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bid(
bihd
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (commerce)
2. (literary) (to request)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
a. pedir
William bade me tell you that he loves you dearly.William me pidió que te dijera que te quiere mucho.
3. (literary) (to command)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
4. (to wish)
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Gentlemen, I bid you goodnight.Señores, les doy las buenas noches.
The whole town turned out to bid him farewell.Todo el pueblo vino a despedirse de él.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
6. (commerce)
b. pujar
There were a lot of people bidding for the lot I was interested in.Mucha gente pujaba por el lote que me interesaba.
a. intentar
He's bidding to become world champion for the fourth time.Está intentando hacerse con el campeonato mundial por cuarta vez.
b. participar en la licitación (for a contract)
Six companies are bidding for the contract to computerize their tax system.Seis empresas participan en la licitación del contrato para computerizar su sistema fiscal.
a. declarar
When it's your turn, you can either bid or pass.Cuando te toca, puedes declarar o pasar.
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
9. (commerce)
10. (attempt)
a. el intento (M)
(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).
The candidate will address a meeting today in a bid to win voters’ support.La candidata hablará en una reunión hoy en un intento de ganar el apoyo de los votantes.
b. la tentativa (F)
(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).
The prisoner's bid for freedom was doomed to failure.La tentativa del reo de recobrar la libertad estaba condenada al fracaso.
11. (in card games)
a. la declaración (F)
(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 was unable to support my partner’s bid.No pude apoyar la declaración de mi pareja.
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