pay scale in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pay scale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

pay scale N

pay scale

escala f salarial

Translations for pay scale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

a pay scale with eleven incremental points

una escala salarial de once niveles

Translations for pay scale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scale¹ [Am skeɪl, Brit skeɪl] N

1.1. scale C (on fish, snake):

scale

escama f

the scales fell from my/her/their eyes

se me/le/les cayó la venda de los ojos

1.2. scale C (flake):

scale (of skin)

escama f

scale (of paint)

escama f

scale (of paint)

cascarilla f

2. scale U (deposit):

scale (in kettle, pipes)

sarro m

scale (on metal)

oxidación f

II.scale¹ [Am skeɪl, Brit skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale fish:

scale

escamar

scale

quitarle las escamas a

2. scale kettle:

scale

quitarle el sarro a

scale² [Am skeɪl, Brit skeɪl] N

1. scale (for weighing):

scale usu pl

balanza f

scale usu pl

pesa f

a pair of kitchen scales

una balanza or una pesa de cocina

a pair of kitchen scales

un peso

bathroom scales

una báscula or pesa (de baño)

he tipped or turned the scales at 95 kilos

pesó 95 kilos

2. scale (pan):

scale

platillo m

I.scale³ [Am skeɪl, Brit skeɪl] N

1.1. scale (on measuring instrument):

scale

escala f

the Richter scale

la escala de Richter

how would you grade it on a scale of 1 to 10?

¿cuánto le darías en una escala del 1 al 10?

1.2. scale (table, ranking):

scale

escala f

wage/social scale

escala salarial/social

scale of charges

tarifa f de precios (or honorarios etc.)

1.3. scale (promotion ladder):

scale

escalafón m

1.4. scale (ruler):

scale

regla f

2.1. scale no pl (extent, size):

scale

escala f

the scale of the disaster/problem

la escala or magnitud or envergadura del desastre/problema

global/national in scale

a escala global/nacional

on a large/small scale

en gran/pequeña escala

on a massive scale

en gran escala

we weren't expecting casualties on this scale

no esperábamos un número de bajas de estas proporciones

the famine is on a scale with or on the same scale as that in Ethiopia

la hambruna alcanza las mismas proporciones que la de Etiopía

2.2. scale no pl (of map, diagram):

scale

escala f

to draw/make sth to scale

dibujar/hacer algo a escala

“not to scale”

“no está a escala”

“not to scale” attr model/drawing

a escala

3. scale MUS:

scale

escala f

II.scale³ [Am skeɪl, Brit skeɪl] VB trans (climb)

scale mountain/wall/rock face

escalar

scale ladder

subir

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 scale in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay scale in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.scale¹ [skeɪl] N

1. scale ZOOL:

scale

escama f

2. scale no pl TECH, MED:

scale

sarro m

II.scale¹ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (remove scales):

scale

escamar

2. scale TECH, MED:

scale

quitar el sarro de

scale² [skeɪl] N

scale (weighing device):

scale

platillo m

scales

balanza f

scales (bigger)

báscula f

Phrases:

to tip the scales

inclinar la balanza

I.scale³ [skeɪl] N (range, magnitude, proportion)

scale a. MUS

escala f

a sliding scale ECON

una banda fluctuante

on a large/small scale

a gran/pequeña escala

to draw sth to scale

dibujar algo a escala

II.scale³ [skeɪl] VB trans

1. scale (climb):

scale

escalar

to scale the heights (of sth)

trepar a las alturas (de algo)

2. scale TECH, ARCHIT:

scale

reducir a escala

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a de facto pay scale for drafted rookies.

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The government's seniority-based pay scale divorces compensation from individual performance.

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The managers decided on a pay scale for officials and agreed to refrain from stealing each other's players for the upcoming season.

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The other issue about women making up the majority of the publishing labor force is that, by default, it brings down the pay scale.

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However, their pay differs from the other federal uniformed service pay scale.

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University pay scale applies to all employees.

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As noted earlier, patent examiners do not receive locality pay, presumably because they benefit from a specially elevated pay scale.

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In 1972, the service achieved a pay scale equal to the male service.

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Each district has a different pay scale based on the local cost of living index and market studies, which provide comparable compensation packages to other public law enforcement police officers.

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Treatment is free of charge to individuals with no income or insurance, or provided on a sliding pay scale.

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