(to) repay

(to) repay
(to) repay /rɪˈpeɪ/
(pass. e p. p. repaid) v. t.
1 ripagare; rimborsare: You shouldn't borrow more than you can repay, non dovresti prendere in prestito più di quello che puoi ripagare; He had to sell everything he owned to repay his creditors, ha dovuto vendere tutto quello che aveva per rimborsare i creditori; (banca) to repay a loan, rimborsare un prestito
2 ripagare; ricambiare: I wish I could repay you for your kindness, vorrei poterti ripagare della tua gentilezza; to repay a favour [a visit], ricambiare un favore [una visita]; I was trying to help him and he repaid me by stealing from me, cercavo di aiutarlo e mi ha ripagata derubandomi
3 (form.) meritare: The ancient village church well repays a visit, l'antica chiesa di paese merita senz'altro una visita
● to repay sb.'s faith, dimostrarsi degno della fiducia di q.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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