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Definición y significado de "sell"en inglés

to sell

VERBO

vender

to give something to someone in exchange for money

Ditransitive: to sell a commodity to sb

Transitive: to sell a commodity

información gramatical

composición morfológica

simple

verbo de acción

irregular

presente

sell

3.ª persona singular

sells

participio presente

selling

pretérito simple

sold

participio pasado

sold

Ejemplos

Are you planning to sell your house in the near future?

¿Planeas vender tu casa en un futuro cercano?

1.1

vender, promocionar

to induce or persuade people to accept or buy something, particularly by highlighting its merits

Transitive: to sell sth

Ejemplos

Sensational headlines often sell tabloid newspapers.

Los titulares sensacionalistas a menudo venden los periódicos tabloides.

1.2

vender

to be purchased or sold at a specified price, in particular numbers or in a certain fashion

Ejemplos

The vintage car sold at auction for a record price.

El coche vintage se vendió en subasta por un precio récord.

1.3

vender, convencer de comprar

to be the reason as to why something is being bought

Transitive: to sell a product

Ejemplos

The low price is what sells this brand of shoes.

El bajo precio es lo que vende esta marca de zapatos.

vender, convencer

to make the effort to make someone accept a new idea or plan, etc.

Ditransitive: to sell an idea to sb | to sell sb on an idea

Ejemplos

She was successful in selling the idea of a company retreat to her colleagues.

Ella tuvo éxito en vender la idea de un retiro de empresa a sus colegas.

2.1

vender, venderse

to manage to present oneself in an acceptable way

Transitive: to sell oneself | to sell one's qualities

Ejemplos

To succeed, you need to sell your skills and qualifications in the job interview.

Para tener éxito, necesitas vender tus habilidades y calificaciones en la entrevista de trabajo.

vender, venderse

to accept a reward or money in exchange for doing something that does not align with one's moral principles

Transitive: to sell one's moral principles

Ejemplos

She refused to sell her ethics for a higher position at work.

Ella se negó a vender su ética por un puesto más alto en el trabajo.

3.1

vender su cuerpo

to agree to have sex and get paid in return

Transitive: to sell oneself | to sell one's body

Ejemplos

They both knew the risks but still chose to sell themselves for a quick buck.

Ambos conocían los riesgos pero aún así eligieron venderse por un dinero rápido.

vender

to make items or services available for purchase

Transitive: to sell items or services

Ejemplos

They sell a variety of electronic gadgets at the electronics store.

Ellos venden una variedad de aparatos electrónicos en la tienda de electrónica.

Sell

SUSTANTIVO

venta

the activity of persuading someone to buy

información gramatical

estado de animacidad

abstracto

composición morfológica

compuesto

incontable

Árbol Léxico

oversell

resell

seller

sell

Palabras Cercanas

selfishness knows no bound

Definición y significado de "sell"en inglés

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