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vender

verb

sell
(pt & pp sold [səʊld])
[sel]
verbo transitivo
1. vender
  • to sell somebody something, to sell something to somebody -> vender algo a alguien
  • to sell something at a loss/a profit -> vender algo con pérdida/ganancia
  • scandal sells newspapers -> las noticias escandalosas venden bien
  • to sell oneself (sentido figurado) -> venderse
  • to sell somebody an idea (sentido figurado) -> vender una idea a alguien
  • to sell somebody down the river (sentido figurado) -> traicionar or vender a alguien
verbo intransitivo
2. venderse (product)(for a)
  • to sell like hot cakes -> venderse como rosquillas

sell [sel][sel]
sustantivo
1. Engaño, estafa. (Familiar) (m)
participio pasivo
1. SOLD).
2. Vender, traspasar a otro la propiedad de la cosa que uno posee, por un precio convenido.
3. Vender; se dice respecto de las cosas inmateriales cuando se las sacrifica al interés.
4. Vender, entregar por dinero; hacer traición.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
5. Vender, hacer el comercio, traficar. (n)
6. Venderse, ser vendido, hallar compradores; tener buen despacho una cosa o venderse bien. (n)
  • To sell for ready money -> vender al contado
  • To sell on credit -> vender al fiado o a plazos
  • To sell underhand -> vender bajo mano
  • To sell off -> vender el todo de muchas cosas juntas
  • To sell by auction -> almonedear
  • To sell at retail -> wholesale, vender al por menor, al por mayor
  • To sell one’s soul -> vender su alma al diablo
  • To sell short -> vender para una fecha futura lo que aún no se tiene
va. (pret. y

sell [sel] sold (past)
verb:transitive
vender
do you sell flowers? ¿vende flores?; to sell sth to sb vender algo a algn; he sold it to me me lo vendió; I was sold this in London me vendieron esto en Londres; you've been sold te han dado gato por liebre
to sell sth for £1 vender algo por una libra
he doesn't sell himself very well no es capaz de causar buena impresión; no convence mucho
to sell sb an idea convencer a algn de una idea
to be sold on sth/sb estar cautivado por algo/algn
I'm not exactly sold on the idea no me entusiasma la idea; para mí la idea deja mucho que desear
to sell sb into slavery vender a algn como esclavo
to sell sb down the river traicionar a algn
he would sell his own grandmother He would sell his own grandmother for a place in the first team to sell one's soul (to the devil) They crave nothing more than power and recognition and will sell their souls if necessary in order to achieve it I sold everything I owned to sell one's body sold to the lady in the red coat!
verb:intransitive
1 [+merchandise] venderse
these sell at 15p estos se venden a 15 peniques; this line just isn't selling esta línea no tiene demanda; it sells well se vende bien; the idea didn't sell la idea no convenció
It's a nice design, but I'm not sure if it will sell
2 (person)
the owner seemed a bit reluctant to sell parecía que el dueño estaba un poco reacio a vender
noun
(Comm)

Verb Conjugation for "sell" (go to vender)

Imperative
  • sell
  • you sell
  • he/she sells
  • we sell
  • you sell
  • they sell
Preterite
  • I sold
  • you sold
  • he/she sold
  • we sold
  • you sold
  • they sold
Present Continuous
  • I am selling
  • you are selling
  • he/she is selling
  • we are selling
  • you are selling
  • they are selling
Present Perfect
  • I have sold
  • you have sold
  • he/she has sold
  • we have sold
  • you have sold
  • they have sold
Past Continuous
  • I was selling
  • you were selling
  • he/she was selling
  • we were selling
  • you were selling
  • they were selling
Past Perfect
  • I had sold
  • you had sold
  • he/she had sold
  • we had sold
  • you had sold
  • they had sold
Future
  • I will sell
  • you will sell
  • he/she will sell
  • we will sell
  • you will sell
  • they will sell
Future Perfect
  • I will have sold
  • you will have sold
  • he/she will have sold
  • we will have sold
  • you will have sold
  • they will have sold
Future Continuous
  • I will be selling
  • you will be selling
  • he/she will be selling
  • we will be selling
  • you will be selling
  • they will be selling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been selling
  • you have been selling
  • he/she has been selling
  • we have been selling
  • you have been selling
  • they have been selling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been selling
  • you will have been selling
  • he/she will have been selling
  • we will have been selling
  • you will have been selling
  • they will have been selling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been selling
  • you had been selling
  • he/she had been selling
  • we had been selling
  • you had been selling
  • they had been selling

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