sell

vender

sell(sehl)

transitive verb

1. (to give in exchange for money)

a. vender

They sold his last painting for $400,000.

Vendieron su último cuadro por $400,000.

2. (to persuade)

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.

b. convencer

We are sold on her project.

Su proyecto nos convence plenamente.

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.

intransitive verb

4. (to get sold)

a. venderse

The candles sell for two dollars.

Las velas se venden a dos dólares.

sell

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. vender

to sell somebody something, to sell something to somebodyvender algo a alguien

to sell something at a loss/a profitvender algo con pérdida/ganancia

scandal sells newspaperslas noticias escandalosas venden bien

2. (fig)

a.

to sell oneselfvenderse

3. (fig)

a.

to sell somebody an ideavender una idea a alguien

4. (fig)

a.

to sell somebody down the rivertraicionar or vender a alguien

intransitive verb

5. (product)

a. venderse

to sell like hot cakesvenderse como rosquillas

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sell [sel] sold (past)

transitive verb

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!

intransitive verb

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)

hard soft