| Locuciones verbales |
| Inglés | Español |
| pay [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money) | devolver algo loc verb |
| I can't afford to pay back the fifty pounds he lent me. |
| No puedo devolverle las 50 libras que me prestó. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money to) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| I will pay you back the £5 tomorrow. |
| Te devolveré las cinco libras mañana. |
| pagar⇒ vtr |
| Te pagaré las cinco libras mañana. |
| (formal) | reembolsar⇒ vtr |
| Te reembolsaré las cinco libras mañana. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge on) | vengarse de alguien v prnl + prep |
| (coloquial) | devolvérsela a alguien loc verb + prep |
| After John embarrassed Susan, she paid him back by playing a joke on him. |
| Después de que John avergonzara a Susan, ella se vengó de él jugándole una broma. |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | vengarse de alguien por algo loc verb |
| How shall I pay him back for that dirty trick he played on me? |
| ¿Cómo puedo vengarme de él por ese truco sucio que me hizo? |
| pay [sb] back for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | vengarse de alguien por hacer algo loc verb |
| I still haven't paid you back for humiliating me in front of all my friends. |
| Todavía no me he vengado de ti por haberme humillado en frente de todos mis amigos. |
| pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (make a down payment) | hacer un pago inicial loc verb |
pay down [sth], pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (partly pay off, pay back: debt) | saldar⇒ vtr |
| liquidar⇒ vtr |
pay in [sth], pay [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (money: put into a bank) | ingresar⇒ vtr |
| I went to the bank and paid in a cheque. |
| Voy al banco a ingresar este cheque en mi cuenta. |
| depositar⇒ vtr |
| Fui al banco a depositar un cheque. |
| pay [sth] in full vtr phrasal sep | (pay completely) | saldar la cuenta loc verb |
| I was happy to pay the invoice in full and be free of debt. |
| Me alegró saldar la cuenta y no tener deudas. |
| (AR, CL) | cancelar una deuda loc verb |
| Me alegró cancelar la deuda. |