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| pay⇒ vi | (make a payment) | betala vitr |
| | I have no money. Can you pay? |
| | Jag har inga pengar. Kan du betala? |
| pay for [sth] vi + prep | (give money in exchange) | betala vtr |
| | He paid for his dinner when the bill came. |
| | Han betalade för sin middag när notan kom. |
| pay [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (offer money to) | betala vtr |
| | (vardaglig) | ge vtr |
| | I'll pay you five dollars if you tell me where he went. |
| | Jag ska ge dig fem dollar om du berättar för mig var han gick. |
| pay [sth]⇒ vtr | (settle) | betala av vtr partikel skj |
| | (vardaglig) | göra upp vtr partikel skj |
| | I would like to pay my account now. |
| | Jag skulle vilja göra upp om mitt konto nu. |
| pay [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (give money for) | betala vitr |
| | (vardaglig) | ge vitr |
| | What a nice dress! How much did you pay for it? |
| | Vilken fin klänning! Hur mycket fick du betala för den? |
| pay [sb] [sth] for [sth] vtr + prep | (give money in exchange) (vardaglig) | ge vitr |
| | | betala vitr |
| | I'll pay you ten dollars for that shirt. |
| | Jag ska ge dig tio dollar för den där skjortan. |
| pay [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (offer money to do [sth]) | betala vtr |
| | They paid him to redecorate their house. |
| | De betalade honom för att göra om deras hus. |
| pay [sb] [sth] to do [sth] v expr | (give money in exchange) (vardaglig) | ge vtr |
| | | betala vtr |
| | My dad paid me five pounds to clean his car. |
| | Min pappa gav mig fem pund för att tvätta hans bil. |
| pay [sth] (to [sb])⇒ vtr | (respects, tribute: show) | visa vtr |
| | (formell) | betyga vtr |
| | | vörda vtr |
| | He paid his respects to the king. |
| | Han betygade kungen sin respekt. |
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| pay n | (wages, salary) | lön s |
| | The pay at this company is pretty good. |
| pay n | informal (payroll) | avlöning s |
| | (administrativ enhet) | löneavdelning, lönekontor s |
| | | lönelista, avlöningslista s |
| | Linda is the secretary and Betty works on invoices and pay. |
pay,
paying n as adj | US (not free of charge) | betal- adj |
| | While most web sites are free, there are some pay sites. |
| pay to do [sth] v expr | figurative (be beneficial) | löna sig att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara fördelaktig att göra ngt vbal uttr |
| | It usually pays to be nice to people. |
| pay⇒ vi | (offer as salary) | betala vitr |
| | | ge i lön vbal uttr |
| | It sounds like a good job, but what do they pay? |
| pay vi | figurative (be beneficial) (bildlig) | löna sig vitr + refl |
| | (bildlig) | betala sig vitr + refl |
| | It just goes to show—sometimes being nice to people pays. |
| pay vi | figurative (suffer consequences) (bildlig) | betala vitr |
| | | lida vitr |
| | Don't do it! You are going to pay if you do! |
| pay for [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (suffer consequences) (bildlig) | betala vitr |
| | You'll pay for what you did to me - I'll make sure of that! |
| pay [sth]⇒ vtr | nautical (let ship fall to leeward) | luta ngt åt läsidan - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| pay [sth] vtr | nautical (tar ship's bottom) | tjära vtr |
| pay [sth] vtr | (yield as a return) | betala ut vtr partikel skj |
| | | ge avkastning vtr + s |
| | The stock paid six percent last year. |
| pay [sth] vtr | (taxes: contribute) | betala vtr |
| | As someone who pays her taxes, I like to have a say in what the council does with my money. |
| Partikelverb |
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| pay [sth] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money) | betala tillbaka vtr partikel oskj |
| | | återbetala vtr |
| | I can't afford to pay back the fifty pounds he lent me. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | (return money to) | betala tillbaka vtr partikel skj |
| | | återbetala vtr |
| | I will pay you back the £5 tomorrow. |
| pay [sb] back vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge on) | ge igen på ngn vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | ge ngn betalt för gammal ost vbal uttr |
| | After John embarrassed Susan, she paid him back by playing a joke on him. |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | ge igen för ngt vbal uttr |
| | How shall I pay him back for that dirty trick he played on me? |
| pay [sb] back for doing [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative, informal (take revenge for [sth]) | ge tillbaka för att ngn gjorde ngt vbal uttr |
| | I still haven't paid you back for humiliating me in front of all my friends. |
| pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (make a down payment) | lägga en deposition på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra en delbetalning på ngt vbal uttr |
pay down [sth],
pay [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (partly pay off, pay back: debt) | lägga en deposition på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | göra en avbetalning vbal uttr |
pay in [sth],
pay [sth] in vtr phrasal sep | (money: put into a bank) (check) | lösa in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | (på banken) | sätta in ngt vtr partikel oskj |
| | I went to the bank and paid in a cheque. |
pay [sth] off,
pay off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (pay all of: money owed) | betala av vtr partikel oskj |
| | | avbetala vtr |
| | I've nearly paid off my mortgage. |
| | The collection company kept calling me for weeks until I finally paid off my debt. |
pay [sb] off,
pay off [sb] vtr phrasal sep | informal (bribe: [sb]) | muta vtr |
| | (bildlig) | betala av vtr partikel oskj |
| | The businesswoman wanted Leo to stay quiet about her fraudulent practices, so she paid him off. |
| pay off vi phrasal | informal (have good consequences) (främst bildlig) | löna sig vitr + refl |
| | Hard work and careful planning always pay off. |
| pay out vi phrasal | (yield a financial reward) | betala sig vitr + refl |
| | | ge avkastning vtr + s |
| | It will take five years for your investment to pay out. |
| pay out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (yield a sum of money) | betala ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | This slot machine will pay out a fortune if you hit the jackpot. |
| | My pension fund will pay out enough to live on. |
| pay out [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (spend: a sum of money) | spendera vtr |
| | (vardagligt) | punga ut med ngt vbal uttr |
| | I paid out a lot of money for this expensive computer. |
| pay up vi phrasal | informal (pay an amount owed) | betala tillbaka vtr partikel oskj |
| | (vardagligt, slang) | pröjsa vtr |
| | You've owed me that money for over a month. It's time to pay up. |
| Sammansatta former: |
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| back pay n | (law: wages for previous work) | retroaktiv lön s |
| | | innestående lön s |
| | The court has ordered that Mr Smith's former employer pay him £20,000 in back pay. |
| pay ... cents on the dollar v expr | (pay less than original price) | cent i relation till en dollar - |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | I paid 20 cents on the dollar for 10,000 of these bonds, so they cost me $2,000. |
| draw your pay v expr | (receive wage) | lyfta sin lön vbal uttr |
| | The workers drew their pay at the end of each week. |
| hazard pay n | (money for dangerous job) | ekonomisk ersättning för farligt arbete s |
| | (vardaglig) | extra lön för farligt jobb s |
| pay [sb] a compliment v expr | (make a flattering comment to) | ge ngn en komplimang vbal uttr |
| | I was stunned when my boss said he liked my report; it was the first time he had ever paid me a compliment. |
| pay a visit v expr | UK, slang, euphemism (go to the toilet) (vardagligt) | gå på muggen vbal uttr |
| | | gå på toa, gå på toaletten vbal uttr |
| pay [sb] a visit v expr | (go and see [sb]) | besöka vtr |
| | | hälsa på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | I haven't seen my parents since Christmas. It's time to pay them a visit. |
| pay as you go n | (prepaid mobile phone use) | det att använda kontantkort - |
| Anmärkning: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
pay as you go,
pay-as-you-go adj | (debts paid as they are incurred) (förled) | delbetalnings- adj |
| | | som man betalar allt eftersom adj |
| pay as you go v expr | (pay debts as they are incurred) | betala allt eftersom vbal uttr |
| | | delbetala vtr |
| pay attention vtr + n | (be attentive) | vara uppmärksam, vara koncentrerad vtr + adj |
| | | Lyssna! interj |
| | Pay attention! Don't keep reading when I'm talking to you! |
| pay attention to [sth] v expr | (take notice of) | vara uppmärksam på ngt, vara koncentrerad på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | Se upp! interj |
| | Please pay attention to this important information. |
| pay attention to [sth] v expr | (concentrate on) | vara uppmärksam på ngt, vara koncentrerad på ngt vbal uttr |
| | | Fokusera! interj |
| | Pay close attention to every word he says. |
| pay attention to [sb] v expr | (listen to [sb]) | Lyssna på mig! interj |
| | | Lyssna på ngn vbal uttr |
| | Pay attention to me when I'm trying to tell you something important. |
| pay [sb] back for [sth] v expr | (return money borrowed from [sb]) | återbetala ngn för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | betala tillbaka ngt till ngn vbal uttr |
| | I paid him back for the drinks he had bought us. |
pay [sb] back in their own coin,
pay [sb] back in his own coin,
pay [sb] back in her own coin v expr | figurative (retaliate) (bildlig) | ge ngn betalt för gammal ost vbal uttr |
| | | ge igen på ngn vbal uttr |
| | | hämnas på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| paydown n | US (type of debt reduction) | avskrivning s |
| | | minskning s |
| pay good money for [sth] v expr | informal (pay a considerable sum for [sth]) | betala bra pengar för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | betala mycket pengar för ngt vbal uttr |
| | | spendera mycket pengar på ngt vbal uttr |
| | I paid good money for this, but now I find it's a worthless piece of junk. |
pay it forward,
pay [sth] forward n | (pass on good deed) | skicka vidare uttr |
| | (ungefärlig översättning) | göra ngn en tjänst vbal uttr |
pay lip service to [sth/sb],
pay [sth/sb] lip service v expr | figurative (give superficial attention) | fjäska för ngn vbal uttr |
| | (starkt vulgärt, anstötande) | slicka ngts/ngns röv vtr + s |
| | Obama paid lip service to closing Guantanamo, but he hasn't taken action yet. |
| pay no mind v expr | informal (ignore or disregard [sb]) | inte bry sig om ngn vbal uttr |
| | The deer was a good distance away and paid us no mind. |
pay [sth] out,
pay out [sth] vtr + adv | (rope, line: slacken gradually) | mata ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | | dra ut vtr partikel oskj |
| | The belayer pays out the rope as needed. |
pay raise (US),
pay rise (UK) n | (increase in wages, salary) | löneökning s |
| | | lönepåslag s |
| | Staff are expected to settle for a pay rise of around 1%. |
| pay special attention to [sth] v expr | (take specific note of) | ägna speciell uppmärksamhet åt ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara speciellt uppmärksam på ngt vbal uttr |
| | The math teacher said we should pay special attention to the negative signs. |
| pay through the nose v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) (bildlig) | låta pengarna rinna igenom fingrarna vbal uttr |
| | | slösa vitr |
| | Our train was cancelled, so we ended up paying through the nose to take a taxi. |
| pay through the nose for [sth] v expr | figurative (spend too much money on [sth]) | betala för mycket för ngt vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| | He paid through the nose for that car, and it's nothing but a piece of junk. |
| pay tribute v expr | (show one's respect) | hylla vtr |
| | | ge ngn sin hyllning vbal uttr |
| | | visa ngn respekt vtr + adj |
| pay your way v expr | (contribute fairly to expenses) | betala för sig vbal uttr |
| | | betala det man är skyldig vbal uttr |
paycheck (US),
pay cheque (UK) n | (wage or salary check) | lön s |
| | | löneutbetalning s |
| | | lönebesked s |
| | | lönecheck s |
| | The company hands out paychecks every Friday. |
| payday n | (day when wages are paid) | avlöningsdag s |
| | | löningsdag s |
| | Nick goes to the casino every payday. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | informal (bribe) | muta s |
| | The drug dealer offered the police officer a payoff to look the other way. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (redundancy payment) | slutlön, avgångsvederlag s |
| | Simon was made redundant last year, but after thirty years with the same company, he got a good payoff. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (profit) | vinst s |
| | The backers are hoping for a quick payoff on their investments. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | informal (advantage) | fördel s |
| | | vinst s |
| | Learning a new language is hard work, but the payoff is that you can communicate with a whole new group of people. |
payoff,
also UK: pay-off n | (amount to clear debt) | avräkning s |
| | Quentin handed over the payoff and was relieved to know he was now clear of debt. |
raise (US),
pay rise (UK) n | US, informal (pay rise: increase in pay) | löneförhöjning s |
| | | lönelyft s |
| | He got a raise of 4%. |
settle the score,
pay off the score v expr | figurative (take revenge) | hämnas vitr |
| | (bildlig) | göra upp räkningen vbal uttr |
| | | ge igen vitr partikel |
| | (vardagligt, bildlig) | ge betalt för gammal ost vbal uttr |
settle the score with [sb],
pay off the score with [sb] v expr | figurative (take revenge on [sb]) (bildlig) | göra upp räkningen med ngn vbal uttr |
| | | hämnas på ngn vtr partikel oskj |
| | (bildlig) | ge ngn betalt för gammal ost vbal uttr |
| | Alex dreamed up ways to settle the score with his enemies. |
| | The author wrote the scandalous book to settle the score with her one-time friends. |
| severance pay n | (redundancy payout) (bildlig) | fallskärm s |
| | | avgångsvederlag s |
| | I didn't even get any severance pay when I was made redundant. |
| sick pay n | (compensation for absence while ill) | sjukersättning s |
| | I've already used up all my sick pay for this financial year. |
uplift,
pay uplift n | (increase in wages) | löneökning, löneförhöjning s |
| | | lönelyft s |
| | Workers are demanding an uplift in wages across the board. |