Usage examples of "To rob Peter to pay Paul" in English with translation to Spanish

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To rob Peter to pay Paul Desnudar un santo para vestir otro

All Americans have to pay their taxes. Todos los estadounidenses tienen que pagar sus impuestos.

Now just a minute there. I hope you're not trying to tell me you're not going to pay the money back. Un minuto ahí. Yo espero que no estés tratando de decirme que no vas a pagar el dinero de vuelta.

I'd like to pay for this with my Visa card. Me gustaría pagar esto con mi tarjeta Visa.

Women are systematically degraded by receiving the trivial attentions which men think it manly to pay to the sex, when, in fact, men are insultingly supporting their own superiority. Las mujeres son sistemáticamente degradadas al recibir las triviales atenciones que los hombres piensan que es varonil atribuir a su sexo, cuando de hecho los hombres ofensivamente sostienen su propia superioridad.

I don't have enough money to pay for the product in cash. No tengo dinero suficiente para comprar el producto al contado.

He had to pay his own debts. Él debía pagar sus propias deudas.

I expect you to pay off all your debts. Espero que pagues todas tus deudas.

I want a cellular phone, but I don't have enough money to pay for one. Quiero un teléfono celular, pero no tengo suficiente dinero para comprar uno.

I'd like to pay the check, please. Quisiera pagar la cuenta, por favor.

The contract states how much we have to pay. El contrato indica cuánto tenemos que pagar.

I would like to pay with cash. Is breakfast included in the price? Quisiera pagar en efectivo. ¿El precio incluye el desayuno?

Tom forgot to pay the bill. A Tom se le olvidó pagar la cuenta.

No. I want to pay in cash. No. Quiero pagar en efectivo.

Wealthy immigrants from China are happy to pay stratospherical prices for homes in Vancouver. Inmigrantes chinos ricos pagan gustosamente precios estratosféricos por casas en Vancouver.

We have to pay taxes by March 15. Tenemos que pagar los impuestos antes del 15 de marzo.

I lent Mary the money to pay this month's rent. Le presté a Mary el dinero para pagar el arriendo de este mes.

Are you going to pay a visit to China this fall? ¿Vas a China este otoño?

My goal is to look hot enough to not have to pay for any drinks all night! Mi meta es verme lo suficientemente guapa para no tener que pagar ningún trago en toda la noche.

You don't have to pay for it, that's for free. No tienes que pagar nada, es gratuito.

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