to sell
01
sälja, handla
to give something to someone in exchange for money
Ditransitive: to sell a commodity to sb
Transitive: to sell a commodity
grammatisk information
morfologisk sammansättning
enkelt
handlingsverb
oregelbundet
presens
sell
3:e person singular
sells
presens particip
selling
enkelt preteritum
sold
perfekt particip
sold
Exempel
Are you planning to sell your house in the near future?
Planerar du att sälja ditt hus i en nära framtid?
1.1
sälja, marknadsföra
to induce or persuade people to accept or buy something, particularly by highlighting its merits
Transitive: to sell sth
Exempel
Sensational headlines often sell tabloid newspapers.
Sensationella rubriker säljer ofta skvallertidningar.
1.2
sälja
to be purchased or sold at a specified price, in particular numbers or in a certain fashion
Exempel
The vintage car sold at auction for a record price.
Den vintage bilen såldes på auktion för ett rekordpris.
1.3
sälja, övertyga att köpa
to be the reason as to why something is being bought
Transitive: to sell a product
Exempel
The low price is what sells this brand of shoes.
Det låga priset är vad som säljer detta skomärke.
02
sälja, övertyga
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
Exempel
She was successful in selling the idea of a company retreat to her colleagues.
Hon lyckades sälja idén om ett företagsreträtt till sina kollegor.
2.1
sälja, sälja sig
to manage to present oneself in an acceptable way
Transitive: to sell oneself | to sell one's qualities
Exempel
To succeed, you need to sell your skills and qualifications in the job interview.
För att lyckas behöver du sälja dina färdigheter och kvalifikationer under jobbintervjun.
03
sälja, sälja sig
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
Exempel
She refused to sell her ethics for a higher position at work.
Hon vägrade att sälja sin etik för en högre position på jobbet.
3.1
sälja sig, prostituera sig
to agree to have sex and get paid in return
Transitive: to sell oneself | to sell one's body
Exempel
They both knew the risks but still chose to sell themselves for a quick buck.
De visste båda två om riskerna men valde ändå att sälja sig själva för snabba pengar.
04
sälja
to make items or services available for purchase
Transitive: to sell items or services
Exempel
They sell a variety of electronic gadgets at the electronics store.
De säljer en mängd olika elektroniska prylar i elektronikaffären.
Sell
01
försäljning
the activity of persuading someone to buy
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
abstrakt
morfologisk sammansättning
sammansättning
oräknebart
Lexikalt Träd
oversell
resell
seller
sell
