| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| 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. |