pagaban in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for pagaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.pagar VB trans

1. pagar (abonar):

pagar cuenta/alquiler

to pay

pagar deuda

to pay

pagar deuda

to pay off

pagar deuda

to repay

pagar comida/entradas/mercancías

to pay for

dijo que ya estaba todo pagado

he said everything had already been paid for

¿cuánto pagas de alquiler?

how much rent do you pay?

¿cuánto pagas de alquiler?

how much do you pay in rent?

los niños pagan solo medio billete

children only pay half fare

no me ha pagado la última traducción que le hice

she hasn't paid me for the last translation I did for her

nos pagaban $100 la hora

they paid us $100 an hour

sus abuelos le pagan los estudios

his grandparents are paying for his education

sus abuelos le pagan los estudios

his grandparents are putting him through college

no puedo pagar tanto

I can't afford (to pay) that much

pagar algo por algo

to pay sth for sth

¿y pagaste $500 por esa porquería?

you mean you paid $500 for that piece of junk?

ni que me/le paguen

not even if you paid me/him

no salgo con él ni que me paguen

I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me

2. pagar favor/desvelos:

pagar

to repay

nunca podré pagarte lo que has hecho por mí

I'll never be able to repay you for what you've done for me

¡que Dios se lo pague!

God bless you!

3. pagar (expiar):

pagar delito/atrevimiento

to pay for

pagarás cara tu osadía

you'll pay dearly for your audacity

pagar algo con algo

to pay for sth with sth

lo pagó con su vida

he paid for it with his life

pagó su delito con seis años de cárcel

her crime cost her six years in prison

el que la hace la paga prov

you've made your bed and now you'll have to lie in it

¡me las vas a pagar! o ¡ya me las pagarás!

you'll pay for this!

¡me las vas a pagar! o ¡ya me las pagarás!

I'll get you for this!

II.pagar VB intr

1. pagar:

pagar COMM, FIN

to pay

pagar al contado/a plazos

to pay cash/in installments

pagué por adelantado

I paid in advance

me pagó en efectivo o en metálico

she paid me cash

nos pagaban en especie

they used to pay us in kind

¿le has pagado a la limpiadora?

have you paid the cleaning lady?

pagan bien

they pay well

pagan bien

the pay's good

2. pagar (corresponder):

pagar

to repay

pagarle a alg. con la misma moneda

to pay sb back in their own coin o in kind

3. pagar Col inf (rendir, compensar):

pagar

to pay

el negocio no paga

the business doesn't pay

no paga pintar estas paredes

it's not worth painting these walls

See also pato³, pato², pato¹

pato³ N m

1. pato Spain inf (persona):

pato

clodhopper inf

tu prima es un pato, no aprenderá nunca a bailar

your cousin has two left feet o is a real clodhopper; she'll never learn to dance

2. pato Spain inf (aburrimiento):

pato

drag inf

4. pato Col inf (en una fiesta):

pato

gatecrasher inf

5.1. pato MED:

pato And Mex

bedpan

5.2. pato Chil (biberón):

pato

baby's bottle

6. pato Chil inf (litro):

pato

liter Am

pato

litre Brit

pato² (pata) ADJ CSur inf

pato (pata)

broke inf

la llevé a cenar y me quedé pato

I took her to dinner and that cleaned me out o and I was completely broke afterward(s) inf

pato¹ (pata) N m (f) ZOOL

pato (pata)

duck

pato a la naranja FOOD

duck à l'orange

hacerse pato Mex inf

to pretend not to know anything

si te pregunta por mí, tú hazte pato

if he asks after me, make out o pretend you don't know anything

cuando se lo recordé se hizo pato

when I reminded him of it, he pretended not to know what I was talking about

pagar el pato inf

to get the blame

pagar el pato inf

to take the rap Am inf

pagar el pato inf

to carry the can Brit inf

siempre me toca a mí pagar el pato

I always end up getting the blame o taking the rap o carrying the can

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pagar una convidada

to buy o get a round

pagar (al) rancontán

to pay cash

pagar renta antigua

to be a sitting tenant

pagar renta antigua

to pay a fixed rent

Translations for pagaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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they paid us barely enough for subsistence

nos pagaban lo justo para poder subsistir

they were miserably paid

les pagaban una miseria

prepay

pagar por adelantado

to pay anchorage

pagar anclaje

accounts payable

cuentas fpl por pagar

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazos

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazoletas inf, hum

pagaban in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pagaban in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.pagar <g → gu> [pa·ˈɣar] VB trans

1. pagar:

pagar (gastos)

to pay

pagar (una deuda)

to repay

pagar un anticipo

to make an advance payment

2. pagar (expiar):

pagar

to atone for

pagar una condena

to serve a sentence

¡me las pagarás!

you'll pay for this!

3. pagar:

pagar (recompensar)

to repay

pagar (una visita)

to return

¡Dios se lo pague!

God will reward you!

II.pagar <g → gu> [pa·ˈɣar] VB refl

1. pagar (aficionarse):

pagarse de algo

to take a liking to sth

2. pagar (presumir):

pagar

to boast

pagarse de algo

to boast about sth

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pagar por anticipado

to pay in advance

pagar tributo

to pay tribute

pagar al contado

to pay (in) cash

Translations for pagaban in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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owing

por pagar

overpay

pagar de más

prepay

pagar por anticipado [o adelantado]

underpay

pagar un sueldo insuficiente

pay out

pagar

pay up

pagar (lo que se debe)