pay
BrE /peɪ/ AmE /peɪ/
verb en → es
past paid pp paid ing paying
to give money for something you buy or for a service
pagar, abonar
- pay sb/sth
Collocations pay the bill · pay rent
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I need to pay my phone bill.
Necesito pagar la factura del teléfono.
to give money for something you buy or use
pagar por, abonar
- pay for sth
Collocations pay for a meal · pay for damages
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He paid for the damage he caused.
Él pagó por el daño que causó.
to give attention to something or someone
prestar atención, atender
- pay attention to sb/sth
Collocations pay attention in class · pay attention to details
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Please pay attention to the teacher.
Por favor, presta atención al profesor.
to show respect for someone or something
hacer respeto a, honrar
- pay respects to sb/sth
Collocations pay respects at the cemetery · pay respect to tradition
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They went to pay their respects to the deceased.
Ellos fueron a hacer respeto al difunto.
to give back money that you owe someone
devolver, pagar de vuelta
- pay sb back
Collocations pay back a loan · pay back the money
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I will pay you back next week.
Te pagaré de vuelta la próxima semana.
to give money to someone in order to stop them from harming or threatening you
pagar a alguien para que deje de hacer algo, sobornar
- pay sb off
Collocations pay off a debt · pay off a loan
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He paid the gangster off to avoid trouble.
Él pagó al gánster para evitar problemas.
to consider something as important or relevant
tener en cuenta, prestar atención a
- pay attention to sth
Collocations pay attention to the rules · pay attention to your health
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You should pay more attention to your diet.
Deberías prestar más atención a tu dieta.
to suffer the consequences of something you did wrong
pagar por, sufrir las consecuencias de
- pay for sth
Collocations pay for a mistake · pay for your actions
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He will pay for his lies.
Él pagará por sus mentiras.
Phrasal verbs
pagar en total, pagar todo lo que se debe
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You need to pay up if you want the service.
Necesitas pagar todo si quieres el servicio.
resultar rentable, dar buenos resultados
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The investment paid off in the end.
La inversión resultó rentable al final.
vengarse, devolver un mal trago
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She will pay back for what she did.
Ella se las pagará por lo que hizo.
contribuir a, pagar en una cuenta
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She pays into her retirement fund monthly.
Ella contribuye mensualmente a su fondo de retiro.
pagar una gran suma, abonar
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The insurance company will pay out a large sum.
La compañía de seguros pagará una gran suma.
Idioms
pagar un precio excesivo, pagar demasiado
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I had to pay through the nose for that car.
Tuve que pagar un precio excesivo por ese carro.
dar apoyo verbal pero no real, decir algo sin hacerlo realmente
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He pays lip service to the idea but doesn't act on it.
Él da apoyo verbal a la idea pero no lo pone en práctica.
pagar tus deudas, trabajar duro para conseguir algo
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She had to pay her dues before becoming successful.
Ella tuvo que pagar sus deudas antes de tener éxito.