pay

pay
pay [peɪ]
(verb: preterite, past participle paid)
1. noun
salaire m ; [of manual worker] paie f ; [of soldier] solde f
• three weeks' pay trois semaines de salaire
• to be on half pay toucher la moitié de son salaire
• the pay's not very good ce n'est pas très bien payé
• holidays with pay congés mpl payés
• time off without pay congé m sans solde
2. transitive verb
   a. [+ person] payer (to do pour faire) (for doing pour faire)
• 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
• that's what you're paid for c'est pour cela qu'on vous paie
• I get paid on Fridays je touche ma paie le vendredi
• I am paid monthly je suis payé au mois
   b. [+ instalments, money, bill] payer ; [+ deposit] verser ; [+ debt] s'acquitter de
• he paid $20 for the ticket il a payé le billet 20 dollars
• he paid a lot for his suit il a payé très cher son costume
• to pay cash payer comptant
• to pay money into an account verser de l'argent sur un compte
   c. [+ interest] rapporter ; [+ dividend] distribuer
• shares that pay 5% des actions qui rapportent 5 %
• it would pay you to be nice to him vous gagneriez à être aimable avec lui
• the business is paying its way now l'affaire est maintenant rentable
• to pay the price (for sth) payer le prix (de qch)
• to pay the price of fame payer le prix de la célébrité
• they've paid a high price for their naivety ils ont payé très cher leur naïveté
► to put paid to
• to put paid to sb's hopes/chances ruiner les espoirs/chances de qn
   d. to pay sb a visit rendre visite à qn
• we paid a visit to Paris on our way south nous avons fait un petit tour à Paris en descendant vers le sud
3. intransitive verb
   a. payer
• his job pays well son travail paie bien
• I offered to pay for my mother j'ai proposé de payer pour ma mère
• to pay for the meal payer le repas
• to pay through the nose for sth (inf) payer le prix fort pour qch
• you'll pay for this! vous (me) le payerez !
• he made a mistake and he's had to pay for it il a fait une erreur et il l'a payée cher
   b. ( = be profitable) rapporter, être rentable
• does it pay? est-ce que ça rapporte ?
• we need to sell 600 to make it pay nous devons en vendre 600 pour que ce soit rentable
• crime doesn't pay le crime ne paie pas
• it pays to advertise la publicité rapporte
• it always pays to ask an expert's opinion on a toujours intérêt à demander l'avis d'un expert
4. compounds
[dispute, negotiation] salarial
► pay-and-display adjective (British) [car park] à horodateur
► pay-as-you-go adjective [mobile phone] à carte rechargeable noun (US) retenue f à la source de l'impôt sur le revenu
► pay award noun augmentation f de salaire
► pay bed noun (British) lit m (d'hôpital) payant (par opposition aux soins gratuits du système de Sécurité sociale britannique)
► pay check noun (US) paie f
► pay cheque noun (British) paie f
► pay claim noun revendication f salariale
► pay day noun jour m de paie
► pay desk noun caisse f
► pay envelope noun (US) enveloppe f de paie
► pay increase noun augmentation f de salaire
► paying-in slip noun bordereau m de versement
► pay packet noun (British) ( = wages) paie f
► pay-per-view adjective à la carte noun
télévision f à la carte
► pay phone noun téléphone m public
► pay raise noun (US) augmentation f de salaire
► pay rise noun (British) augmentation f de salaire
► pay station noun (US) téléphone m public ; (for parking) horodateur m
► pay structure noun (Industry) barême m des salaires
► pay-TV noun télévision f payante
► pay back separable transitive verb
   a. rembourser
• I paid my brother back the £10 I owed him j'ai remboursé à mon frère les 10 livres que je lui devais
   b. ( = 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 !
► pay down separable transitive verb
• he paid £10 down (as deposit) il a versé un acompte de 10 livres► pay in separable transitive verb verser (to à)
• to pay in money at the bank verser de l'argent sur son compte
• to pay in a cheque déposer un chèque► pay off
1. intransitive verb
[risk, scheme, decision] être payant ; [patience] être récompensé
• his patience paid off in the long run finalement sa patience a été récompensée
2. separable transitive verb
   a. [+ debts] s'acquitter de ; [+ loan] rembourser
• to pay sb off ( = bribe) acheter qn
   b. [+ worker, staff] licencier
► pay out
1. intransitive verb
[insurance policy] rembourser
2. separable transitive verb
( = 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 intransitive verb payer
• pay up! payez !
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[peɪ] 1.
noun gen salaire m; (to soldier) solde f; Administration traitement m

back pay — rappel m de salaire

extra pay — prime f de salaire

to be in the pay of somebody — péj être à la solde de quelqu'un

pay and allowances — rémunération principale et indemnités

the pay is good — c'est bien payé

2.
noun modifier [agreement, claim, negotiations, deal] salarial; [rise, cut] de salaire; [freeze, structure, policy] des salaires
3.
transitive verb (prét, pp paid)
1) (for goods, services) gen payer; verser [down payment]

to pay cash — payer comptant

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

all expenses paid — tous frais payés

2) Finance (accrue) rapporter [interest]

to pay dividends — fig finir par rapporter

3) (give)

to pay attention/heed to — faire/prêter attention à

to pay a tribute to somebody — rendre hommage à quelqu'un

to pay somebody a compliment — faire des compliments à quelqu'un

to pay somebody a visit — rendre visite à quelqu'un

4) (benefit)

it would pay him/her etc to do — fig il/elle etc y gagnerait à faire

it doesn't pay to do — cela ne sert à rien de faire

4.
intransitive verb (prét, pp paid)
1) gen payer

to pay for something — payer quelque chose also fig

I'll make you pay for this! — fig tu me le paieras!

they're paying for him to go to college — ils lui paient ses études

‘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

to pay one's own way — payer sa part

the work doesn't pay very well — le travail est mal payé

2) (bring gain) [business] rapporter; [activity, quality] payer

to pay handsomely — rapporter gros

to pay for itself — [business, purchase] s'amortir

to make something pay — rentabiliser quelque chose

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Phrasal Verbs:
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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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