French & and English Expressions, by Carlos Mirasierras

payer d'audace

to take a risk

payer de mine

to look good, nice

payer de qqch

to sacrifice s.t., give s.t. up

payer de sa poche

to pay out of one's own pocket

payer en espèces

to pay cash

payer en nature

to pay in kind

payer la casse

to pay for the damage; to pick up
the pieces

payer le déplacement

to pay traveling expenses

payer le travail

to pay for the work

payer les pots cassés

to pay for the damage; to pick up
the pieces

payer par chèque

to pay by check

payer pour le savoir

to learn s.t. the hard way

payer pour qqun

to pay for s.o.; to pick up the
pieces

payer qqch à qqun (inf)

to buy s.t. for s.o.

payer qqun de paroles

to fob s.o. off with empty words

payer qqun de promesses

to fob s.o. off with empty
promises

payer ses dettes

to pay one's debts

payer ses impôts

to pay one's taxes

pendant ce temps(-là)

meanwhile, in the meantime

peu de temps avant/après

shortly before/after

penser à

to think of / about

penser de

to think about (have an opinion
on)

penser tout haut

to think out loud
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