pay up in the Oxford 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.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit
un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda
to go up and up
subir más y más
we went all the way up to the top
subimos hasta la cima
it looks a long way up
parece una subida larga
is there an easier way up?
¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?
we saw them on the way up
los vimos cuando subíamos
the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop
el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina
I'll give you a lift up
te llevo hasta arriba
from the waist/neck up
desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba
face up
boca arriba
put it right side up
ponlo con el derecho para arriba
up United! Brit
¡arriba el United!

II.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] PREP

III.up [Am əp, Brit ʌp] ADJ

IV.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB trans inf

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V.up <pres part upping; pt, pp upped> [Am əp, Brit ʌp] VB intr

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See also come up to

come up to VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

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pay up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay up in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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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IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB intr inf

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V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB trans

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Patients would pay up to 80% more for these unapproved, and presumably poor quality medications.
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Special purse fights will pay up to $250 with the purse contributed by a corporate sponsor.
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When the victim heard this warning, he would quickly pay up.
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Joe has to give up his van to pay up most of the debt.
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As typing and stenography positions could pay up to ten times more than those in factories, women were attracted in large numbers to office work.
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According to this unsupported explanation, the bubbles continue as long as the fools can find greater fools to pay up for the overvalued asset.
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For example, it has been observed that urban users can pay up to 10 times more for water than agricultural users.
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After 1899 male immigrants seeking repatriation were obliged to pay up to one-half of their passage and female immigrants up to one-third.
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Professional photographers, however, had to pay up to 300 annually.
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It brought women's pay up by 7% and set the standard for the equal pay demand throughout the industry.
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