pay off in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pay off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.pay off VB [Am peɪ -, Brit peɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.pay off VB [Am peɪ -, Brit peɪ -] (v + adv)

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Translations for pay off in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for pay off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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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

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

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

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IV.pay [Am peɪ, Brit peɪ] N U

See also homage, heed, compliment

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

I.heed [Am hid, Brit hiːd] N U

II.heed [Am hid, Brit hiːd] VB trans

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

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

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I.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] PREP

II.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADV off often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (break off, pay off, take off, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (break, pay, take, etc).

III.off [Am ɔf, ɑf, Brit ɒf] ADJ

6. off → offside

See also well-off, on, offside, go off, bring on, better-off, badly off

well-off <pred well off> [wɛl ɔf, wɛlˈɒf] ADJ

I.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] PREP on often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (count on, lay on, sign on, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (count, lay, sign, etc).

II.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADV

III.on [Am ɑn, ɔn, Brit ɒn] ADJ

I.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] N

II.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADJ

III.offside [Am ˌɔfˈsaɪd, Brit ɒfˈsʌɪd] ADV SPORTS

I.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

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II.go off VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

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I.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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II.bring on VB [Am brɪŋ -, Brit brɪŋ -] (v + o + prep + o) (cause to befall)

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better-off <pred better off> [Am ˌbɛdərˈɔf, ˌbɛdərˈɑf, Brit ˌbɛtərˈɒf] ADJ

badly off <comp worse off, superl worst off, pred> ADJ

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Translations for pay off in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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IV.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] N no pl Brit

V.off [ɒf, Am ɑ:f] VB trans Am inf

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I.pay [peɪ] paid, paid paid, paid N

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

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

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Liz explains that she is only doing this because she has a $100,000 student loan to pay off.
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They are free to leave only if they can first pay off bills they ran up at the company store (peonage).
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He uses this to pay off his debts and rise in society, becoming the burgomeister of the town - however he is always tormented by guilt.
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Really though, the purpose was to pay off liabilities, because the company was in trouble.
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Although his sale of land and slaves generated a huge sum it still was not enough to pay off his creditors.
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Some of his assets in cattle and slaves had to be sold to pay off his many debts.
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It didn't quite pay off, as she fell short of making the finals.
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He also wanted to give small businesses several years to pay off their auction bids.
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The article indicated that the ministry may have sold the stations to pay off operating deficits accumulated over the last several years.
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The cash generated by their assets no longer is sufficient to pay off the debt they took on to acquire them.
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