è lo stipendio?

the pay is good

la retribuzione è buona

the pay is good before n agreement, claim, negotiations, deal

salariale

the pay is good rise, cut

di stipendio, salariale

the pay is good freeze, structure, policy

dei salari

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

1. pay (for goods, services):

pay tradesman, creditor

pagare (for per; to do per fare)

pay fees

pagare

pay bill, debt

saldare, pagare

pay price, sum etc.

versare, pagare (for per)

pay down payment

versare (on per)

to pay cash

pagare in contanti

to pay £100 on account

versare un acconto di 100 sterline

she paid him £300 to repair the roof

lo pagò 300 sterline per riparare il tetto

to pay sth into account

versare qc su

to pay sth into charity

donare qc a

to pay sb for his trouble

pagare or ricompensare qn per il suo disturbo

2. pay (for regular work):

pay employee

pagare, retribuire

to pay high, low wages

retribuire bene, male

to be paid weekly, monthly

ricevere una paga settimanale, mensile

all expenses paid

tutto spesato

3. pay ECON (accrue) account, bond:

pay interest

rendere, fruttare

to pay dividends fig

dare buoni frutti

4. pay (give):

to pay attention, heed to

fare or prestare attenzione a

to pay a tribute to sb

rendere or tributare omaggio a qn

to pay sb a compliment

fare un complimento a qn

to pay sb a visit

fare visita a qn

5. pay (benefit):

it would pay him, her etc. to do fig

gli, le gioverebbe fare

it would pay you to find out

ti converrebbe scoprire

it pays to be honest

conviene essere onesti

it doesn't pay to do

non conviene fare

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

1. pay (hand over money):

pay

pagare

she, the insurance will pay

pagherà lei, l'assicurazione

to pay for sth

pagare per qc also fig

to pay dearly for sth fig

pagare qc a caro prezzo

I'll make you pay for this! fig

te la farò pagare! questa me la pagherai!

I'll pay for you (in cinema etc.)

pago io per te

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

gli pagano gli studi universitari, il viaggio in Spagna

“pay on entry”

“pagamento all'ingresso”

you have to pay to get in

l'ingresso è a pagamento

“pay and display” (in carpark)

“esporre il voucher attestante il pagamento”

pay on demand (on cheque)

pagare a vista

2. pay (settle):

pay

pagare

to pay in cash, by cheque, in instalments

pagare in contanti, con assegno, a rate

to pay one's own way

coprire le proprie spese

3. pay (reward employee):

the work doesn't pay very well

il lavoro non è ben retribuito

4. pay (bring gain):

pay business:

rendere, essere redditizio

pay activity, quality:

essere vantaggioso, essere utile

to pay handsomely

fruttare molto bene

crime, dishonesty doesn't pay

il crimine, la disonestà non paga

to pay for itself business, purchase:

ammortizzarsi

to make sth pay

fare fruttare or rendere qc

IV.pay [Brit peɪ, Am peɪ]

there'll be the devil to pay, there'll be hell to pay inf

succederà un putiferio or saranno guai grossi

to pay a visit inf, euph

andare in quel posto or andare al gabinetto

pay dirt in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay dirt in the English»Italian Dictionary

dirt [dɜ:rt] N

1. dirt (earth, soil):

dirt

terra f

2. dirt (unclean substance):

dirt

sporco m

3. dirt (excrement):

dirt

escrementi m pl

4. dirt inf:

dirt (worthless thing)

schifezza f

dirt (person)

merda f

to treat sb like dirt

trattare qn come una pezza da piedi

5. dirt (foul language):

dirt

oscenità f

6. dirt inf (scandal, gossip):

dirt

pettegolezzi m pl fig

to get the dirt on sb

sapere tutto su qn

Phrases:

to eat dirt

ingoiare il rospo

I.pay [peɪ] N

pay

paga f

to be in sb's pay

essere al soldo di qu

to pay through the nose

pagare un prezzo esorbitante

II.pay <paid, paid> [peɪ] VB trans

1. pay (redeem with money):

pay

pagare

to pay cash

pagare in contanti

to pay one's debts

estinguere i propri debiti

2. pay (be worthwhile):

pay

convenire

3. pay (give, render):

to pay attention (to sth)

prestare attenzione (a qc)

to pay a call (on sb), to pay (sb) a call

fare una visita (a qu)

to pay sb a compliment

fare un complimento a qu

to pay homage to sb

rendere omaggio a qu

to pay respects to sb

porgere i propri omaggi a qu

III.pay <paid, paid> [peɪ] VB intr

1. pay (settle, recompense):

pay

pagare

2. pay (benefit):

pay

essere conveniente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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