La Palabra Del Día: "regatear"
regatear ( reh-gah-teh-ahr' )
verb ( to haggle, to bargain; to haggle over )
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Examples:
1: Los turistas tuvieron que regatear en el mercado porque no tenían mucho dinero.
The tourists had to bargain in the market because they didn't have much money.
2: Mi tía Matilda siempre regatea el precio de las frutas.
My Aunt Matilda always haggles over the price of fruit.
10 Answers
Si estás teniendo una venta de garaje, esté preparado para regatear el precio de todo lo que quieres vender.
If you are having a yard sale, be prepared to haggle over the price of everything that you want to sell.
En el sudeste de Asia si tú no regateas cuando compras algo entonces no eres respetado.
si tu no regatean en compra de algo,**
entonces tu no estás respetado.
In Southeast Asia if you do not haggle about buying something,
then you are not respected.
Hay lugares donde está prohibido regatear, así si te empeñas en un regateo debes buscar otra tienda.
There are places where it is forbidden to haggle, so if you insist on haggling you should look for another store.
Me disgusta mucho regatear. Sólo quiero saber el precio.
I really dislike haggling. I just want to know the price.
Regateó con habilidad al defensa.
He skilfully dummied past the defender.
Haggling results in everyone thinking they did well.
Regatear los resultados en todo el mundo pensando que hicieron bien.
I learned the art of haggling in Bolivia.
Aprendí el arte del regateo en Bolivia.
Cuando mi esposa y yo visitamos México hace unos años, regateamos con vendedores callejeros sólo para la alegría de hablar español. ¿Quién era mejor en el regateo? ¿Ellos o nosotros? Regresamos a casa con un montón de cosas que no necesitamos.
When my wife and I visited Mexico a few years ago, we haggled with street vendors just for the joy of speaking Spanish. Who was better at haggling? Them or us? We came home with a lot of stuff we don't need.
No me gusta mucho regatear, y en los Estados Unidos normalmente sólo se tiene tienes que hacerlo cuando compras un coche, pero la última vez que compré uno no tuve que regatear, y tardé menos de dos horas en comprarlo- una experiencia que fue más agradable que la anterior.
I don’t like haggling much, and in the United States it is normally only necessary to do so when you buy a car, but the last time that I bought a car I did not have to bargain, and spent less than two hours buying it- an experience that was much more pleasant than the one prior.
El arte de regatear (o el regateo) es como todas las artes. Se necesita muchísima práctica.
The art of bargaining is like all the arts. It needs a lot of practice.
En el mercado, siempre regatea. ¿Qué perderás?
In the market, always haggle. What do you have to lose?
No me gusta que regatear para las compras. Siento que no estoy recibiendo un precio justo.
I don't like to haggle for purchases. I feel like I'm never getting a fair price.
