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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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vi comprarPhrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up
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s.1 compra.2 ganga.vt.1 comprar (purchase)to buy time ganar tiempohe bought the farm (familiar) estiró la pata (has died) (or Estados Unidos), la ha palmado (español de España)3 creer en, aceptar como verdadero, aceptar, aceptar como cierto.vi.tratar de compra. (pt & pp bought) -
4 buy in
(BrE) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<food/supplies\>\> comprar ( para abastecerse)VT + ADV (Brit) [+ food] proveerse or abastecerse de; (St Ex) comprar; (Econ) comprar (por cuenta del dueño)* * *(BrE) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<food/supplies\>\> comprar ( para abastecerse) -
5 buy up
v + adv + o comprarse todas las existencias deVT + ADV [+ property] acaparar; [+ stock] comprar todas las existencias de* * *v + adv + o comprarse todas las existencias de -
6 buy at
v.1 comprar en.2 comprar a. -
7 buy in
v.1 aprovisionarse de (supplies)2 comprar en.3 proveerse.4 hacer compras importantes en, cubrir una posición corta de.5 comprar por cuenta del dueño. -
8 buy to
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9 buy up
v.acaparar, comprar la totalidad de. -
10 buy a pig in a poke
buy a pig in a poke*expr.• comprar a ciegas expr. -
11 buy on credit
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12 buy on instalment
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13 buy or sell at an auction
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14 buy or sell shrewdly
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15 buy the farm
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16 buy-out
['baɪǝʊt]1.N compra f de la totalidad de las accionesmanagement buy-out — compra f de acciones por los gerentes
workers' buy-out — compra f de una empresa por los trabajadores
2.CPDbuy-out clause N — cláusula f de rescisión
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17 buy out
v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<partner/shareholder\>\> comprarle su parte aVT + ADV (Comm) [+ business, partner] comprar su parte deto buy o.s. out of the army — pagar una suma de dinero para dejar el ejército antes del periodo acordado
* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<partner/shareholder\>\> comprarle su parte a -
18 buy-back
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19 buy back
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20 buy into
v + prep + o \<\<company\>\> adquirir* participación en, comprar acciones enVI + PREP1) [+ company] comprar acciones de2) (fig) * [+ idea] apoyar* * *v + prep + o \<\<company\>\> adquirir* participación en, comprar acciones en
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