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1 pay
[pei] 1. past tense, past participle - paid; verb1) (to give (money) to (someone) in exchange for goods, services etc: He paid $5 for the book.) plačati2) (to return (money that is owed): It's time you paid your debts.) plačati3) (to suffer punishment (for): You'll pay for that remark!) plačati4) (to be useful or profitable (to): Crime doesn't pay.) izplačati (se)5) (to give (attention, homage, respect etc): Pay attention!; to pay one's respects.) posvečati2. noun(money given or received for work etc; wages: How much pay do you get?) plača- payable- payee
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- put paid to* * *I [péi]nounplača, plačilocolloquially plačnik; American mineralogy donosna ruda; colloquially he is good pay — on je dober plačnikhe is in the pay of s.o. — njega plačuje, najet je od, je v službi nekogaAmerican figuratively to strike pay dirt — naleteti na vir bogastvaII [péi]1.transitive verbplačati, odplačati, izplačati; figuratively nagraditi, poplačati, povrniti ( for za kaj); figuratively posvečati pozornost (spoštovanje), dajati čast, delati komu komplimente; obiskati koga; odškoditi, odškodovati ( for za); izplačati se za koga, koristiti komu;2.intransitive verbplačati ( for za); izplačati se ( crime doesn't ŋ zločin se ne izplača)to pay attention ( —ali heed) to — posvečati pozornost (komu, čemu)to pay s.o. home — povrniti komuto pay the penalty — pokoriti se, biti kaznovanslang to pay the piper — nositi posledice; figuratively plačati za užitek koga drugegahe who pays the piper calls the tune — kdor plača, tudi zapovedujeto pay through the nose (for) — predrago plačati, preplačatito pay one's way — ne ostati ničesar dolžan, živeti od svojega dohodkaIII [péi]transitive verbnautical katraniti, premazati s katranom ali smolo -
2 piper
noun (a person who plays a pipe or pipes, especially the bagpipes.) piskač* * *[páipə]nounpiskač, frular, dudač; ptičji mladič (zlasti golobček)by the piper! — raca na vodi!to pay the piper — plačati stroške, poravnati račun (za druge)he who pays the piper calls the tune — ukazuje tisti, ki plača
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pay the piper — or[pay the fiddler] {v. phr.} To suffer the results of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish acts or wasting money. * /Bob had spent all his money and got into debt, so now he must pay the piper./ * /Fred had a fight, broke a… … Dictionary of American idioms
pay the piper — or[pay the fiddler] {v. phr.} To suffer the results of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish acts or wasting money. * /Bob had spent all his money and got into debt, so now he must pay the piper./ * /Fred had a fight, broke a… … Dictionary of American idioms
pay\ the\ piper — • pay the piper • pay the fiddler v. phr. To suffer the results of being foolish; pay or suffer because of your foolish acts or wasting money. Bob had spent all his money and got into debt, so now he must pay the piper. Fred had a fight, broke a… … Словарь американских идиом
pay the piper (to) — Pay what one owes; take the consequences. The phrase comes from the proverb “He who dances must pay the piper.” ► “Eastern Europe’s banks pay the piper after the heady days of the early ’90s.” (Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1996, p. A12) … American business jargon
pay the piper — When you pay the piper, you have to accept the consequences of something that you have done wrong or badly … The small dictionary of idiomes
pay the piper — phrasal 1. : to bear the cost of something artists will be chosen … supported by the state … the people will pay the piper and call the tune Clive Bell 2. : to suffer the consequences of or penalty for an act * * * pay the piper see under ↑pipe1… … Useful english dictionary
pay the piper — verb a) To pay expenses for something, and thus be in a position to be in control (i.e. to be able to call the tune). Those that pay the piper must command the tune. b) To pay a monetary debt or experience unfavorable consequences, especially… … Wiktionary
pay the piper — to accept the unpleasant results of something you have done. After fooling around for most of the semester, now he has to pay the piper and study over vacation. If you don t charge enough for your work, at some point you will have to pay the… … New idioms dictionary
pay the piper — When you pay the piper, you have to accept the consequences of something that you have done wrong or badly. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
To pay the piper — Pay Pay, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify, appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.] 1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another person) for service rendered … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To pay the piper — Piper Pip er, n. 1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. The hereditary piper and his sons. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) A common European gurnard ({Trigla lyra}), having a large head, with prominent nasal … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English