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I.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB trans

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1.1. sell goods/house/shares/player/insurance:

sell

we don't sell batteries

no vendemos pilas

“sell by 11.4.12”

“fecha límite de venta: 11-4-12”

to sell one's body

vender el cuerpo

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

venderle algo a alguien

to sell one's soul to the devil

venderle el alma al diablo

to sell sth for sth

vender algo en or por algo

they sold the painting for $2, 000

vendieron el cuadro en or por 2.000 dólares

to sell sth at sth they are selling it at half price/at $320/at a discount

lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio/a 320 dólares/con descuento

to sell sth at a loss

vender algo perdiendo dinero

they sell them at a profit

sacan un margen de ganancia al venderlos

1.2. sell (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. sell inf (make acceptable):

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

convencer a alguien de algo

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de convencerme de que …

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de hacerme tragar que … inf

you really have to sell yourself at interviews

en una entrevista tienes que convencer al entrevistador de tu valía

to be sold on sth I'm not sold on this plan

este plan no me convence

he's completely sold on the idea

está convencido de que es una magnífica idea

3. sell (betray):

sell

the press accused them of selling their country

la prensa los acusó de vender a su país

4.2. sell stock/shares:

sell

sell

vender al descubierto

II.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB intr

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1. sell person/company:

sell

we sell direct to the public

vendemos directamente al público

buying and selling

operaciones fpl de compra y venta

2. sell (be sold):

sell product:

to sell at/for sth

venderse a / por algo

it sells at about £8 a bottle

se vende or lo venden a 8 libras la botella

3. sell theory (prove convincing):

sell inf

tener aceptación

III.sell [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] N

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1. sell:

sell

2. sell (deception) Brit:

sell inf, dated

sell inf, dated

sell inf, dated

camelo m Spain inf

See also river

river [Am ˈrɪvər, Brit ˈrɪvə] N

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the Hudson River

the River Thames

el (río) Támesis

by the/a river

a la orilla del/de un río

up/down river

río arriba/abajo

rivers of blood/lava liter

ríos de sangre/lava liter

to sell sb down the river

traicionar a alguien

to sell sb down the river attr traffic/port

to sell sb down the river mouth/basin

to sell sb down the river fish

to sell sb down the river fish

I.sell out VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] (v + adv + o)

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1. sell out (sell all of):

sell out stock

sell out article

agotar las existencias de

2. sell out (dispose of):

sell out shares/holding

sell out shares/holding

II.sell out VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] (v + adv)

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1. sell out (sell all stock) shop:

to sell out (of sth) we've or we're sold out of bread

no nos queda pan

to sell out (of sth) we've or we're sold out of bread

se nos ha agotado el pan

3. sell out (dispose of holding):

sell out

vender el negocio

sell out

liquidar el negocio

4. sell out (be traitor):

sell out leader/artist:

to sell out to sb/sth

venderse a alguien/algo

III.sell out VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (betray)

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sell out companions/supporters

I.sell up VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] esp Brit (v + adv + o)

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sell up business:

sell up

sell up

II.sell up VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] esp Brit (v + adv)

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sell up (sell the business)

vender el negocio

sell up (sell the house)

sell off VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

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sell off

sell off (cheaply)

sell on VB [Am sɛl -, Brit sɛl -] Brit (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) COMM

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sell on

sell-in [ˈsɛlɪn] N U or C

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venta f a minoristas

sell-through [Am ˈsɛl ˌθru, Brit] N U or C

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1. sell-through U (retail sales):

sell-through

volumen m de facturación

2.1. sell-through U (retail sale):

sell-through

venta f directa

2.2. sell-through C (video for retail sale):

sell-through

video m para venta directa

sell-off [Am ˈsɛl ˌɔf, Brit] N

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venta f generalizada de activos (lo que empuja hacia abajo los precios)

soft sell N

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soft sell

venta f blanda (venta sin técnicas agresivas)

cross-sell <pt & pp sold> [ˈkrɔsˌsɛl] VB trans

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vender en forma cruzada

hacer venta cruzada de

Translations for sell in the English»Spanish Dictionary (Go to Spanish»English)

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I.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB trans

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1. sell (exchange for money):

sell

to sell sth for $100

vender algo por [o en] 100$

to sell sth at half price

vender algo a mitad de precio

to sell sth at a loss

vender algo perdiendo dinero

2. sell fig (make accepted):

sell

I'm sold on your plan

tu plan me ha convencido

Phrases:

to sell oneself short

no hacerse valer

II.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB intr

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1. sell (be exchanged for money):

sell product

to sell at [or for] $5

to sell at [or for] $5 company, shop

2. sell (be accepted):

sell

tener aceptación

III.sell [sel] N

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1. sell a. FIN (thing to sell):

sell

2. sell sl (deception):

sell

hard sell N

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hard sell

venta f agresiva

I.sell out VB intr

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1. sell out COMM, FIN:

sell out

2. sell out fig:

sell out

II.sell out VB trans

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sell out

sell off VB trans

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sell off shares, property

sell off industry

sell-by date [ˈsel·baɪ·ˌdeɪt] N COMM

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sell-by date

fecha f límite de venta

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to sell like hotcakes

se vende como pan caliente

concession to sell goods

licencia f para vender productos

Translations for sell in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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to sell at a loss

venderse como rosquillas

to sell like hot cakes

to sell

liquidar las existencias

to sell off all merchandise

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Those that buy or sell commodity futures need to be careful. en.wikipedia.org

A plan to sell off and develop 3,500 acres with residential and commercial construction was proposed in 2005. en.wikipedia.org

Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline. en.wikipedia.org

And anyway, some knacker would probably just rob the car and sell it for parts. www.joe.ie

Like a good door-to-door salesman, there was a kernel of truth to his pitch, but he amplified and embellished the facts to sell his product. www.wired.com

What we want to develop is cheap technology that we can industrialise, produce and sell on elsewhere. www.telegraph.co.uk

We were constantly asked by consigners: can we sell art for them? www.businessoffashion.com

All of a sudden some young, longhaired, tattooed guys could become extremely popular and sell millions of records. observer.com

With the advent of websites which host and sell user uploaded video clips, many thousands of people have created their own homemade tamakeri videos. en.wikipedia.org

He tries to explain the counterfeit tickets and how he has to sell her love letter. en.wikipedia.org

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