el pago está cumplido

por cumplido — (=por cortesía) out of politeness, as a matter of courtesy; (=por obligación) out of a sense of duty

con lo cumplido que es! — he's always so polite o correct

una visita de cumplido — a duty o courtesy call

vamos, sin cumplidos or no te andes con cumplidos — don't stand on ceremony

con lo cumplido que es! — he's always so polite o correct

una visita de cumplido — a duty o courtesy call

vamos, sin cumplidos or no te andes con cumplidos — don't stand on ceremony

Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.

los contratan para cumplir las misiones más difíciles — they are hired to carry out o do the most difficult tasks

• la cárcel no cumple su función preventiva — prison is failing to fulfil its role as o failing to act as a deterrent

• cumplió su palabra de aumentarnos el sueldo — he kept his promise to give us a pay rise

les ha acusado de no cumplir su palabra — he has accused them of failing to keep o breaking their word

solo estoy cumpliendo órdenes — I'm only carrying out o obeying orders

• hacer cumplir la ley/un acuerdo — to enforce the law/an agreement

estos productos no cumplen las condiciones sanitarias exigidas — these products do not comply with o fulfil o meet the necessary health requirements

tiene el servicio militar cumplido — he has done o completed his military service

tengo la tranquilidad de haber cumplido — at least I can say that I did my duty o what was expected of me

mi marido no cumple en la cama — hum my husband isn't performing (in bed)

para cumplir con los criterios de Maastricht — in order to comply with o meet the Maastricht criteria

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)

mañana cumple 20 años — she'll be o she's 20 tomorrow

mañana cumplimos 20 años de casados — (AmL) tomorrow we'll have been married 20 years

lo invité a comer, creo que cumplí — I took him out for lunch, so I think I've done my duty o (colloq) my bit

con los Lara ya hemos cumplido — we've done our bit as far as the Laras are concerned (colloq)

me/nos cumple informarle que... — (Corresp) I am/we are writing to inform you that... (frml)

Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.

¿qué le debo? — [en bares, tiendas] how much (is it)?, how much do I owe you?

como debe ser — as it ought to o should be

debería cambiarse cada mes — it ought to o should be changed every month

habrías debido traerlo — you ought to have o should have brought it

debíamos haber salido ayer — we were to have o should have left yesterday

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

deber + inf: debes decírselo you have to o you must tell her; deberías or debías habérselo dicho you ought to have o you should have told her; la trató respetuosamente, como debe ser he treated her with respect, as he should; no debes usarlo you are not to o you must not use it; no se debe mentir you mustn't tell lies; no deberías haberlo dejado solo — you shouldn't have left him alone

deberse a algo: se debió a un fallo humano it was caused by o was due to human error; todo se debe a que no estudia it's all due o down to the fact that she doesn't study; ¿a qué se debe este escándalo? — what's all this racket about?

cumplió con su deber — he carried out o did his duty

Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.

¿cuándo tienes que devolver esos libros? — when do you have to take back o return those books?

leyó la nota y se la devolvió — she read the note and handed o gave it back to him

si nos devuelve el envase le descontamos 50 céntimos — if you bring back o return the container you'll get a 50-cent discount

si a su hijo no le gusta lo puede devolver — if your son doesn't like it you can return it o bring it back

si desea devolverlo, usted se hace cargo de los gastos del envío — if you choose to send it back o return it you have to pay the postage

si no está satisfecho con la compra le devolvemos su dinero — if you are not satisfied with your purchase we will refund your money o give you your money back

¿cuándo me vas a devolver el dinero que te presté? — when are you going to pay me back o give me back the money I lent you?

¿cuándo me vais a devolver la visita? — when are you going to pay a return visit o to return the visit?

Ex: For example, when documents on hold are returned, their document number are placed in the held-document-available queue.

Ex: The word ' puke' is sometimes considered offensive.

poner el pie en el acelerador — (lit) to step on the gas *; (fig) to speed things up, step up the pace

pies de cerdo — (Culin) (pig's) trotters

• a pie — on foot

• estar de pie — to be standing (up)

• en pie, llevo en pie desde las cuatro — I've been up since four

mantenerse en pie — [persona] to stay standing o on one's feet; [objeto] to remain upright

ganado en pie — LAm cattle on the hoof

• a pie enjuto — † (lit) dry-shod; (fig) without danger, without any risk

• a pie firme † —

• ponerse de o en pie — to stand up

gente de a pie — common o ordinary folk

soldado de a pie — ( Hist) foot-soldier

hacer algo con los pies * —

al pie del monte — at the foot o bottom of the mountain

al pie de la obra — (Com) including delivery charges

• dar pie a — to give cause for

• estar en pie de igualdad — to be on an equal footing ( con with)

estar en pie de guerra — (lit) to be on a war footing, be ready to go to war; (fig) to be on the warpath