pay off

dare risultati, dare frutti

Dare buoni risultati che ripagano il tempo o il denaro spesi.

In inglese semplice: If effort or a plan succeeds, it produces good results and is worth the time or cost.

• Your hard work will pay off.
• All that practice paid off during the match.
• Did their new strategy pay off?

Sinonimi: succeed, bear fruit

Contrari: fail

Espressioni comuni: pay off eventually, pay off handsomely

saldare, estinguere

Restituire tutto il denaro dovuto per un prestito o un altro debito.

In inglese semplice: To return all the money you owe for a loan or debt.

• I paid off my loan.
• They are saving to pay the mortgage off.
• Have you paid off your credit card debt?

Come si usa: pay off something (She paid off her student loan.); pay something off (We hope to pay it off next year.)

Sinonimi: repay, settle, clear

Espressioni comuni: pay off debt, pay off a loan, pay off a mortgage

finire di pagare, saldare il finanziamento di

Pagare tutto il debito per un bene, così che chi ha prestato il denaro non abbia più diritti su di esso.

In inglese semplice: To finish paying a loan for something, so the lender no longer has a claim on it.

• We paid off our car.
• She finally paid the house off this spring.
• How long will it take to pay off the boat?

Come si usa: pay off something (They paid off the house after twenty years.); pay something off (We paid the car off last month.)

Sinonimi: pay for completely

Espressioni comuni: pay off a car, pay off a house

corrompere, comprare

Dare denaro di nascosto a qualcuno perché aiuti o chiuda un occhio su qualcosa di scorretto.

In inglese semplice: To give someone money secretly so they help you or ignore something wrong.

• They paid off the guard.
• Someone had paid the witness off before the trial.
• Did the owner pay off the inspectors?

Come si usa: pay someone off (They paid the guard off to avoid an inspection.)

Sinonimi: bribe, buy off

Espressioni comuni: pay off someone, pay off officials

liquidare e licenziare

Porre fine al rapporto di lavoro e pagare alla persona tutto il denaro dovuto.

In inglese semplice: To end someone’s employment and give them the money they are owed.

• The factory paid off its workers.
• They paid the crew off at the end of the voyage.
• Will the firm pay off more staff after the closure?

Come si usa: pay someone off (The company paid its temporary workers off when the project ended.)

Sinonimi: dismiss, lay off

Contrari: hire

Espressioni comuni: pay off workers, pay off staff, pay off someone

poggiare

Girare la prua di una barca a vela allontanandola dalla direzione da cui arriva il vento.

In inglese semplice: If a sailing boat does this, its front turns away from the direction the wind comes from.

• The yacht began to pay off.
• The bow paid off as the wind changed.
• Let the boat pay off before adjusting the sail.

Sinonimi: bear away, fall off

Contrari: head up

Espressioni comuni: pay off slowly, pay off to leeward