comprar

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to buy

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comprar
transitive verb
1 to buy, to purchase (adquirir)
  • se lo compré a un vendedor ambulante -> I bought it from a street vendor o seller
  • se lo compraron a Ignacio como regalo de despedida -> they bought it for Ignacio as a leaving present
2 to buy (off), to bribe (sobornar)
  • ¡el árbitro está comprado! -> they've bribed the referee!

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comprar [com-prar’]
article & verb transitive
1 To buy, to purchase, to shop; to acquire.
  • Comprar al contado -> to pay cash for
  • Comprar a plazos -> to buy on installments
2 (fig.) To buy off, to bribe; to win over.

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comprar
verbo:transitivo
1 (adquirir) [+casa, comida, regalo] to buy; purchase; (formal)
¿te has comprado por fin la bici? did you buy the bike in the end?
me parece que hemos comprado demasiada comida hemos comprado dos libros con suficiente dinero puedes comprar hasta los mejores cerebros del mundo tengo que comprar fruta y verduras ha salido a comprar tabaco tengo que comprar libras antes de ir a Londres
comprar algo a algn (para algn) to buy sth for sb; buy sb sth; (de algn) to buy sth from sb; le compré un vestido a mi hija I bought a dress for my daughter; I bought my daughter a dress
le tenemos que comprar un regalo
siempre le compro la carne a este carnicero I always buy my meat from this butcher; si decides vender el coche, yo te lo compro if you decide to sell the car, I'll buy it from off you;o
los países que compren ese producto a Cuba le he comprado estas flores a una gitana
comprar algo al contadoal contado to pay cash (for sth); pay sth in cash
comprar algo al detalledetalle to buy sth retail
comprar algo a plazosa plazos to buy sth on hire purchase
comprar algo al por mayoral por mayor to buy sth wholesale
comprar algo al por menoral por menor to buy sth retail
comprar deudasdeudas to factor
2 (sobornar) to bribe; buy off; (familiar)
intentaron comprar al juez they tried to bribe buy off the judge;o (familiar) el árbitro está comprado they've bribed the referee
verbo:intransitivo
(hacer la compra) to buy; shop
nunca compro en grandes almacenes I never buy shop in department stores;o

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Verb Conjugation for "comprar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo compro compré compraba compraré compre
Tú compras compraste comprabas comprarás compres
Ella/Él/Usted compra compró compraba comprará compre
Nosotros compramos compramos comprábamos compraremos compremos
Vosotros compráis comprasteis comprabais compraréis compréis
Ellos/Ustedes compran compraron compraban comprarán compren
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