pay Significado & definición

Significado de pay en español

• 0 to give money to someone because you are buying something from them -- pagar

  • I asked for the bill and paid.

  • Have you paid the bills?

• 1 to give someone money for the work that they do -- pagar

  • She gets paid twice a month.

  • We paid them $600 for the work.

• 2 to look at or listen to someone or something carefully -- prestar atención

  • I missed what she was saying because I wasn’t paying attention.

• 3 the money that you get for working -- salario, sueldo

  • a pay rise

• 4 money you are given for working -- paga [ feminine, singular ]

  • low pay sueldo bajo

  • a pay increase/cut un aumento/recorte de sueldo

• 5 to give money when you buy sth -- pagar

  • I’ll pay this time. Yo pago pagar esta vez.

  • Do you have to pay for your own books? ¿Tienes que pagar por tus propios libros?

  • I can’t afford to pay my electricity bill. No me puedo permitir pagar mi factura de electricidad.

  • Can I pay by credit card? ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta de crédito?

  • to pay in cash/dollars/euros etc. pagar en efectivo/dólares/euros etc.

  • He managed to pay his way through college. Se las arregló para pagar por si mismo su trayectoria en la universidad.

• 6 to give sb money for working -- pagar

  • The company pays well. La empresa paga bien.

  • Have you been paid for last month yet? ¿Ya te han pagado el mes pasado?

  • I’m paid $30/hour. Me pagan 30 dólares/hora.

• 7 to give an advantage -- compensar

  • It pays to eat a balanced diet. Compensa comer una dieta equilibrada.

• 8 to listen and watch carefully -- prestar atención

  • Marina, please pay attention. Marina, por favor, presta atención.

  • He wasn’t paying attention to what I said. Él no estaba prestando atención a lo que dije.

• 9 to say sth kind about sb -- hacer un cumplido a alguien

  • Mr. Henry paid her a compliment on her piano playing. El Sr. henry le hizo un cumplido por su piano.

• 10 to visit sb -- hacer una visita a alguien

  • I’m planning to pay Judy a visit while I’m in town. Estoy planeando hacerle una visita a Judy mientras estoy en la ciudad.

• 11 to visit or send a greeting to -- saludar a

  • Be sure to pay my respects to your parents. Asegúrate de mandar recuerdos a tus padres.