pay as you earn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pay as you earn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pay as you earn N U

pay as you earn (in UK) → PAYE

See also PAYE

PAYE [piːeɪwʌɪˈiː] N U

PAYE (in UK) → pay as you earn attr

the PAYE system

sistema de recaudación de impuestos por medio de retenciones sobre el salario

Translations for pay as you earn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pay as you go FIN, TELEC

prepago m

are you on contract or pay as you go?

¿tienes un plan contratado o usas el prepago?

attr a pay-as-you-go phone

teléfono m (con tarjeta) de prepago

Translations for pay as you earn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

televisión por abonados

pay-as-you-view television

Translations for pay as you earn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earn [Am ərn, Brit əːn] VB trans

1.1. earn money/wages:

earn

ganar

you earn very good money working on an oil rig

se gana mucho dinero trabajando en una plataforma petrolífera

earning capacity or power

potencial m de ingresos

1.2. earn interest:

earn

dar

earn

devengar form

2. earn respect/gratitude:

earn

ganarse

you've earned a rest

te has ganado un descanso

his conduct has earned him the disapproval of his colleagues

su conducta le ha valido or con su conducta se ha ganado la desaprobación de sus colegas

he earned a degree in mechanical engineering Am

se licenció en ingeniería mecánica

II.earn [Am ərn, Brit əːn] VB intr esp Brit

earn

trabajar

earn

ganar dinero

you [Am ju, jə, Brit juː] PRON

1.1. you (sing):

you (as subject) (familiar)

tú

you (as subject) (familiar)

vos AmC RioPl

you (formal)

usted

now you try

ahora prueba tú/pruebe usted

now you try

ahora probá vos AmC RioPl

I don't think that hat's you

ese sombrero no te favorece

if I were you

yo que tú/que usted

if I were you

yo en tu/en su lugar

if I were you

yo de ti/de usted Spain

if I were you

yo que vos AmC RioPl

poor you!

¡pobrecito!

you liar!

¡mentiroso!

you and yours

tú y los tuyos

1.2. you (sing):

you (as direct object) (familiar)

te

you (formal, masculine)

lo

you (formal, masculine)

le Spain

you (formal, feminine)

la

I saw you, Pete

te vi, Pete

I saw you, Mr Russell

lo vi, señor Russell

I saw you, Mr Russell

le vi, señor Russell Spain

1.3. you (sing):

you (as indirect object) (familiar)

te

you (formal)

le

you (with direct object pronoun present)

se

I told you

te dije/le dije

I gave it to you

te lo di/se lo di

1.4. you (sing):

you (after preposition) (familiar)

ti

you (after preposition) (familiar)

vos AmC RioPl

you (formal)

usted

for you

para ti/usted

for you

para vos AmC RioPl

with you

contigo/con usted

she's taller than you

es más alta que tú

2.1. you (pl):

you (as subject, and after preposition) (familiar)

ustedes LatAm

you (as subject, and after preposition) (familiar)

vosotros / vosotras Spain

you (formal)

ustedes

be quiet, you two

ustedes dos: ¡cállense!

be quiet, you two

vosotros dos: ¡callaos! Spain

come on, you guys!

vamos, chicos

hey! you lot over there! Brit

¡eh, ustedes allí!

hey! you lot over there! Brit

¡eh, vosotros allí! Spain

you liars!

¡mentirosos!

with you

con ustedes

with you

con vosotros Spain

they're taller than you

son más altos que ustedes

they're taller than you

son más altos que vosotros Spain

2.2. you (pl):

you (as direct object) (familiar)

los / las LatAm

you (as direct object) (familiar)

os Spain

you (formal, masculine)

los

you (formal, masculine)

les Spain

you (formal, feminine)

las

I heard you, gentlemen

los oí, caballeros

I heard you, gentlemen

les oí, caballeros Spain

I heard you, boys/girls

los/las oí, chicos/chicas LatAm

I heard you, boys/girls

os oí, chicos/chicas Spain

2.3. you (pl):

you (as indirect object) (familiar)

les LatAm

you (as indirect object) (familiar)

os Spain

you (formal)

les

you (with direct object pronoun present)

se

I gave you the book

les di el libro

I gave you the book

os di el libro Spain

I gave it to you

se lo di

I gave it to you

os lo di Spain

3.1. you (one):

you (as subject)

uno / una

when she starts crying, you don't know what to do

cuando se pone a llorar, no sabes qué hacer or uno no sabe qué hacer

you can't do that here

aquí uno no puede or no se puede or no puedes hacer eso

3.2. you (one):

you (as direct object)

te

people stop you in the street and ask for money

la gente te para en la calle y te pide dinero

people stop you in the street and ask for money

la gente lo para a uno en la calle y le pide dinero

3.3. you (one):

you (as indirect object)

te

they never tell you the truth

nunca te dicen la verdad

they never tell you the truth

nunca le dicen la verdad a uno

4. you (for yourself) Am inf or region:

you sing

te

you pl

se LatAm

you pl

os Spain

you'd better get you some food

más vale que te compres/se compren algo de comer

you'd better get you some food

más vale que te compres/os compréis algo de comer Spain

I.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] CONJ

1.1. as (when, while):

as

cuando

I saw the car as it turned the corner

vi el coche cuando daba vuelta (a) la esquina

as she was eating breakfast, the telephone rang

cuando or mientras tomaba el desayuno, sonó el teléfono

as you go toward the bank, it's the first house on the left

yendo hacia el banco, es la primera casa a mano izquierda

as I sit here, I wonder what went wrong

sentado aquí, me pregunto qué fue lo que pasó

1.2. as (indicating progression):

as

a medida que

we buy the materials as (and when) we need them

compramos los materiales a medida que or según los vamos necesitando

he mellowed as he grew older

se fue ablandando con los años

2. as (because, since):

as

como

as it was getting late, we decided to leave

como se hacía tarde, decidimos irnos

3. as (though):

try as he might, he could not open it

por más que trató, no pudo abrirlo

(as) tall as she is, she still had to stand on a chair to reach it

alta como es, se tuvo que subir a una silla para alcanzarlo

(as) strange as it may seem

por extraño que parezca

(as) strange as it may seem

aunque parezca extraño

much as I agree with you, I cannot allow it

aun estando de acuerdo contigo como estoy, no lo puedo permitir

4.1. as (expressing comparison, contrast):

as

igual que

as

como

he writes with his left hand, as I do

escribe con la mano izquierda, como yo or igual que yo

she sang wonderfully, as only she can

cantó maravillosamente, como solo ella sabe hacerlo

in the 1980s, as in the 30s

en la década de los 80, al igual que en la de los 30

4.2. as (in generalizations):

as

como

as is often the case

como suele suceder

it's quite reasonable, as restaurants go

para como están los restaurantes, es bastante razonable

4.3. as (in accordance with):

as

como

as I was saying

como iba diciendo

the situation, as we understand it, is …

la situación, tal como nosotros la entendemos, es …

as you'll agree, the system is inefficient

estarás de acuerdo conmigo en que el sistema es ineficiente

5.1. as (in the way that):

as

como

I love her as I would my own daughter

la quiero como a una hija

A is to B as X is to Y

A es a B como X es a Y

do as you wish

haz lo que quieras

do as you wish

haz lo que te parezca

do as you wish

haz lo que te dé la gana inf

do as I say

haz lo que te digo

she sang as never before

cantó como nunca

she arrived the next day, as planned/expected

llegó al día siguiente como se había planeado/como se esperaba

they proceeded as instructed

procedieron de acuerdo a las instrucciones recibidas

use form A or B as appropriate

use el formulario A o B, según corresponda

as things stand

tal (y) como están las cosas

knowing him as I do

conociéndolo como lo conozco

5.2. as (defining):

it would be the end of civilization as we know it

significaría el fin de la civilización tal y como la conocemos

I'm only interested in the changes as they affect me

solo me interesan los cambios en la medida en que me afectan a mí

Sri Lanka, or Ceylon, as it used to be known

Sri Lanka, o Ceilán, como se llamaba antes

Paris as seen by tourists is a very different city

el París que ven los turistas es una ciudad muy distinta

their position, as opposed to ours

su postura, en contraste con la nuestra

5.3. as in phrases:

as it is we can't publish it as it is

no podemos publicarlo tal y como está

as it is we can't publish it as it is

no podemos publicarlo así como está

the system, as it is at present

el sistema, tal y como es ahora

we've got too much work as it is

ya tenemos demasiado trabajo

as it were

por así decirlo

as was, our new president, our secretary as was

el nuevo presidente, exsecretario de nuestra organización

Sri Lanka or Ceylon as was

Sri Lanka o la antigua Ceilán

6. as (in comparisons of equal degree):

as … as

tan … como

I am as tall as you (are)

soy tan alta como tú

I left as soon as I could manage

me fui en cuanto pude

there weren't as many people as (there were) last time

no había tanta gente como la última vez

I bought as much as I usually do

compré tanto como de costumbre

she's not as efficient as she claims to be

no es tan eficiente como pretende

as many people as ask will be helped

se ayudará a cuantas personas lo soliciten

I'm as much a patriot as any of you

soy tan patriota como cualquiera de ustedes

she ran as fast as she could

corrió tan rápido como pudo or lo más deprisa que pudo

tighten it up as much as you can

apriétalo lo más que puedas

the sky was as blue as blue could be

el cielo estaba azul, azul

I'll be as quiet as possible

estaré lo más callado posible

Phrases:

as if/as though

como si +subj

he acts as if or as though he didn't care

se comporta como si no le importara

she made as if to open the door

hizo como si fuera a abrir la puerta

as if I'm to blame!

¡como si yo tuviera la culpa!

he looks as if or as though he's had enough

tiene cara de estar harto

II.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] ADV

1. as (equally):

it's not as cold today

hoy no hace tanto frío

I can't run as quickly now

no puedo correr tan rápido ahora

I have lots of stamps, but he has just as many/twice as many

yo tengo muchos sellos, pero él tiene tantos como yo/el doble (que yo)

I eat a lot, but he eats just as much

yo como mucho, pero él come tanto como yo

I was disgusted and said as much

estaba asqueado y lo dije

she's very considerate and I wish I could say as much for you

es muy considerada y me gustaría poder decir lo mismo de ti

2. as:

as … as, these animals grow to as much as 12ft long

estos animales llegan a medir 12 pies de largo

this was still happening as recently as 1976

esto seguía sucediendo aún en 1976

as long ago as 1960

ya en 1960

as many as 400 people may come

pueden venir hasta 400 personas

without as much as a smile

sin (ni) siquiera una sonrisa

3. as (for example):

as form

como

there are some moving moments, as when …

hay momentos conmovedores, como cuando …

III.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] PREP

1.1. as (in the condition, role of):

as a child she adored dancing

de pequeña or cuando era pequeña le encantaba bailar

as a teacher/diplomat …

como maestro/diplomático …

she was brilliant as Cleopatra

estuvo genial en el papel de Cleopatra

he works as a clerk

trabaja de oficinista

she was dressed/disguised as a man

estaba vestida/disfrazada de hombre

he strikes me as a fool

me parece un tonto

he strikes me as a fool

me da la impresión de ser un tonto

1.2. as (like):

as

como

they answered as one man

respondieron como un solo hombre

2. as (indicating perception, portrayal):

we regard this policy as mistaken

consideramos equivocada esta política

this strikes me as brilliant

esto me parece brillante

3. as in phrases:

as against

frente a

as for

en cuanto a

as for

respecto a

and as for you …

y en cuanto a ti …

and as for you …

y en lo que a ti respecta …

as of or Brit as from

desde

as of or Brit as from

a partir de

as to

en cuanto a

as to

respecto a

IV.as [Am æz, əz, Brit az, əz] PRON region

as

que

I.pay <pt & pp paid> [Am peɪ, Brit peɪ] VB trans

1.1. pay:

pay tax/rent

pagar

pay amount/fees

pagar

pay amount/fees

abonar form

pay bill

pagar

pay bill

saldar

pay debt

pagar

pay debt

saldar

pay debt

cancelar

I paid the amount in full

pagué el importe en su totalidad

I paid the amount in full

aboné el importe en su totalidad form

this account pays 8% interest

esta cuenta da or produce un interés del 8%

to pay sth for sth/to + infin how much did you pay for the painting?

¿cuánto te costó el cuadro?

to pay sth for sth/to + infin how much did you pay for the painting?

¿cuánto pagaste por el cuadro?

I paid a fortune to have it cleaned

me costó un dineral hacerlo limpiar

I paid a fortune to have it cleaned

me cobraron un dineral por limpiarlo

to pay sth into sth they pay my salary directly into the bank

me depositan el sueldo directamente en el banco

to pay sth into sth they pay my salary directly into the bank

me ingresan el sueldo directamente en el banco esp Spain

“paid”

“pagado”

1.2. pay employee/creditor/tradesperson:

pay

pagarle a

they still haven't paid the builders

todavía no les han pagado a los albañiles

you'll have to wait until I get paid

vas a tener que esperar hasta que cobre or me paguen

we're paid by the hour

nos pagan por horas

I wouldn't eat in that restaurant if you paid me

yo no comería en ese restaurante ni aunque me pagasen

to pay sb for sth

pagarle algo a alguien

when are you going to pay me for the tickets?

¿cuándo me vas a pagar las entradas?

I paid him £20 for the table

le di 20 libras por la mesa

he was handsomely paid for his services

fue generosamente retribuido por sus servicios

to pay one's way he paid his way through college

se pagó or se costeó él mismo los estudios

I've never lived off him, I've always paid my own way

nunca he vivido a costa de él, siempre he pagado lo que me correspondía

2. pay:

pay respects

presentar

pay attention

prestar

to pay sb a visit or call

hacerle una visita a alguien

I must pay a visit or a call before we leave Brit inf, euph

tengo que pasar al baño antes de irnos

II.pay <pt & pp paid> [Am peɪ, Brit peɪ] VB intr

1.1. pay (with money):

pay person:

pagar

she paid in advance

pagó por adelantado

under-16s don't have to pay

los menores de 16 años no pagan

to pay for sth

pagar algo

that won't even pay for the food

eso no da ni para la comida

to pay for sb (to + infin) I'll pay for Matthew

yo pago lo de Matthew

I'll pay for you to go to Paris

yo te pago el viaje a París

they'll pay for you to stay in a top hotel

te pagarán la estadía en un hotel de lujo

they'll pay for you to stay in a top hotel

te pagarán la estancia en un hotel de lujo Spain

1.2. pay (with money):

pay work/activity:

pagarse

this type of work usually pays by the hour

este tipo de trabajo normalmente se paga por horas

teaching doesn't pay very well

la enseñanza no está muy bien pagada or remunerada

2. pay (suffer):

to pay for sth

pagar algo

she paid dearly for her negligence

pagó muy cara su negligencia

he paid for his mistake with his life

el error le costó la vida

I'll make you pay

me las pagarás

there'll be hell or the devil to pay

se va a armar la de San Quintín

3. pay <paying, pres part >:

the paying public

el público

paying guest

huésped mf (que paga el alojamiento)

it's not a paying proposition

no es una propuesta rentable

III.pay <pt & pp paid> [Am peɪ, Brit peɪ] VB impers

pay

convenir

it pays to read the instructions

conviene leer las instrucciones

it pays to be polite to people

merece la pena ser amable con la gente

it would pay her to learn a foreign language

le convendría aprender un idioma

IV.pay [Am peɪ, Brit peɪ] N U

pay (of manual worker)

paga f

pay (of manual worker)

salario m form

pay (for one day)

jornal m

pay (of employee)

sueldo m

to strike over pay

ir a la huelga por motivos salariales

she was suspended on full pay

la separaron del cargo sin suspensión de sueldo

to be in sb's pay

estar a sueldo de alguien

attr pay bargaining

negociación f salarial

pay increase

aumento m salarial

pay increase

incremento m salarial form

pay settlement

acuerdo m salarial

pay talks Brit

negociaciones fpl salariales

See also homage, heed, compliment

homage [Am ˈ(h)ɑmɪdʒ, Brit ˈhɒmɪdʒ] N U

1. homage (tribute, sign of respect):

homage form

homenaje m

to pay homage to sb/sth

rendir homenaje a alguien/algo

2. homage (fealty) HISTORY:

homage

homenaje m

I.heed [Am hid, Brit hiːd] N U

with no heed for his own safety

sin considerar or tener en cuenta para nada su propia seguridad

to take heed

tener cuidado

to take heed of or pay heed to sb

prestarle atención or hacerle caso a alguien

you took no heed of or paid no heed to my advice

hiciste caso omiso or no hiciste caso de mis consejos

II.heed [Am hid, Brit hiːd] VB trans

heed warning/advice:

heed

prestar atención a

heed

hacer caso de

I.compliment N [Am ˈkɑmpləmənt, Brit ˈkɒmplɪm(ə)nt]

1. compliment (expression of praise):

compliment

cumplido m

compliment

halago m

to pay sb a compliment

hacerle un cumplido a alguien

to pay sb a compliment

halagar a alguien

I meant it as a compliment

lo dije como un cumplido or halago

I meant it as a compliment

mi intención fue hacerle un cumplido

he's received many compliments on his cooking

le han alabado mucho lo bien que cocina

he was fishing for compliments

andaba a la caza de or buscando cumplidos

the children are a compliment to both of you

pueden estar orgullosos de sus hijos

my compliments to the chef

felicitaciones al cocinero

I take it as a compliment that …

me halaga que …

2. compliment <compliments, pl > (greetings, best wishes):

compliment

saludos mpl

give him my compliments

salúdelo de mi parte

give him my compliments

dele saludos de mi parte

compliments of the season!

¡Felices Fiestas!

please accept this champagne with the compliments of the management

permítame ofrecerle este champán, gentileza or cortesía de la dirección

attr compliments slip

≈ tarjeta f

II.compliment VB trans [Am ˈkɑmpləˌmɛnt, Brit ˈkɒmplɪmɛnt]

compliment

felicitar

to compliment sb on sth

felicitar a alguien por algo

allow me to compliment you on your singing

permítame que lo felicite por lo bien que canta

she complimented him on his new suit

le alabó el traje nuevo

pay as you earn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay as you earn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Pay As You Earn N no pl Brit

Pay As You Earn

sistema de recaudación de impuestos por medio de retenciones sobre el salario

Translations for pay as you earn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.earn [ɜ:n, Am ɜ:rn] VB trans

1. earn (be paid):

earn

ganar

to earn one's daily bread

ganarse el pan

to earn a living

ganarse la vida

2. earn (bring in):

earn

dar

earn interest

devengar

3. earn (obtain):

to earn money from sth

obtener dinero de algo

coffee exports earn Brasil many millions of pounds

Brasil obtiene muchos millones de libras de la exportación de café

4. earn (deserve):

earn

merecer

earn

ganarse

his decision earned him the confidence of his boss

su decisión le valió la confianza de su jefe

II.earn [ɜ:n, Am ɜ:rn] VB intr

earn

trabajar

you [ju:] PRON pers

1. you:

you 2nd pers sing

tu

you 2nd pers sing

vos CSur

you pl:

vosotros, -as

you pl:

ustedes LatAm

I see you

te/os veo

do you see me?

¿me ves/veis?

I love you

te/os amo

it is for you

es para ti/vosotros

older than you

mayor que tú/vosotros

if I were you

si yo fuera tú/vosotros

you're my brother

to eres mi hermano

2. you (2nd person sing, polite form):

you

usted

you pl:

ustedes

you've a car

usted tiene/ustedes tienen un coche

you're going to Paris

va/van a París

older than you

mayor que usted/ustedes

I.as [əz, stressed: æz] PREP

as

como

dressed as a clown

vestido de payaso

the king, as such

el Rey, como tal

as a baby, I was ...

de bebé, yo era...

to use sth as a lever

utilizar algo como palanca

II.as [əz, stressed: æz] CONJ

1. as (in comparison):

as

como

the same name as sth/sb

el mismo nombre que algo/alguien

as fast as sth/sb

tan rápido como algo/alguien

to eat as much as sb

comer tanto como alguien

as soon as possible

lo antes posible

as soon as possible

tan pronto como sea posible

2. as (like):

as

(tal) como

as it is

tal como es

I came as promised

vine, como prometí

she was dressed as he was

llevaba la misma ropa que él

as if it were true

como si fuese verdad

3. as (because):

as

como

as he is here I'm going

como él está aquí, yo me voy

4. as (while):

as

mientras

5. as (although):

(as) fine as the day is, ...

aunque el día está bien, ...

try as I would, I couldn't

por más que me esforzara, no podía

Phrases:

as far as (to the extent that)

en la medida en que

as far as (concerning)

respecto a

III.as [əz, stressed: æz] ADV

as well

también

as long as

mientras que +subj

as much as

tanto como

as soon as

en cuanto

as soon as

tan pronto

I.pay [peɪ] paid, paid paid, paid N

pay

paga f

to be in the pay of sb

estar a sueldo de alguien

II.pay [peɪ] paid, paid paid, paid VB trans

1. pay (redeem with money):

pay

pagar

to pay cash

pagar al contado

to pay one's debts

liquidar las deudas de uno

2. pay (be worthwhile for):

pay

ser provechoso, -a

3. pay (give, render):

to pay attention (to sth)

prestar atención (a algo)

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

hacer una visita (a alguien)

to pay sb a compliment

hacer un cumplido a alguien

to pay homage to sb

rendir homenaje a alguien

to pay respects to sb

presentar los respetos a alguien

III.pay [peɪ] paid, paid paid, paid VB intr

1. pay (settle, recompense):

pay

pagar

2. pay (benefit):

pay

ser provechoso, -a

as CONJ

User Entry

as... as...

tan... como...

my cat is as big as your dog ex

mi gato es tan grande como tu perro

my cat is as big as your dog ex

mi gato es como tu perro de grande

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Flexible tax for business would introduce a pay as you earn element to company tax.

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