"pay a visit" meaning in Anglais

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pay a visit.ogg
  1. Rendre visite (à). Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
    Sense id: fr-pay_a_visit-en-verb-lqeSR3rC Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Métaphores en anglais, Verbes transitifs en anglais
  2. Aller aux toilettes (par abréviation de pay a visit to the lavatory). Tags: euphemism, figuratively, idiomatic
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: go to the bathroom, go to the restroom, go to the toilet, go to the washroom, go upstairs, retire
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