sell

sell
sel
past tense, past participle - sold; verb
1) (to give something in exchange for money: He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell.) vender
2) (to have for sale: The farmer sells milk and eggs.) vender
3) (to be sold: His book sold well.) venderse
4) (to cause to be sold: Packaging sells a product.) hacer vender
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- be sold on
- be sold out
- sell down the river
- sell off
- sell out
- sell up
sell vb vender
that shop sells flowers en aquella tienda venden flores
he sold me his car me vendió su coche
do you sell stamps? ¿vendéis sellos?
El pasado y participio pasado de sell es sold
sell
tr[sel]
transitive verb (pt & pp sold tr[səʊld] )
1 (gen) vender
■ we're selling our flat vendemos nuestro piso
■ sorry, we don't sell stamps lo siento, pero no vendemos sellos
■ he sold his bike to his neighbour vendió la bici a su vecino
2 familiar (convince) convencer de
■ you've got to sell your ideas to the voters tienes que convencer a los votantes de tus ideas
intransitive verb
1 (product) venderse
■ the tickets are selling well las entradas se están vendiendo bien
■ these plants sell at a pound each estas plantas se venden a una libra cada una
noun
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (deception) estafa, engaño
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be sold on something estar entusiasmado,-a por algo
to be sold out estar agotado,-a
■ the concert was sold out se habían agotado las entradas para el concierto
■ 'Sold out' "Agotadas las existencias"
to sell like hot cakes venderse como rosquillas
to sell oneself venderse
to sell one's body vender el cuerpo
to sell one's soul to the devil venderle el alma al diablo
to sell somebody a pup venderle a alguien una moto
to sell somebody down the river traicionar a alguien
to sell somebody short (cheat) timar a alguien 2 (underestimate) subestimar a alguien, no reconocer el valor de alguien
sell ['sɛl] v, sold ['so:ld] ; selling vt
: vender
sell vi
: venderse
sell
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: sold) = vender v.
sel
1.
(past & past p sold) transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<goods/house/shares/player/insurance\>\> vender

sell by 11.4.96 — fecha límite de venta: 11-4-96

to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — venderle algo a alguien

to sell something FOR something — vender algo en or por algo

to sell something AT something: they are selling it at half price lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio; to sell something at a loss vender algo perdiendo dinero; to sell somebody short: he's been sold short (unfairly treated) no lo han tratado como merece; (ripped off) lo han timado; don't sell yourself short — tienes que hacerte valer, no te subestimes

b) (achieve sales figure of)

her novel sold a million in a year — se vendieron un millón de ejemplares de su novela en un año

2) (colloq) (make acceptable)

to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — convencer* a alguien de algo

to be sold on something: he's completely sold on the idea — está convencido de que es una magnífica idea; river


2.
vi
a) \<\<person/company\>\> vender
b) (be sold) \<\<product\>\> venderse

to sell AT/FOR something — venderse a/por algo

Phrasal Verbs:
[sel] (pt, pp sold)
1.
VT 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 * — (fig) 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 — (fig) 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

- sell sb down the river
2. VI
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 — (fig) la idea no convenció

2) (=person)

the owner seemed a bit reluctant to sell — parecía que el dueño estaba un poco reacio a vender

3.
N
(Comm) see hard 3.; see soft 2.
* * *
[sel]
1.
(past & past p sold) transitive verb
1)
a) \<\<goods/house/shares/player/insurance\>\> vender

sell by 11.4.96 — fecha límite de venta: 11-4-96

to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — venderle algo a alguien

to sell something FOR something — vender algo en or por algo

to sell something AT something: they are selling it at half price lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio; to sell something at a loss vender algo perdiendo dinero; to sell somebody short: he's been sold short (unfairly treated) no lo han tratado como merece; (ripped off) lo han timado; don't sell yourself short — tienes que hacerte valer, no te subestimes

b) (achieve sales figure of)

her novel sold a million in a year — se vendieron un millón de ejemplares de su novela en un año

2) (colloq) (make acceptable)

to sell something TO somebody, to sell somebody something — convencer* a alguien de algo

to be sold on something: he's completely sold on the idea — está convencido de que es una magnífica idea; river


2.
vi
a) \<\<person/company\>\> vender
b) (be sold) \<\<product\>\> venderse

to sell AT/FOR something — venderse a/por algo

Phrasal Verbs:

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