pay-off in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pay-off in the English»French Dictionary

pay-off [Brit ˈpeɪɒf, Am ˈpeɪˌɔf] N (reward)

pay-off

récompense f

pay-off fig

bouquet m

I.pay off VB [Brit peɪ -, Am peɪ -] (pay off) fig

pay off

être payant

his hard work finally paid off

tout le travail qu'il a fourni a finalement été payant

II.pay off VB [Brit peɪ -, Am peɪ -] (pay [sb] off, pay off [sb])

1. pay off (dismiss from work) (gen):

pay off worker

congédier

pay off NAUT seaman

débarquer

2. pay off (buy silence) inf:

pay off possible informer

acheter le silence de

III.pay off VB [Brit peɪ -, Am peɪ -] (pay off [sth], pay [sth] off)

pay off mortgage, debt:

pay off

rembourser

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to pay off handsomely investment:

être d'un bon rapport

to pay off one's debts

rembourser ses dettes

to pay off one's debts attr collection, recovery, relief

des créances

to pay off one's debts burden, interest, payment

de la dette

to pay off one's debts capacity, level, ratio

d'endettement

to pay off one's debts crisis

de l'endettement

Translations for pay-off in the French»English Dictionary

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déshypothéquer

to pay off a mortgage on

j'ai opté pour l'étalement des remboursements de ma dette

I opted to pay off my debt by instalments Brit

le pari est jouable

the gamble might pay off

prendre/rembourser une hypothèque

to take out/pay off a mortgage

éponger dettes

to pay off

désintéresser créancier

to pay off

pay-off in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay-off in the English»French Dictionary

pay-off N

1. pay-off (bribe):

pay-off

pot-de-vin m

to receive a pay-off from sb

percevoir un pot-de-vin de qn

2. pay-off inf (positive result):

pay-off

fruit m

3. pay-off (profit on a bet):

pay-off

récompense f

4. pay-off (leaving payment):

pay-off

indemnités fpl (de départ)

I.pay off VB trans

1. pay off (pay):

pay off debt, creditor

rembourser

2. pay off (make redundant):

pay off

licencier

Phrases:

to pay off old scores

régler un vieux compte

II.pay off VB intr fig

pay off

payer

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to pay sth off

finir de payer qc

Translations for pay-off in the French»English Dictionary

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amortir dette, emprunt

to pay off

désintéresser créancier

to pay off

c'est une politique payante

it's a policy that will pay off

s'acquitter d'une dette

to pay off a debt

payer politique, tactique

to pay off

pay-off Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to pay off old scores

régler un vieux compte

to pay sth off

finir de payer qc

it's a policy that will pay off

c'est une politique payante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This year the hard work did not pay off and the car never managed to finish any attempt.

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As a result, she is forced to work as a servant in order to pay off her school bills.

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Proceeds were used to help pay off the bonds.

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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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To make such investments pay off, a large number of customers were needed.

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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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His descendants sold it in 1759 to pay off debts.

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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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It didn't quite pay off, as she fell short of making the finals.

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Hard work, athletic skills and fierce natural talent started to pay off soon.

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