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allowance [əˈlaʊəns]a. ( = money given to sb) allocation f ; (for lodgings, food) indemnité f ; ( = alimony) pension f alimentaire ; ( = food) ration f ; ( = pocket money) argent m de poche• his father gives him an allowance of £500 per month son père lui verse 500 livres par moisb. ( = discount) réduction fc. you must learn to make allowances ( = concessions) il faut savoir faire la part des choses• to make allowances for sb ( = excuse) se montrer indulgent envers qn• to make allowances for sth ( = allow for) tenir compte de qch* * *[ə'laʊəns]1) ( grant) gen, Administration allocation f; ( from employer) indemnité f2) ( tax) abattement m fiscal3) ( spending money) ( for child) argent m de poche; ( for student) argent m (pour vivre); (from trust, guardian) rente f4) ( entitlement)6) ( concession) -
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allowance [ə'laʊəns](a) Administration (grant) allocation f; Finance (for housing, travel, food) indemnité f; Law (alimony) pension f alimentaire; (for student → from state) bourse f; (→ from parents) pension f alimentaire; (pension) pension f; (income, salary) revenu m, appointements mpl;∎ his parents give him a monthly allowance of £100 ses parents lui versent une mensualité de 100 livres;∎ he gets a monthly allowance of £300 il touche 300 livres par mois;∎ she makes an allowance of £1,000 a year to her nephew elle verse une rente ou une pension de 1000 livres par an à son neveu;∎ rent allowance allocation f (de) logement∎ (free) baggage or luggage allowance (on plane, coach etc) bagages mpl en franchise;∎ there is an allowance of one item of luggage per passenger chaque passager a droit à un bagage;∎ what's the duty-free allowance? qu'est-ce qu'on a droit de ramener hors taxe?;∎ Sport time allowance concession m de temps∎ to make allowances for sb être indulgent avec qn;∎ to make allowance or allowances for sth tenir compte de qch, prendre qch en considération;∎ we must make allowance or allowances for the children's age il faut tenir compte de ou il ne faut pas oublier l'âge des enfants;∎ you have to make allowances for inflation il faut faire la part de l'inflation;∎ some allowance must be made for shrinkage il faut tenir compte du rétrécissement -
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A n gen salaire m ; ( to manual worker) paie f, salaire m ; ( to soldier) solde f ; ( to domestic) gages† mpl, salaire m ; Admin traitement m ; back pay rappel m de salaire ; extra pay prime f de salaire ; to be in the pay of sb péj être à la solde de qn ; rate of pay Admin taux de rémunération ; holidays GB ou vacation US with/without pay congés payés/sans solde ; pay and allowances rémunération principale et indemnités ; what's the pay like? est-ce que c'est bien payé? ; the pay is good c'est bien payé.B modif [agreement, claim, negotiations, deal] salarial ; [rise, cut] de salaire ; [freeze, structure, policy] des salaires.1 (for goods, services) payer [tradesman, creditor] (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; payer, régler [bill, debt, fees] ; payer [price, sum etc] (for pour) ; verser [down payment] (on sur) ; to pay cash payer comptant ; to pay £100 on account verser un acompte de 100 livres ; she paid him £300 to repair the roof elle l'a payé 300 livres pour réparer le toit ; to pay sth into verser qch sur [account] ; verser qch à [charity] ; to pay sb for his trouble payer qn de sa peine ;2 ( for regular work) payer [employee] ; to pay high/low wages payer bien/mal ; to be paid weekly/monthly être payé à la semaine/au mois ; all expenses paid tous frais payés ;4 ( give) to pay attention/heed to faire/prêter attention à ; to pay a tribute to sb rendre hommage à qn ; to pay sb a compliment faire des compliments à qn ; to pay sb a visit rendre visite à qn ;5 ( benefit) it would pay him/her etc to do fig il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire ; it would pay you to find out tu y gagnerais à te renseigner ; it pays to be honest cela paie toujours d'être honnête ; it doesn't pay to do cela ne sert à rien de faire ;1 ( hand over money) payer ; she/the insurance will pay elle/l'assurance paiera ; to pay for sth payer qch also fig ; to pay dearly for sth fig payer chèrement qch ; I'll make you pay for this! fig tu me le paieras! ; I'll pay for you ( in cinema etc) je vais payer pour toi ; they're paying for him to go to college/to Spain ils lui paient ses études/son voyage en Espagne ; ‘pay on entry’ ‘paiement à l'entrée’ ; you have to pay to get in l'entrée est payante ; ‘pay and display’ ( in carpark) ‘payez et laissez le ticket en évidence’ ; pay on demand ( on cheque) payer à vue ;2 ( settle) payer ; to pay in cash/by cheque/in instalments payer en espèces/par chèque/à tempérament ; to pay one's own way payer sa part ;3 ( reward employee) the work doesn't pay very well le travail est mal payé ;4 ( bring gain) [business] rapporter ; [activity, quality] payer ; to pay handsomely rapporter gros ; crime/dishonesty doesn't pay le crime/la malhonnêteté ne paie pas ; to pay for itself [business, purchase] s'amortir ; to make sth pay rentabiliser qch.there'll be hell ○ ou the devil to pay ça va barder ○ ; to pay a visit ○ euph aller au petit coin ○.■ pay back:▶ pay [sb] back ( reimburse) rembourser [person] ; I'll pay him back for the trick he played on me je lui revaudrai le tour qu'il m'a joué ; he'll pay you back with interest fig il te le rendra au centuple ;▶ pay [sth] back, pay back [sth] rembourser [money].■ pay down:▶ pay [sth] down verser un acompte de ; I'd like to pay £100 down je voudrais verser un acompte de 100 livres.■ pay in GB:▶ pay [sth] in, pay in [sth] déposer [cheque, sum].■ pay off:▶ pay off fig être payant ; his hard work finally paid off tout le travail qu'il a fourni a finalement été payant ;▶ pay [sb] off, pay off [sb]2 ○ ( buy silence) acheter le silence de [possible informer] ;▶ pay off [sth], pay [sth] off rembourser [mortgage, debt].■ pay out:▶ pay out [sth]1 ( hand over) débourser [sum], dépenser [sum] (in pour) ; we've paid out a lot in publicity on a beaucoup dépensé pour la publicité ; he paid out £300 for his new washing machine il a payé 300 livres sa nouvelle machine à laver ;2 ( release) laisser filer [rope].▶ pay up [sth] payer [amount] ; pay up the money you owe me! paie-moi l'argent que tu me dois! -
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pay [peɪ](verb: preterite, past participle paid)1. noun• to pay sb $20 payer qn 20 dollars• he paid them $20 for the ticket il leur a acheté le billet pour 20 dollars• he paid them $20 for the work il les a payés 20 dollars pour ce travail• he paid $20 for the ticket il a payé le billet 20 dollarsc. [+ interest] rapporter ; [+ dividend] distribuer• shares that pay 5% des actions qui rapportent 5 %• to put paid to sb's hopes/chances ruiner les espoirs/chances de qn• we paid a visit to Paris on our way south nous avons fait un petit tour à Paris en descendant vers le suda. payer• you'll pay for this! vous (me) le payerez !b. ( = be profitable) rapporter, être rentable• does it pay? est-ce que ça rapporte ?4. compounds[dispute, negotiation] salarial► pay-as-you-go adjective [mobile phone] à carte rechargeable noun (US) retenue f à la source de l'impôt sur le revenu► pay bed noun (British) lit m (d'hôpital) payant (par opposition aux soins gratuits du système de Sécurité sociale britannique)a. rembourser• I paid my brother back the £10 I owed him j'ai remboursé à mon frère les 10 livres que je lui devaisb. ( = get even with) to pay sb back for doing sth faire payer à qn qch qu'il a fait• I'll pay you back for that! je vous revaudrai ça !• he paid £10 down (as deposit) il a versé un acompte de 10 livres► pay in separable transitive verb verser (to à)[risk, scheme, decision] être payant ; [patience] être récompenséa. [+ debts] s'acquitter de ; [+ loan] rembourser• to pay sb off ( = bribe) acheter qnb. [+ worker, staff] licencier► pay out[insurance policy] rembourser( = spend) débourser• they paid out a large sum of money on new equipment ils ont dépensé beaucoup d'argent pour acheter de nouveaux équipements• pay up! payez !* * *[peɪ] 1.noun gen salaire m; ( to soldier) solde f; Administration traitement m2.to be in the pay of somebody — péj être à la solde de quelqu'un
noun modifier [ agreement, claim, negotiations, deal] salarial; [ rise, cut] de salaire; [ freeze, structure, policy] des salaires3.transitive verb (prét, pp paid)1) (for goods, services) gen payer; verser [down payment]to pay £100 on account — verser un acompte de 100 livres
to pay something into — verser quelque chose sur [account]
to pay high/low wages — payer bien/mal
to pay dividends — fig finir par rapporter
3) ( give)to pay attention/heed to — faire/prêter attention à
4) ( benefit)4.it would pay him/her etc to do — fig il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire
intransitive verb (prét, pp paid)1) gen payerI'll make you pay for this! — fig tu me le paieras!
‘pay on entry’ — ‘paiement à l'entrée’
‘pay and display’ — ( in carpark) ‘payez et laissez le ticket en évidence’
pay on demand — ( on cheque) payer à vue
2) ( bring gain) [business] rapporter; [activity, quality] payerto pay for itself — [business, purchase] s'amortir
•Phrasal Verbs:- pay back- pay down- pay in- pay off- pay out- pay up••there'll be hell (colloq) ou the devil to pay — ça va barder (colloq)
to pay a visit — (colloq) euph aller au petit coin (colloq)
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