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"Sell" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "vender", and "vendor" is a noun which is often translated as "el vendedor". Learn more about the difference between "sell" and "vendor" below.
sell(
sehl
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. vender
He tried to sell me some story about a traffic accident and delays.Intentó venderme una historia sobre un accidente de tráfico y un atasco.
c. resultar convincente
I don't sell myself too well at interviews.No resulto muy convincente en las entrevistas.
3. (to betray)
a. vender
Other party members accused him of selling the cause.Otros miembros del partido le acusaron de haber vendido la causa.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
vendor(
vehn
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duhr
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (occupation)
a. el vendedor (M), la vendedora (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We charged the vendors for their booths at the fair.Cobramos a los vendedores por sus puestos en la feria.
b. el vendedor ambulante (M), la vendedora ambulante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Lots of vendors set up their wares in the street during the festival.Muchos vendedores ambulantes sacan sus mercaderías en la calle durante la fiesta.
c. el ambulante (M), la ambulante (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I bought a carpet from a vendor in the park.Le compré una alfombra a un ambulante en el parque.
