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il payait

was paying, paid, was paying (well), paid (well)

→ payer
pay to pay + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Uncommon #22,369
was paying, paid In negative or informal speech, ne is often omitted: Elle me payait pas.
FR: Il payait le dîner.
EN: He was paying for dinner.
was paying (well), paid (well) Used of a job or activity that brings in money.
FR: Ce travail payait bien.
EN: This job paid well.
Conjugation of payer
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First payais —
Second payais —
Third payait payaient

Je dois dire que le travail payait bien.

I have to say, the job paid well.

Qui te payait pour les montrer à McRyan ?

Who was paying you to show them to McRyan?

— Blow Out (1981)

Elle me payait pas le reste.

She wasn’t paying me the rest.

— Serie Noire (1979)

Pour mon plus grand bonheur, David ne la payait pas à sa juste valeur.

Much to my delight, David wasn’t paying her what she was worth.

Antonio me payait davantage, mais c’était mon secret.

Antonio paid me more, but it was my secret.

Tom payait.

Tom was paying.

Il omis de me dire ce qu’il payait aux autres.

He forgot to tell me what he was paying the others.

Ce travail payait bien.

This job paid well.

La pêche payait tout le reste.

Fishing paid for everything else.

Elle payait mes frais de scolarité à Stone Academy.

She paid my tuition at Stone Academy.

Si on payait juste ce qu'on a pris ?

What if we only paid for what we took?

Il pensait qu'il payait son assurance auto.

He thought he was paying his car insurance.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il te payait ?

Did he pay you?

— Une femme fantastique (2017)

Le prix standard était inférieur à celui que Lanceson payait à Dracosson.

The standard price was lower than what Lanceson paid Dracosson.

C'était un pédophile qui se payait un gosse dans sa voiture.

He was a pedophile who was having sex with a kid in his car.

— Mystic River (2003)

J'ai compris que le bien ne payait pas.

I understood that goodness didn't pay.

— Crazy Kung‐Fu (2004)

Il payait mon lait en poudre.

He paid for my powdered milk.

— Police Story (1985)

Ziri payait.

Ziri paid.

Puis, on payait tout le monde.

Then, we paid everyone.

— Carandiru (2003)

Ça payait même pas le cercueil.

It didn't even pay for the coffin.

— Les Affranchis (1990)