La Palabra del Día: "vender"
vender (vehn-der')
verb ( to sell )
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Examples:
1. Cuando nació el bebé, vendieron su apartamento para comprar una casa.
When the baby was born, they sold their apartment to buy a house.
2. Ana vende sus diseños en la tienda de la esquina.
Ana sells her designs at the store on the corner.
Idioms:
1. venderse caro
to play hard to get
16 Answers
Cuando vivía en el campo hay muchos narcisos creciendo en el jardín, y mis hijos los arrancaban y los vendían en la calle.
When I lived in the country there were many daffodils growing in the garden, and my sons used to pick them and sell them in the street.
Tengo un problema, a vender , o no vender , que es la cuestión .
¿ Es la mejor a espera hasta el mercado mejora, o vende en esta momento?
O tomar las armas contra los agentes inmobiliarios, Y decir , no.
I have a problem , to sell , or not to sell , that is the question.
Is it better to wait until the market improves, or sell right now?
Or to take up arms against real estate agents,and say , no.
Si me creas, tengo un puente para venderte.
If you believe me, I have a bridge to sell you.
Este perrito fue vendido a mí este año.
This puppy was sold to me this year.
A person who sells eggs doesn't start a fight in the market.
Una persona que vende huevos no comienza una pelea en el mercado.
¡ Qué lástima que tuviste que vender un coche tan bonito !
What a pity that you had to sell such a beautiful car.
It is one year ago when I sold something. Se hace un año cuando vendí algo.
Quien vende su alma al diablo puede que al principio reciba todo lo que quiera, pero al final acabará pagando un precio demasiado alto. Nada vale la pena arruinar su vida para siempre.
Who sells his soul to the devil may at first get all he wants, but in the end he'll end up paying a price too high. Nothing is worth ruining your life forever for!
De niñas, mi hermana y yo vendíamos limonada al lado de la calle durante el verano. No ganábamos mucho dinero aunque disfrutábamos pasando algún tiempo así.
As children, my sister and I sold lemonade next to the street during the summer. We didn't earn much money, but we enjoyed spending time that way.
Me gustaria vender mi casa y compro una casa nueva.
I would like to sell my house and buy a new house.
Mis vecinos tenían una venta de garaje para vender todas las cosas que ya no usan.
My neighbors had a garage sale to sell all the things they don't use anymore.
We were selling cookies when they told us to start selling candy.
Vendíamos galletas cuando nos dijeron empezar a vender dulces.
A famous person´s memorabilia are sold by a very expensive price.
Los objetos de recuerdo de una persona famosa son vendidos a un precio muy elevado.
Hace dos meses que estuvimos en Jerez mi esposa y yo. Por desgracia el acento inglés me vendío.
My wife and I were in Jerez two months ago. Unfortunately my English accent gave me away.
Some things should not be sold at any price.
Algunas cosas no se deben vender a cualquier precio.
