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1 sell off
(to sell quickly and cheaply: They're selling off their old stock.) selja ódÿrt; losa sig við -
2 spare
[speə] 1. verb1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) sjá af2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) hafa (ekki) efni á3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) þyrma, sÿna miskunn4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) hlífa5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) vera spar á6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) hlífa við2. adjective1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) auka-2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) umfram-, frí-3. noun1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) varahlutur2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) varadekk•- sparing- sparingly
- spare part
- spare rib
- and to spare
- to spare -
3 trade
[treid] 1. noun1) (the buying and selling of goods: Japan does a lot of trade with Britain.) viðskipti2) ((a) business, occupation, or job: He's in the jewellery trade.) atvinnugrein, starf2. verb1) ((often with in or with) to buy and sell: They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables.) versla með, stunda viðskipti2) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) skipta á, bÿtta•- trader- trademark
- tradename
- tradesman
- trades union
- trade union
- trades unionist
- trade unionist
- trade wind
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4 auction
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5 classified ad
noun ((American want ad) a small advertisement that people put in a newspaper when they want to buy or sell something, offer or find a job etc.) -
6 realistic
1) (showing things as they really are: a realistic painting.) raunsær, raunsæis-2) (taking a sensible, practical view of life: I'd like to think we'd sell five of these a day, but it would be more realistic to say two.) raunhæfur, raunsær
См. также в других словарях:
sell on — To sell (what one has bought) to someone else • • • Main Entry: ↑sell * * * ˌsell ˈon [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sell on he/she/it sells o … Useful english dictionary
sell — ▪ I. sell sell 1 [sel] verb sold PTandPP [səʊld ǁ soʊld] 1. [intransitive, transitive] COMMERCE to give someone property, assets, goods, services etc in return for money: • Chrysler plans to raise c … Financial and business terms
sell — sell1 [ sel ] (past tense and past participle sold [ sould ] ) verb *** 1. ) transitive to exchange something for money: They ve already sold over two million copies of their record. sell something at a profit/loss (=for more/less money than you… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sell — I UK [sel] / US verb Word forms sell : present tense I/you/we/they sell he/she/it sells present participle selling past tense sold UK [səʊld] / US [soʊld] past participle sold *** 1) [transitive] to exchange something for money They ve already… … English dictionary
sell — sell1 sellable, adj. /sel/, v., sold, selling, n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 2. to deal in; keep or offer for s … Universalium
sell off — verb get rid of by selling, usually at reduced prices The store sold off the surplus merchandise • Derivationally related forms: ↑selloff • Hypernyms: ↑sell • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * … Useful english dictionary
sell on — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sell on : present tense I/you/we/they sell on he/she/it sells on present participle selling on past tense sold on past participle sold on to sell something after buying it from someone else They buy it at a… … English dictionary
sell*/*/*/ — [sel] (past tense and past participle sold [səʊld] ) verb I 1) [T] to let someone have something in exchange for money We ve decided to sell our house and move to Spain.[/ex] My uncle buys and sells second hand books for a living.[/ex] I sold… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sell out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms sell out : present tense I/you/we/they sell out he/she/it sells out present participle selling out past tense sold out past participle sold out 1) a) if a shop sells out of something, it sells all that it… … English dictionary
sell off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sell off : present tense I/you/we/they sell off he/she/it sells off present participle selling off past tense sold off past participle sold off to sell something quickly and for a low price, usually because… … English dictionary
sell — W1S1 [sel] v past tense and past participle sold [səuld US sould] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(give something for money)¦ 2¦(make something available)¦ 3¦(make somebody want something)¦ 4¦(be bought)¦ 5 sell like hot cakes 6¦(idea/plan)¦ 7 sell yourself 8 sell… … Dictionary of contemporary English
