pay phone in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.phone [Am foʊn, Brit fəʊn] N

phone
teléfono m
would you answer or inf get the phone, please?
por favor contesta el teléfono
would you answer or inf get the phone, please?
por favor atiende el teléfono
would you answer or inf get the phone, please?
por favor coge el teléfono Spain inf
the phone hasn't stopped ringing
el teléfono no ha dejado de sonar ni un momento or ha estado sonando sin parar
we arranged it by phone or over the phone
lo arreglamos por teléfono
I don't want to discuss it over the phone
no quiero hablarlo por teléfono
to be on the phone (be speaking)
estar hablando por teléfono
to be on the phone (subscribe) Brit
tener teléfono
she's on the phone at the moment
está hablando por teléfono
you're wanted on the phone
te llaman por teléfono
I'll get on the phone to her right away
ahora mismo la llamo (por teléfono)
I'll get on the phone to her right away attr message
telefónico

II.phone [Am foʊn, Brit fəʊn] VB trans

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III.phone [Am foʊn, Brit fəʊn] VB intr

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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

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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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pay phone in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pay phone in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for pay phone in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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II.phone [fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB trans

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III.phone [fəʊn, Am foʊn] VB intr

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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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There are no toilet nor refreshment facilities nor (from 2011) a pay phone.
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Getting his dime back from the pay phone is the phone phreak's first thrilling rite of passage.
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John calls her from a pay phone booth.
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The user of a post-pay pay phone would dial first, wait until the called party answered, and at that point the user would be prompted to insert the coins.
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When the page was received, the citizen would find a pay phone and call in to pick up the message.
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He discovers that twelve seconds of camera footage is missing, and receives a mysterious phone call from a pay phone warning him that he is in serious trouble.
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Then, using a pay phone, he pretends to be a physician on an emergency call and gets the phone number corresponding to the ladies' address.
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He is, however, a pay phone... you have to pay him to make an outgoing call.
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Upon receiving the correct payment for the call, the pay phone would then connect the microphone and allow the caller to speak.
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He runs into a convenience store and makes a phone call on a pay phone.
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