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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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