buy

buy
present participle - buying; verb
(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprar
buy vb comprar
I'm going to buy a new car me voy a comprar un coche nuevo
El pasado y participio pasado de buy es bought
buy
tr[baɪ]
noun
1 compra
transitive verb (pt & pp bought tr[bɔːt] )
1 comprar
■ they've just bought a new flat acaban de comprar un piso nuevo
2 (bribe) sobornar
3 familiar (accept, believe) tragárselo
■ he's so gullible he bought it es tan ingenuo que se lo tragó
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to buy it familiar (die) palmarla
a good buy una ganga
buy ['baɪ] vt, bought ['bɔt] ; buying : comprar
buy n
bargain: compra f, ganga f
buy
n.
• compra s.f.
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: bought) = comprar v.
• feriar v.
• mercar v.

I
1. baɪ
(past & past p bought) transitive verb
1) (purchase) comprar

money can't buy happiness — el dinero no hace la felicidad

to buy somebody something — comprarle algo a alguien

let me buy you a drink — déjame invitarte a una copa

I bought myself a hat — me compré un sombrero

I bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares

to buy something from somebody — comprarle algo a alguien

I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo

to buy something for somebody — comprar algo para alguien

2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)

2.
vi comprar

to buy from somebody — comprarle a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun compra f
[baɪ] (vb: pt, pp bought)
1.
N compra f

a bad buy — una mala compra

a good buy — una buena compra

this month's best buy — la mejor oferta del mes

2. VT
1) (=purchase) comprar

to buy sth for sb, buy sb sth — comprar algo a algn

he bought me a bracelet — me compró una pulsera

let me buy it for you — deja que te lo compre

to buy sth from sb — comprar algo a algn

I bought it from my brother/the shop on the corner — se lo compré a mi hermano/lo compré en la tienda de la esquina

I can't get anyone to buy it off me * — no consigo que me lo compre nadie

you can buy them cheaper in the supermarket — en el supermercado los venden más baratos

money couldn't buy it — no se puede comprar con dinero

their victory was dearly bought — la victoria les costó cara

2) (=bribe) sobornar, comprar *
3) * (=believe) creer, tragar

he won't buy that explanation — no se va a tragar esa explicación *

all right, I'll buy it — bueno, te creo

4)

he bought it ** — (=died) estiró la pata *, la palmó (Sp) **

- buy off
* * *

I
1. [baɪ]
(past & past p bought) transitive verb
1) (purchase) comprar

money can't buy happiness — el dinero no hace la felicidad

to buy somebody something — comprarle algo a alguien

let me buy you a drink — déjame invitarte a una copa

I bought myself a hat — me compré un sombrero

I bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares

to buy something from somebody — comprarle algo a alguien

I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo

to buy something for somebody — comprar algo para alguien

2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)

2.
vi comprar

to buy from somebody — comprarle a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun compra f

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