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General subject: XFBOУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Cross-Functional Buy-Off
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1) Fin. racheter les parts de qqn2) Crim. soudoyer qqn; acheter le silence de qqnEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to buy off
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A n1 ( bargain) a good/bad buy une bonne/mauvaise affaire ;1 ( purchase) acheter [food, car, shares, house] (from sb à qn) ; to buy sth from the supermarket/from the baker's/from Buymore acheter qch au supermarché/chez le boulanger/chez Buymore ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour qn ; to buy sb sth acheter qch à qn ; the best that money can buy ce qui se fait de mieux ; the best car that money can buy la meilleure voiture qui soit ;2 ( obtain with money) acheter [fame, freedom, friends] ; happiness can't be bought le bonheur ne s'achète pas ; we managed to buy some time nous avons réussi à gagner du temps ;4 ○ ( believe) avaler ○, croire [story, excuse] ; I'm not buying that! on ne me fera pas avaler ça ○ ! ; she bought it elle a marché ○.■ buy in GB:▶ buy [sth] in, buy in [sth] s'approvisionner en [food, coal].■ buy into:■ buy off:▶ buy [sb] off, buy off [sb] acheter [person, witness].■ buy out:▶ buy [sb] out, buy out [sb] Comm racheter la part de [co-owner] ; Mil racheter [soldier] ; to buy oneself out of racheter son engagement dans [army].■ buy up:▶ buy up [sth], buy [sth] up acheter systématiquement [shares, property]. -
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∎ to buy sth for sb, to buy sb sth acheter qch à ou pour qn;∎ I'll buy it for you je te l'achète;∎ can I buy you a coffee? puis-je t'offrir un café?;∎ she didn't have a pen, so he bought her one elle n'avait pas de stylo, alors il lui en a acheté un;∎ she bought her car from her sister elle a racheté la voiture de sa sœur;∎ I'll buy it from you je te le rachète;∎ they bought it for £100 ils l'ont payé 100 livres;∎ have you bought the plane tickets? avez-vous pris les billets d'avion?;∎ you'd better buy the theatre tickets today tu devrais prendre ou louer les places de théâtre aujourd'hui;∎ we're out of coffee - I'll go and buy some more nous n'avons plus de café - je vais aller en racheter;∎ to buy sth new/second-hand/on credit acheter qch neuf/d'occasion/à crédit;∎ she bought herself a pair of skis elle s'est acheté une paire de skis;∎ you never buy yourself anything! tu ne t'achètes jamais rien!;∎ £20 won't buy you very much these days avec 20 livres, on ne va pas très loin de nos jours;∎ Stock Exchange to buy earnings investir en valeurs de croissance(b) (gain, obtain)∎ to buy time gagner du temps;∎ she bought their freedom with her life elle paya leur liberté de sa vie;∎ a dearly bought advantage un avantage chèrement payé;∎ money can't buy you love/health/happiness l'amour/la santé/le bonheur ne s'achète pas∎ I won't be bought on ne m'achètera pas∎ she'll never buy that story elle n'avalera ou ne gobera jamais cette histoire;∎ do you think he'll buy it? tu crois qu'il va marcher?;∎ OK, I'll buy that! d'accord, je marche!affaire f;∎ a good/bad buy une bonne/mauvaise affaire;∎ this car was a great buy cette voiture était une très bonne affaireacheter;∎ Stock Exchange to buy spot acheter au comptant;∎ to buy on credit acheter à crédit ou à terme;∎ to buy on margin acheter à découvert►► Stock Exchange buy order ordre m d'achat;∎ to give a buy order donner un ordre d'achatracheter;∎ can I buy my bicycle back from you? puis-je te racheter mon vélo?➲ buy in∎ we bought in plenty of coffee before the price increase nous avons fait des provisions de café avant que les prix n'augmentent(b) Stock Exchange acheter, acquériracheter;∎ Finance to buy in against a client exécuter un client∎ to buy into sth gober qch;∎ there's no way I'm buying into this pas question que je marche avec ça(bribe) acheter;∎ they bought off the witness for £10,000 ils ont acheté le silence du témoin pour 10000 livres∎ she bought out all the other shareholders elle racheta les parts de tous les autres actionnaires;∎ he was bought out for £50,000 on lui a racheté sa part dans l'affaire pour 50 000 livres∎ he bought himself out (of the army) il a payé pour pouvoir rompre son contrat avec l'armée(bribe) acheteracheter en quantité; (firm, shares, stock) racheter;∎ the company bought up £50,000 worth of shares la société racheta des actions pour une valeur de 50 000 livres -
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buy [baɪ](preterite, past participle bought)• to buy o.s. sth s'acheter qch2. noun• it was a good/bad buy c'était une bonne/mauvaise affaire3. compounds(British) [+ goods] s'approvisionner ena. [+ business, organization] acheter des parts de ; [+ industry] investir dans[+ person, group] acheter (le silence de)[+ business partner] racheter la part de* * *[baɪ] 1.1) ( bargain)a good/bad buy — une bonne/mauvaise affaire
2) ( purchase) acquisition f2.transitive verb (prét, pp bought)1) ( purchase) acheter [food, car, shares, house] ( from somebody à quelqu'un)to buy something from the supermarket/from the baker's — acheter quelque chose au supermarché/chez le boulanger
2) ( obtain with money) acheter [fame, freedom, friends]3) ( bribe) acheter [loyalty, silence, person]4) (colloq) ( believe) avaler (colloq), croire3.reflexive verb (prét, pp bought)Phrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up -
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buy [baɪ]1. v (bought)1) покупа́ть; приобрета́ть;to buy on tick разг. покупа́ть в креди́т
2) подкупа́тьа) закупа́ть;б) выкупа́ть ( собственные вещи на аукционе);buy into покупа́ть часть (компании, фирмы); входи́ть в до́лю с кем-л.;buy off откупа́ться;buy out выкупа́ть;buy over подкупа́ть, перема́нивать на свою́ сто́рону;buy up скупа́ть◊to buy over smb.'s head перехвати́ть у кого́-л. поку́пку за бо́лее дорогу́ю це́ну
;to buy time оттяну́ть вре́мя
;I will not buy that ≅ э́то со мной не пройдёт, я э́того не допущу́
2. n разг. поку́пка;a good (bad) buy уда́чная (неуда́чная) поку́пка
;to be on the buy производи́ть значи́тельные поку́пки
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buy off/over подкупить кого-либоShe was not able to buy him over.
His sister threatened to tell the police, so he had to buy her over.
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present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprarbuy vb comprartr[baɪ]1 compra1 comprar2 (bribe) sobornar3 familiar (accept, believe) tragárselo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa good buy una gangabuy nbargain: compra f, ganga fn.• compra s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: bought) = comprar v.• feriar v.• mercar v.
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1. baɪ(past & past p bought) transitive verb1) ( purchase) comprarI bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares
I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo
2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)
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vi comprarPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up
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noun compra f[baɪ] (vb: pt, pp bought)1.N compra f2. VT1) (=purchase) comprarto buy sth for sb, buy sb sth — comprar algo a algn
I bought it from my brother/the shop on the corner — se lo compré a mi hermano/lo compré en la tienda de la esquina
2) (=bribe) sobornar, comprar *3) * (=believe) creer, tragarall right, I'll buy it — bueno, te creo
4)he bought it ** — (=died) estiró la pata *, la palmó (Sp) **
- buy back- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *
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1. [baɪ](past & past p bought) transitive verb1) ( purchase) comprarI bought this mirror for $50 — compré este espejo por 50 dólares
I bought the radio from o (colloq) off a friend — le compré la radio a un amigo
2) (accept, believe) (colloq) tragarse* (fam)
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1. transitive verb,1) kaufen; lösen [Fahrkarte]buy somebody/oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas kaufen
he bought them a round — er spendierte ihnen eine Runde
2) (fig.) erkaufen [Sieg, Ruhm, Frieden]; einsparen, gewinnen [Zeit]3) (bribe) bestechen; kaufen (ugs.); erkaufen [Zustimmung]2. nounI'll buy that — (believe) ich glaube es [mal]
[Ein]kauf, derPhrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/9922/buy_in">buy in- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *present participle - buying; verb* * *[baɪ]I. n Kauf mbad \buy schlechter Kauf, Fehlkauf mquite a \buy ein guter Kauf, ein Schnäppchen nt famII. vt<bought, bought>1. (purchase)money can't \buy love Liebe kann man sich nicht erkaufen$20 \buys a lot less than it used to heute bekommt man für 20 Dollar viel weniger als früher▪ to \buy sb sth [or sth for sb] jdm etw kaufen2. (obtain)to \buy recognition/success/victory sich dat Anerkennung/Erfolg/einen Sieg erkaufento \buy time Zeit gewinnen3. (bribe)to \buy sb's vote jds Stimme kaufento \buy a claim/an excuse/a story jdm eine Behauptung/eine Entschuldigung/ eine Geschichte abkaufen famI don't \buy it das nehme ich dir nicht ab5. (agree to)I'll \buy that! der Meinung bin ich aber auch!6. ECONto \buy at best bestmöglich kaufen7.▶ to \buy it den Löffel abgeben sl▶ to have everything money can \buy alles haben, was man mit Geld kaufen kannIII. vi im Einkauf tätig sein* * *[baɪ] vb: pret, ptp bought1. vtthere are some things that money can't buy — es gibt Dinge, die man nicht kaufen kann
all that money can buy — alles, was man mit Geld kaufen kann
the victory was dearly bought — der Sieg war teuer erkauft
3)I'll buy that — das ist o.k. (inf)
4) (inf= be killed)
he bought it — den hats erwischt (inf)2. vikaufen3. n (inf)Kauf mto be a good buy — ein guter Kauf sein; (clothes also, food) preiswert sein
* * *buy [baı]A s umg Kauf m, (das) Gekaufte:a good (bad) buy ein guter (schlechter) Kauf;be a good buy auch preiswert seinB v/t prät und pperf bought [bɔːt]1. (ein)kaufen, beziehen ( beide:at bei):buy sb (o.s.) sth jemandem (sich) etwas kaufen;buy sb a drink, buy a drink for sb jemandem etwas zu trinken spendieren;buy sth from sb jemandem etwas abkaufen;a pound buys less than it did some years ago für ein Pfund bekommt man heute weniger als noch vor einigen Jahren;all that money can buy alles, was für Geld zu haben ist;give sb the best education money can buy jemandem die bestmögliche Ausbildung finanzieren;2. eine Fahrkarte etc lösen3. WIRTSCH buy o.s. into sich einkaufen in (akk);buy insurance sich versichern lassen4. figdearly bought teuer erkauftb) Zeit gewinnenhe cannot be bought er ist nicht käuflichb) buy sb’s silence (sich) jemandes Schweigen erkaufen6. REL erlösen7. umg etwas glauben:I won’t buy that! das kauf ich dir etc nicht ab!C v/i1. kaufen* * *1. transitive verb,1) kaufen; lösen [Fahrkarte]buy somebody/oneself something — jemandem/sich etwas kaufen
2) (fig.) erkaufen [Sieg, Ruhm, Frieden]; einsparen, gewinnen [Zeit]3) (bribe) bestechen; kaufen (ugs.); erkaufen [Zustimmung]2. nounI'll buy that — (believe) ich glaube es [mal]
[Ein]kauf, derPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *(from) v.kaufen (von) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: bought)= anschaffen v.einkaufen v.erkaufen v.kaufen v. -
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I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up* * *present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprare* * *buy /baɪ/n.(fam.) acquisto; compera: a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affare (fam.); a bad buy, un cattivo acquisto; un bidone (fam.)● buy-back, riacquisto ( in genere); ( Borsa, fin.) acquisto di azioni proprie; (comm. est.) compensazione; acquisto dei prodotti di un impianto costruito all'estero □ buy-in, (fin.) rilevamento, acquisto del pacchetto di maggioranza ( di una società); ( a un'asta) riscatto; (org. az.) operazione di stoccaggio □ ( Borsa) buy on close [on opening], ordine d'acquisto in chiusura [in apertura] □ ( Borsa) buy order, ordine di comprare (o d'acquisto).♦ (to) buy /baɪ/(pass. e p. p. bought), v. t.1 acquistare; comprare: DIALOGO → - Taking things back- I bought this book here last week, ho comprato questo libro qui la settimana scorsa; I bought her a present, le comprai un regalo; to buy for cash, comprare a contanti; to buy on credit, comprare a credito; to buy st. from (o off) sb., comprare qc. da q.; His wealth was dearly bought, la sua ricchezza era stata acquistata a caro prezzo2 comprare; corrompere3 (fam. USA) credere; bere (fam.); cascarci (fam.): I don't buy it!, non ci credo!; non la bevo!; non ci casco!● ( slang USA) to buy the farm = to buy it ► sotto □ (fin.) to buy for forward delivery, comprare a termine □ (fam.) to buy st. for a song, comprare qc. per quattro soldi □ ( slang) to buy it, morire; lasciarci la pelle; restarci □ ( Borsa) to buy long, acquistare titoli in previsione di un rialzo □ to buy on easy terms, comprare con agevolazioni di pagamento □ to buy on instalments, comprare a rate □ to buy a pig in a poke, comprare qc. a occhi chiusi; impegnarsi in qc. senza riflettere □ (fam.) to buy time, guadagnare tempo □ to buy wholesale, comprare all'ingrosso □ all that money can buy, tutto ciò che il denaro può procurare.* * *I [baɪ] II 1. [baɪ]1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere
to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.
2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]4) colloq. (believe)2.to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs
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1. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - bought
1) покупать;
приобретать to buy on tick ≈ покупать в кредит
2) подкупать
3) выкупать( что-л.)
4) искупать( грехи) ∙ buy back buy in buy off buy out buy over buy up I will not buy that ≈ это со мной не пройдет, я этого не допущу
2. сущ.;
разг. закупка, покупка, приобретение to be on the buy ≈ производить значительные покупки Her clients are on the buy. ≈ Клиенты, с которыми она работает, как раз сейчас делают покупки. (разговорное) покупка, сделка - bad * неудачная /плохая/ покупка покупать, купить - to * back выкупать (проданное) - to * smth. from /of/ smb. купить что-л. у кого-л. - to * for cash покупать (что-л.) за наличные деньги - the best that money can * лучшее, что можно достать за деньги - that which no gold can * то, что ни за какие деньги не получишь покупать, приобретать (ценою жертв) - to * fame with one's life приобрести славу ценою жизни - the victory was dearly bought победа досталась дорогой ценой, за эту погоду дорого заплатили - to * smth. at the expense of one's health пожертвовать ради чего-л. своим здоровьем (сленг) нанять - I'll * me a lawyer я возьму себе адвоката подкупать, давать взятку (тж. * over) - to * a public official подкупать должностное лицо( сленг) поверить чему-л.;
принять что-л. за чистую монету;
согласиться с чем-л. или на что-л. - will you * it? согласны?, идет?, по рукам? - I am willing to * that я готов поверить этому - I will not * that со мной эти штучки не пройдут, я на это не поддамся - I'll * that idea! согласен!, идет! - nobody is eager to * the plan никого этот план не приводит в восторг;
никто не торопится проводить в жизнь этот план (сленг) добиться, достичь - what are you trying to * with that? чего вы хотите добиться? (устаревшее) искупать (чьи-л. грехи) > I'll * it! (сленг) сдаюсь!, не знаю! (в ответ на вопрос или загадку) ;
выкладывай!, валяй!, слушаю! > (he) bought it (сленг) (он) умер;
(ему) не повезло > to * a pig in a poke покупать кота в мешке, соглашаться( на что-л.) заглазно > to * a pup быть одураченным;
"влипнуть" > to be bought and sold (устаревшее) быть проданными и преданными > to * the farm (сленг) умереть;
сыграть в ящик ~ разг. покупка;
a good (bad) buy удачная (неудачная) покупка;
to be on the buy производить значительные покупки best ~ покупка по наиболее выгодной цене best ~ (BB) покупка по наиболее выгодной цене buy давать взятку ~ (bought) подкупать ~ подкупать ~ (bought) покупать;
приобретать;
to buy on tick разг. покупать в кредит ~ покупать ~ разг. покупка;
a good (bad) buy удачная (неудачная) покупка;
to be on the buy производить значительные покупки ~ покупка ~ приобретать ~ сделка to ~ over (smb.'s) head перехватить( у кого-л.) покупку за более дорогую цену;
to buy a white horse разг. транжирить деньги ~ for a rise бирж. играть на повышение ~ for account бирж. покупать на срок ~ for cash покупать за наличные ~ in выкупать (собственные вещи на аукционе) ~ in выкупать ~ in закрывать сделку ~ in закупать ~ in покупать участие в капитале компании ~ in снимать товар с продажи на аукционе ~ off откупаться ~ on own account покупать за собственный счет ~ on the instalment plan покупать в рассрочку ~ (bought) покупать;
приобретать;
to buy on tick разг. покупать в кредит ~ on tick покупать в кредит tick: ~ разг. кредит;
to go (или to run) (on) tick брать в кредит;
влезать в долги;
to buy (to sell) on tick покупать (продавать) в кредит ~ out выкупать ~ over давать взятку ~ over подкупать, переманивать на свою сторону ~ over подкупать to ~ over (smb.'s) head перехватить (у кого-л.) покупку за более дорогую цену;
to buy a white horse разг. транжирить деньги to ~ time оттянуть время;
I will not buy that = это со мной не пройдет, я этого не допущу time: buy ~ покупать время рекламной передачи ~ up скупать ~ разг. покупка;
a good (bad) buy удачная (неудачная) покупка;
to be on the buy производить значительные покупки to ~ time оттянуть время;
I will not buy that = это со мной не пройдет, я этого не допущу media ~ покупка места и времени в средствах рекламы -
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I. 1. купувам
2. sl. приемам, съгласявам се, вярвам на
3. скъпо заплащам за нещо
4. sl. получавам като наказание
to BUY it бивам убит
to BUY a white horse прахосвам си парите
I'll BUY it разг. предавам се, не знам, не мога да отговоря на въпрос/да отгатна гатанка
buy in закупвам, изкупвам (на търг), накупувам
buy off откупвам, плащам откуп (за)
buy out откупвам, изкупвам
buy over подкупвам, спечелвам с рушвет
buy up накупувам, закупувам на едро, изкупувам цялото налично количество
II. n покупка
to be on the BUY закупвам в големи количества, правя покупки
a good BUY изгодна покупка* * *{bai} v (bought {bъ:t}) 1. купувам; 2. sl. приемам, съгласявам (2) n покупка; to be on the buy закупвам в големи количества; пр* * *купувам;* * *1. a good buy изгодна покупка 2. buy in закупвам, изкупвам (на търг), накупувам 3. buy off откупвам, плащам откуп (за) 4. buy out откупвам, изкупвам 5. buy over подкупвам, спечелвам с рушвет 6. buy up накупувам, закупувам на едро, изкупувам цялото налично количество 7. i'll buy it разг. предавам се, не знам, не мога да отговоря на въпрос/да отгатна гатанка 8. i. купувам 9. ii. n покупка 10. sl. получавам като наказание 11. sl. приемам, съгласявам се, вярвам на 12. to be on the buy закупвам в големи количества, правя покупки 13. to buy a white horse прахосвам си парите 14. to buy it бивам убит 15. скъпо заплащам за нещо* * *buy [bai] I. v ( bought[bɔ:t]) 1. купувам, плащам, пазарувам; прен. възприемам; 2. прен. подкупвам, прен. примамвам, привличам, "купувам"; 3. разг. вярвам, приемам, вземам за чиста монета; I'm not \buying any of that не на мен такива, това не го вярвам; • to \buy a pig in a poke купувам нещо, без да го видя; to \buy a white horse прахосвам, пилея си парите; I'll \buy it разг. предавам се, не знам (да отговоря на въпрос или да отгатна гатанка); to be bought and sold продаден и предаден съм; a dear-bought advantage скъпо платено преимущество; II. n разг. покупка; изгодна сделка; that's a good \buy това е изгодна покупка. -
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1. n разг. покупка, сделка2. v покупать, купить3. v покупать, приобретатьthe victory was dearly bought — победа досталась дорогой ценой, за эту победу дорого заплатили
buy in — покупать, выкупать на аукционе
4. v сл. нанять5. v подкупать, давать взяткуwill you buy it? — согласны?, идёт?, по рукам?
6. v сл. добиться, достичь7. v уст. искупатьto buy a pup — быть одураченным;
Синонимический ряд:1. bargain (noun) bargain; closeout; deal; pennyworth; steal; value2. purchase (noun) commodity; purchase3. bribe (verb) bribe; buy off; corrupt; fix; have; hire; influence; pay off; sop; square; suborn; tamper with4. purchase (verb) acquire; get; market; pay for; pick up; procure; purchase; shop for; take5. ransom (verb) ransom; redeemАнтонимический ряд:gyp; sell -
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n. koop; "koopje"--------v. kopen; aanschaffenbuy1[ baj] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 aankoop ⇒ aanschaf, koop————————buy21 (aan/in/op)kopen ⇒ aanschaffen♦voorbeelden:the dollar doesn't buy what it used to • de dollar is ook niet meer (waard) wat ie waspeace was dearly bought • de vrede werd duur betaaldbuy time • tijd winnenbuy back • terugkopenbuy off • afkopen, omkopenbuy out • los/uit/vrijkopen; opkopen, (in zijn geheel) overnemenbuy up • opkopen, overnemen→ buy in buy in/II 〈 overgankelijk werkwoord〉♦voorbeelden:I'll buy it/that • dat neem ik aan, dat kan ik accepteren -
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[baɪ] 1. pt, pp bought, vtto buy sb sth — kupować (kupić perf) komuś coś
to buy sth from sb/a shop — kupować (kupić perf) coś od kogoś/w sklepie
to buy sth off sb — kupować (kupić perf) coś od kogoś
to buy sb a drink — stawiać (postawić perf) komuś drinka
Phrasal Verbs:- buy back- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up2. ngood/bad buy — dobry or udany/zły or nieudany zakup m
* * *present participle - buying; verb(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) kupić
См. также в других словарях:
buy off — index suborn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
buy off — verb pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor • Syn: ↑pay off • Topics: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑offence, ↑law breaking … Useful english dictionary
buy off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms buy off : present tense I/you/we/they buy off he/she/it buys off present participle buying off past tense bought off past participle bought off informal 1) same as buy I, 2) Efforts to buy her off have failed … English dictionary
buy off — PHRASAL VERB (disapproval) If you say that a person or organization buys off another person or group, you are criticizing the fact that they are giving them something such as money so that they will not complain or cause trouble. [V P n (not… … English dictionary
buy off — Synonyms and related words: approach, bribe, buy, buy back, buy in, buy into, buy on credit, buy up, complete a purchase, corner, corrupt, engross, fix, get at, get to, grease, grease the palm, have, lubricate, make a buy, monopolize, pay off,… … Moby Thesaurus
buy off — {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. * /When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off./ * /The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts./ Compare: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
buy off — {v.} To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. * /When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off./ * /The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts./ Compare: PAY OFF … Dictionary of American idioms
buy\ off — v To turn from duty or purpose by a gift. When the police threatened to stop the gambling business, the owner bought them off. The Indians were going to burn the cabins, but the men bought them off with gifts. Compare: pay off … Словарь американских идиом
buy off — verb to pay off, convince to refrain etc. by corrupt payment or other service … Wiktionary
To buy off — Buy Buy (b[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought} (b[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Buying} (b[imac] [i^]ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen, bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.] 1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an accepted… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buy off — transitive verb Date: 1629 1. to induce to refrain (as from prosecution) by a payment or other consideration 2. to free (as from military service) by payment … New Collegiate Dictionary