vender

to sell

vender(behn-dehr)

transitive verb

1. (to exchange for money)

a. to sell

La chica estaba vendiendo naranjas en el mercado.

The girl was selling oranges in the market.

Aquí se venden carros usados.

Used cars are sold here.

2. (to betray)

a. to sell out (colloquial)

Rehusó vender a su hermano, a pesar de que le estuvieran haciendo chantaje.

He refused to sell out his brother, even though they were blackmailing him.

venderse

reflexive verb

3. (to be bought)

a. to sell out

Nunca pensé que te venderías a una gran compañía.

I never thought that you would sell out to a big company.

vender

transitive verb

1. (general)

a. to sell

vender algo a o porto sell something for

venden naranjas a 2 euros el kilothey're selling oranges for 2 euros a kilo

es capaz de vender a su madrehe'd sell his own mother

es capaz de vender su alma al diablo por triunfarhe'd sell his soul to the Devil if that's what it took to be successful

intransitive verb

2. (producto, autor)

a. to sell

pronominal verb

3. (ser vendido)

a. to be sold o on sale

se vendefor sale

4. (dejarse sobornar)

a. to sell oneself, to be bribed

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vender

transitive verb

1 [+producto] to sell

venden la bicicleta a mitad de precio they are selling the bicycle at half price; lo vendieron por 50 euros they sold it for 50 euros

las vende a 1.000 la pieza

venderle algo a algn to sell sb sth; sell sth to sb; me ha vendido un ordenador he sold me a computer; vender al contado to sell for cash; vender al por mayor to sell wholesale; vender al por menor to sell retail; este coche está sin vender this car remains unsold

¡a mí que las vendo! I'm not falling for that one!

2 (traicionar) [+amigo] to betray; sell out (familiar); [+cómplice] to shop (familiar)

intransitive verb

to sell

los buenos productos siempre venden a good product will always sell; vendemos a precios inmejorables our prices are unbeatable

pronominal verb

venderse

1 [+producto] to sell; be sold

este artículo se vende muy bien this item is selling very well; se vende en farmacias it is sold in chemists'; el cuadro se vendió por cuatro millones the painting sold o was sold for four million; se vendían a diez euros en el mercado they were selling at o for ten euros in the market; es buen político, pero no sabe venderse he's a good politician but he doesn't know how to sell himself

se vende for sale

se vende coche car for sale

venderse caro to play hard to get

2 (dejarse corromper) to sell out; (dejarse sobornar) to accept a bribe

le acusaron de venderse a las multinacionales they accused him of selling out to the multinationals; el árbitro se vendió the referee accepted a bribe

3 (traicionarse) to give o.s. away