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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

pagar.

to pay

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/paˈɡa(ʁ)/Brazil[paˈɡa(h)]Brazil/paˈɡa(ɾ)/São-Paulo/paˈɡa(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to pay to give [someone] money in exchange for a good or service

    intransitive · transitive
    Pagamos/Pagámos ao vendedor pelas maçãs.
  2. to pay (to give money in order to discharge [a debt or bill])

    transitive
    Paga a renda!
  3. to pay to pay for; to buy (to give money in exchange for [a good or service])

    transitive
    Paguei um almoço ao mendigo.
  4. to pay to suffer negative consequences

    informal · intransitive
    Eles devem pagar pelo roubo.
  5. to do (exercises, physical activities), especially as punishment

    Brazil · transitive
    O cadete que tropeçou teve que pagar duas voltas ao redor do campo.
  6. to pretend to be, to feign an attribute or style

    Brazil · transitive
    pagar de inteligente
    pagar de rico
  7. to accidentally expose one's intimate body part or undergarment

    colloquial · transitive
    pagar peitinho
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pagar, from Latin pacāre (“to pacify”).

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