French dictionaries
Nouveau !payer
[peje]verbe transitif
| 1. | [solder, régler]
to pay
payer sa dette à la société to pay one's debt to society (en usage absolu) payer comptant/à crédit to pay cash/by credit je paye par chèque/avec ma carte de crédit/en liquide I'll pay by cheque/with my credit card/(in) cash payer d'avance to pay in advance c'est moi qui paie [l'addition] I'll pay, it's my treat |
| 2. | [rémunérer]
to pay
(en usage absolu) leur patron paie bien their boss pays well
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| 3. | [acheter - repas, voyage]
to pay for
payer à boire à quelqu'un to buy somebody a drink je lui ai payé un collier I bought her a necklace combien as-tu payé ta maison? how much did your house cost you?, how much did you pay for your house? je te paie le théâtre I'll take you out to the theatre combien il t'a fait payer? how much did he charge? il me l'a fait payer trop cher he overcharged me |
| 5. | [subir les conséquences de]
to pay for (inseparable)
(en usage absolu) vous êtes coupable, vous devez payer you're guilty, you're going to pay payer pour les autres to be punished for others
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| 6. | [dédommager]
to compensate, to repay
ses félicitations me paient de mes efforts his congratulations repay me my efforts
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| 7. | [acheter - criminel]
to hire [ - témoin] to buy (off) payer un tueur to hire a gunman |
| 8. | [compenser]
to pay
la prime d'assurance ne paie pas complètement le remplacement de la voiture the insurance premium does not cover you for full reimbursement of the car |
| 9. | [être soumis à - taxe]
certaines marchandises paient un droit de douane you have to pay duty on some goods, some goods are liable to duty |
payer
[peje]verbe intransitif
| 1. | [être profitable]
to pay
l'ostréiculture ne paie plus there's no money (to be made) in oyster farming nowadays c'est un travail qui paie mal it's badly paid work, it's not a well paid job
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| 2. | (familier)
[prêter à rire]
to be ou
to look a sight
tu payes avec ces lunettes! you do look a sight with those glasses on! |
| 3. | (locution)
payer d'audace to risk one's all ne pas payer de mine : la maison ne paie pas de mine, mais elle est confortable the house isn't much to look at ou the house doesn't look much but it's very comfortable payer de sa personne a. [s'exposer au danger] to put oneself on the line b. [se donner du mal] to put in a lot of effort |
se payer
verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)
tenez, payez-vous here, take what I owe you
| se payer de mots to talk a lot of fine words |
se payer
verbe pronominal
(emploi passif) to have to be paid for
la qualité se paie you have to pay for quality
tout se paie everything has its price
se payer
verbe pronominal transitif
| 1. | (familier)
[s'offrir]
to treat oneself to
j'ai envie de me payer une robe I feel like treating myself to a dress ou like buying myself a dress
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| 2. | (familier)
[être chargé de]
to be landed ou
saddled with
je me paie tout le boulot I end up doing all the work |
| 3. | (familier)
[recevoir]
to get, to land (UK)
je me suis payé un 2 à l'oral I got a 2 in the oral |
| 4. | (familier)
[supporter]
to put up with
on s'est payé leurs gosses pendant tout le week-end we had to put up with ou we were lumbered with their kids the whole weekend |
| 5. | (familier)
[percuter]
to run ou
to bump into
elle s'est payé le mur en reculant she backed into the wall |
| 6. | (familier)
[agresser]
to go for
celui-là, à la prochaine réunion, je me le paie I'll have his guts for garters (UK) ou his head on a platter (US) at the next meeting |
| 7. | (très familier) [avoir une relation sexuelle avec] to have (très familier), to have it off with (très familier & UK) |