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| Principal Translations |
| selling n | (activity: making sales) | venta nf |
| | | comercialización nf |
| | I'm not much good at selling but I can manage people. |
| | No soy muy bueno con las ventas, pero puedo manejar a la gente. |
| selling adj | (price: actual, at sale) (precio) | de venta loc adj |
| | The selling price of the car should be lower than the sticker price. |
| | El precio de venta del auto debería ser menor que el precio de etiqueta. |
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| Principal Translations |
| sell [sth]⇒ vtr | (vend) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | He sells newspapers for 50 cents each. |
| | Él vende periódicos a cincuenta centavos cada uno. |
| sell [sth] vtr | (deal in) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | He sells precious metals. |
| | Él vende metales preciosos. |
| sell [sb] [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (persuade to buy) | venderle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her the car. |
| | Por mucho que lo intentó, no pudo venderle el automóvil. |
| sell [sb] on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (convince) (figurado) | venderle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea. |
| | Por mucho que lo intentó, no pudo venderle la idea. |
| sell [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (promote, show to advantage) (figurado) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | In order to sell yourself in a job interview, self-confidence is key. |
| | Para venderse a uno mismo en una entrevista de trabajo, la confianza es clave. |
| sell⇒ vi | (get bought) | venderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Do those shirts really sell? |
| | ¿Esas camisas realmente se venden bien? |
| Additional Translations |
| sell n | slang (reluctant buyer) | comprador nm |
| | He's a hard sell and will only buy at a low price. |
| | Es un comprador muy duro, sólo aceptará el precio más bajo. |
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Locuciones verbales
sell | selling |
sell [sth] back,
sell back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (return a purchase) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | | revender⇒ vtr |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of by selling) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | | rematar⇒ vtr |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | The company will sell off some of its assets to raise cash. |
| | If he needs money he should sell off his collection of paintings. |
| | La compañía venderá algunos bienes para hacer caja. |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (finance: securities) | vender⇒ vtr |
| sell out vi phrasal | (all be sold) | agotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It's always annoying to get to the ticket booth and be told they've sold out. |
| | Es muy frustrante cuando vas a la taquilla y te dicen que los boletos se han agotado. |
| sell out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (betray values) (propios) | traicionar principios loc verb |
| | | traicionar valores loc verb |
| | The artist sold out and started doing commercial work. |
| | El artista traicionó sus principios y empezó a hacer trabajo comercial. |
sell [sth] out,
sell out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stock: discount) | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | Year-end clearances are when they sell out the current car models. |
| | Las ventas de fin de año son cuando liquidan los autos del año. |
sell up [sth],
sell [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | chiefly UK (finance: sell everything) | vender por vía judicial loc verb |
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