- repay
- ri'pei
past tense, past participle - repaid; verb(to pay back: When are you going to repay the money you borrowed?; I must find a way of repaying his kindness / repaying him for his kindness.) devolver, pagarrepay vb devolver el dinero / pagarto repay a loan devolver un préstamoEl pasado y participio pasado de repay se escribe repaidrepaytr[riː'peɪ]transitive verb (pt & pp repaid, ger repaying)1 devolver■ have they repaid the loan? ¿han devuelto el préstamo?■ I'll repay you next month te lo devolveré el mes que viene■ they repaid my kindness with treachery pagaron mi bondad con traiciónrepay [ri'peɪ] vt, -paid ; -paying : pagar, devolver, reembolsarrepayv.(§ p.,p.p.: repaid) = compensar v.• devolver v.• pagar v.• reembolsar v.• resarcir v.• retribuir v.'riː'peɪtransitive verb (past & past p repaid)a) \<\<money/loan\>\> devolver*; \<\<debt\>\> pagar*, cancelar
I have to repay him — tengo que devolverle el dinero
b) \<\<kindness/hospitality/favor\>\> pagar*, corresponder ato repay somebody FOR something: I'd like to repay them for their kindness — quisiera corresponder a su amabilidad
[riː'peɪ](pt, pp repaid) VT [+ money] reembolsar, devolver; [+ debt] liquidar, pagar; [+ person] reembolsar, pagar; [+ kindness etc] devolver, corresponder a; [+ visit] devolver, pagarto repay sb in full — pagar or devolver a algn todo lo que se le debe
how can I ever repay you? — ¿podré corresponderle alguna vez?
I don't know how I can ever repay you — no sé cómo podré devolverle el favor
it repays study — vale la pena estudiarlo
it repays a visit — vale la pena visitarlo
it repays reading — vale la pena leerlo
* * *['riː'peɪ]transitive verb (past & past p repaid)a) \<\<money/loan\>\> devolver*; \<\<debt\>\> pagar*, cancelarI have to repay him — tengo que devolverle el dinero
b) \<\<kindness/hospitality/favor\>\> pagar*, corresponder ato repay somebody FOR something: I'd like to repay them for their kindness — quisiera corresponder a su amabilidad
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.