Usage examples of "paid" in English with translation to French

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Translations: all214 payer192 rémunérer1 other translations21

We should have paid attention to the announcement. On aurait dû faire attention à l'annonce.

Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back. Emprunte toujours de l'argent à un pessimiste ; il ne s'attend pas à être remboursé.

He paid a visit to his friend. Il rendit visite à son ami.

I paid him five dollars. Je lui ai donné 5 dollars en paiement.

He got paid under the table. Il a reçu des dessous de table.

They're barely paid minimum wage. Ils reçoivent à peine le salaire minimum.

I paid in full for this. J'ai liquidé cela.

He paid the loan with interest. Il a remboursé le prêt avec intérêts.

He is paid by the week. Il touche un salaire hebdomadaire.

He paid no attention to my advice. Il ne prêta pas attention à mon conseil.

She paid them a most generous compliment. Elle leur rendit un compliment plus que généreux.

I paid for the purchase in cash. J'ai réglé cet achat en espèces.

I should have paid a little more attention. J'aurais dû faire un peu plus attention.

He paid his loan back to the bank. Il a remboursé son emprunt à la banque.

They paid me five dollars for the bag. Ils m'ont acheté le sac pour 5 dollars.

I presume that he has paid the money back. Je suppose qu'il a rendu l'argent.

We paid an invoice of more than one thousand dollars. Nous réglâmes une facture de plus de mille dollars.

I gave him a warning, to which he paid no attention. Je lui ai donné un avertissement auquel il n'a prêté aucune attention.

You can see that the architect paid scrupulous attention to detail. On peut voir que l'architecte a porté une attention scrupuleuse aux détails.

After a long dispute the coal mines closed and the remaining miners were paid off. Après un long conflit, les mines de charbon furent fermées et le reste des mineurs furent licenciés.

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