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Old November 24, 2009, 05:37 PM
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English? Significa hacer pagar caro algo.
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Also "to retaliate"
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pagar caro no en el sentido de dinero sino to pay dearly. TO retaliate is fine.
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pagar caro no en el sentido de dinero sino to pay dearly. TO retaliate is fine.
To make someone pay
To make someone pay dearly
'To avenge' or 'to take revenge' perhaps.

In Dutch it exists as 'represailles nemen' as well.
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To take card in the business.
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