pasar factura: meaning & examples

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Language: Spanish

Meanings:

  • 3.

    SpainLatin AmericainformalMachine
    • To exact punishment or retribution; to make someone suffer the consequences of their actions.

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    • El juez decidió pasar factura al acusado por sus múltiples faltas y sancionarlo severamente.

      The judge decided to exact punishment on the defendant for his multiple offenses and sanction him severely.

    • Si sigues incumpliendo las normas, la empresa te pasará factura y podrías perder el empleo.

      If you keep breaking the rules, the company will make you suffer the consequences and you could lose your job.

    • El entrenador pasó factura a los jugadores que no asistieron a los entrenamientos con la reducción de minutos en el partido.

      The coach punished the players who didn’t attend practice by reducing their playing time in the match.

  • 1.

    SpainLatin AmericaneutralformalMachine
    • To issue an invoice or bill; to charge someone for goods or services.

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    • El proveedor pasó factura a la empresa tras entregar todos los materiales solicitados.

      The supplier issued an invoice to the company after delivering all the requested materials.

    • ¿Ya pasaste factura por el servicio de consultoría que brindaste el mes pasado?

      Did you already send the invoice for the consulting service you provided last month?

    • La tienda pasó factura a los clientes al finalizar la compra en la caja registradora.

      The store charged the customers at checkout upon completing the purchase.

    • Nos pasaron factura de todos los trabajos realizados durante el mes, y revisamos cada detalle.

      They billed us for all the work done during the month, and we reviewed every detail.

  • 2.

    SpainLatin AmericainformalneutralMachine
    • To have negative consequences or to take its toll; to cause harm, deterioration, or disadvantage as a result of accumulated effects.

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    • El estrés acumulado pasó factura en su salud y terminó hospitalizado por agotamiento.

      The accumulated stress took its toll on his health and he ended up hospitalized due to exhaustion.

    • La falta de descanso pasó factura en el rendimiento del equipo durante el torneo.

      The lack of rest had negative consequences on the team’s performance during the tournament.

    • Después de tantos años sin vacaciones, el cuerpo le pasó factura y tuvo que tomarse un descanso largo.

      After so many years without vacations, his body paid the price and he had to take a long break.

Examples:

  • ES: Es muy listo a la hora de pasar factura.
    EN: Pretty smart when it comes to making out his bills.
  • ES: ¡Pobre Kean! Que no le deje de pasar factura al señor Kean.
    EN: Poor Kean! They won't let Mr. Kean get away with it.
  • ES: Es la verdad. La quiebra le ha debido pasar factura.
    EN: The collapse must have aged him.
  • ES: Esto lleva demasiado tiempo, empieza a pasar factura.
    EN: This has been going on too long, it's beginning to take its toll.
  • ES: Tanto ir y venir empieza a pasar factura.
    EN: This incessant rushing about is beginning to tell on you.
  • ES: Empiezan a pasar factura.
    EN: - They're starting to take a toll.
  • ES: "Su influencia estaba empezando a pasar factura,
    EN: "her influence was starting to take its toll,
  • ES: Sí, pero me temo que aunque cada estímulo doloroso individual no es una amenaza para su vida el efecto acumulativo está empezando a pasar factura.
    EN: Yes, but I'm afraid that... while each individual pain stimulus isn't in any way life-threatening... the cumulative effect is now starting to take its toll.
  • ES: Quizá necesitemos hombres que puedan hacer el trabajo duro pasar factura a muchos frente a unos pocos.
    EN: Maybe we need men who can make the hard call, weigh the many against the few.
  • ES: Eso debe pasar factura psicológica, no?
    EN: must take a psychological toll, no?
  • ES: ¿Llegaste a pensar que algún día... todo esto le va a pasar factura?
    EN: I... You got to think that someday all this stuff is gonna catch up with him, huh?
  • ES: Le debería pasar factura.
    EN: I should bill him.
  • ES: Se presiona a sí mismo demasiado, y eso le va a pasar factura.
    EN: He's just pushing himself too hard and it's going to takingly toll,you know.
  • ES: Entonces, digamos que esto funciona una vez, quizá incluso dos, pero vamos a empezar a recibir daños, y va a pasar factura.
    EN: So, let's say this works once, maybe even twice, but we're going to start taking damage, and it's going to take its toll.
  • ES: - Eso tiene que pasar factura.
    EN: - That's gotta take its toll.
  • ES: Y ahora está de lleno en ese trabajo, y... las cosas que presencia un agente de policía... en su día a día, tienen que pasar factura.
    EN: And now she's gotten into this, uh, line of work, and... boy, the things that police officers witness on a daily basis, it's got to take its toll.
  • ES: Eso al final te va a pasar factura, confía en mí.
    EN: It will mess you up in the end, trust me.
  • ES: Dios, sabía que ese pequeño error me iba a pasar factura algún día.
    EN: God, I knew that little mistake would pay off for me some day.
  • ES: Te va a pasar factura, ya lo sabes.
    EN: It's gonna catch up to you, you know.
  • ES: Con ninguna señal de cualquier acción, las horas de ver cocodrilos inmóviles estaban empezando a pasar factura.
    EN: With no sign of any action, the hours of watching motionless crocs were beginning to take their toll.

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