f Fin (de pagos)

domiciliación de los pagos — payment by direct debit o (AmE) direct billing

domiciliación de los pagos — payment by direct debit o (AmE) direct billing

Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated.

• atrasarse en los pagos — to be in arrears

• huésped de pago — paying guest

• día de pago — payday

• suspender pagos — to stop payments

pago a plazos — payment by instalments o (EEUU) installments

pago fraccionado — payment in instalments o (EEUU) installments, part-payment

este es el pago que me dais por mis esfuerzos — this is what you give me in return for o as a reward for my efforts

• en pago de o por algo — in return for sth, as a reward for sth

estar pago — (lit) to be paid; (fig) to be even, be quits

por estos pagos — round here, in this neck of the woods *

pago adelantado or anticipado — payment in advance

¿qué haces tú por estos pagos? — what are you doing in this neck of the woods o in these parts (colloq)

fue a morir a su(s) pago(s) — (CS) he went back home to die

pago adelantado or anticipado — payment in advance

¿qué haces tú por estos pagos? — what are you doing in this neck of the woods o in these parts (colloq)

fue a morir a su(s) pago(s) — (CS) he went back home to die

Ex: When paying fines in this manner, it is not possible to specify the order of payment of the fines.

un papel — [pequeño] a piece of paper; (=hoja, folio) a sheet of paper

papel confort — Chile toilet paper

papel craft — CAm, Méx waxed paper

papel de aluminio — tinfoil, aluminium o (EEUU) aluminum foil

papel de celofán — Cellophane ®

papel de estaño — tinfoil, aluminium o (EEUU) aluminum foil

papel de excusado — † toilet paper

entre ellos no cabía un papel de fumar — Esp you couldn't have got a razor's edge between them

papel de oficio — LAm official foolscap paper

papel madera — Cono Sur brown wrapping paper

papel sanitario — Méx toilet paper

papel usado, papeles usados — wastepaper sing

papel moneda — paper money, banknotes pl

papel del Estado — government bonds pl

jugó un papel decisivo en la campaña — it played a decisive role o part in the campaign

jugó un papel decisivo en la campaña — it played a decisive role o part in the campaign

Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.

para equilibrar las fuerzas de los partidos — in order to achieve a balance o an equilibrium between the parties

para equilibrar las fuerzas de los partidos — in order to achieve a balance o an equilibrium between the parties

Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.

un cese temporal de los bombardeos — a temporary halt o cessation to the bombing

cese de alarma — (Mil) all-clear signal

entregué mi cese al jefe — I handed in my resignation o gave in my notice to the boss

Ex: The reasong for the cessation of its use is more understandable.

hacer balance — [de una cuenta] to draw up a balance; [de existencias] to take stock, do the stocktaking

los puntos negros en el balance del año académico — the black spots in the assessment o evaluation of the academic year

hizo balance de los cinco años de su gobierno — he assessed o evaluated o took stock of the five years of his government

un balance positivo/negativo — a positive/negative result o outcome

un balance positivo/negativo — a positive/negative result o outcome

Ex: The OECD publishes annual supply balance sheets for meat, dairy products and eggs, and food consumption statistics, for each of its twenty-four member states.

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person