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pays

/peɪz/

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noun

Salaire, rémunération

Money given in return for work; salary or wages.

Examples :

"Many employers have rules designed to keep employees from comparing their pays."

De nombreux employeurs ont des règles visant à empêcher les employés de comparer leurs salaires.

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verb

Payer

To give money or other compensation to in exchange for goods or services.

Examples :

"he paid her off the books and in kind where possible"

Il la payait en espèces et en nature lorsque c'était possible.

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verb

Payer, acquitter

To discharge, as a debt or other obligation, by giving or doing what is due or required.

Examples :

"he has paid his debt to society"

Il a payé sa dette à la société.

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verb

Être rentable, rapporter

To be profitable for.

Examples :

"Studying hard now pays off later when you get a good job. "

Étudier dur maintenant est rentable plus tard, quand vous obtenez un bon emploi.

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verb

Offrir, accorder

To give (something else than money).

Examples :

"to pay attention"

Faire attention

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verb

Être rentable, valoir la peine

To be profitable or worth the effort.

Examples :

"crime doesn’t pay"

Le crime ne paie pas.

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verb

Payer, régler

To discharge an obligation or debt.

Examples :

"He was allowed to go as soon as he paid."

Il a été autorisé à partir dès qu'il a payé.

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verb

Subir les conséquences, payer

To suffer consequences.

Examples :

"He paid for his fun in the sun with a terrible sunburn."

Il a payé pour son plaisir au soleil avec un coup de soleil terrible.

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verb

Rire, trouver ça drôle

To admit that a joke, punchline, etc., was funny.

Examples :

"Even though I didn't want to, I had to pays; his silly pun was actually pretty clever. "

Même si je ne voulais pas, j'ai dû rire ; son jeu de mots stupide était en fait assez intelligent.

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verb

Goudronner, enduire

To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully pays the seams of the wooden hull with tar to make it watertight. "

Le charpentier de marine goudronne soigneusement les coutures de la coque en bois avec du goudron pour la rendre étanche.

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