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sell [sɛl] vb sells, selling, sold 1. to dispose of or transfer or be disposed of or transferred to a purchaser in exchange for money or other consideration; put or be on sale 2. to deal in (objects, property, etc.) he sells used cars for a living 3. (tr) to give up or surrender for a price or reward to sell one's honour 4. to promote or facilitate the sale of (objects, property, etc.) publicity sells many products 5. to induce or gain acceptance of to sell an idea 6. (intr) to be in demand on the market these dresses sell well in the spring 7. (tr) Informal to deceive or cheat 8. (tr; foll by on) to persuade to accept or approve (of) to sell a buyer on a purchase sell down the river Informal to betray sell oneself a. to convince someone else of one's potential or worth b. to give up one's moral or spiritual standards, etc. sell short a. Informal to disparage or belittle b. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) Finance to sell securities or goods without owning them in anticipation of buying them before delivery at a lower price n
2. Informal a. a trick, hoax, or deception ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sell verb 1. trade, dispose of, offer for sale, exchange, barter, vend, put up for sale, auction off I sold everything I owned except for my car and books. trade buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure 2. deal in, market, trade in, carry, stock, handle, retail, hawk, merchandise, peddle, traffic in, vend, offer for sale, be in the business of It sells everything from hair ribbons to oriental rugs. deal in buy, purchase, get, pay for, obtain, acquire, invest in, shop for, procure 3. be priced at, cost, go for, sell at, be, be trading at, retail at Grain sells at ten times usual prices. 5. promote, get across, put across, win approval for, persuade someone to accept, bring someone round to, gain acceptance for, get acceptance for She is hoping she can sell the idea to clients. sell out 1. be bought up, be sold out, be gone, be exhausted, be depleted Tickets for the show sold out in 70 minutes. 2. (Informal) betray your ideals, abandon your principles, demean yourself, degrade yourself He will not sell out or be debased by the compromises of politics. sell out of something run out of, be fresh out of, be cleaned out of, be out of stock of Hardware stores have sold out of water pumps and tarpaulins. sell someone out double-cross, fail, give away (informal), stab in the back, rat on (informal), sell down the river (informal), break faith with, play false His business partner had sold him out. sell someone short 1. swindle, cheat, fleece, defraud, overcharge, short-change, sting (informal), give short measure to Selling their fans short in such a way is not acceptable. 2. underestimate, undervalue, look down on, belittle, disparage, underrate, deprecate, minimize, make light of, set no store by, misprize These are boys who were sold short during their schooldays. Translations sell [sel] (sold (pt, pp)) A. VT → vender do you sell flowers? → ¿vende flores? to sell sth to sb → vender algo a algn he sold it to me → me lo vendió I was sold this in London → me vendieron esto en Londres you've been sold (fig) → te han dado gato por liebre to sell sth for £1 → vender algo por una libra he doesn't sell himself very well → no es capaz de causar buena impresión, no convence mucho to sell sb an idea (fig) → convencer a algn de una idea to be sold on sth/sb → estar cautivado por algo/algn I'm not exactly sold on the idea → no me entusiasma la idea, para mí la idea deja mucho que desear to sell sb into slavery → vender a algn como esclavo to sell sb down the river → traicionar a algn B. VI sell back VT + ADV to sell sth back to sb → revender algo a algn sell on VT + ADV → revender sell out A. VI + ADV 1. [tickets, goods] → agotarse the tickets sold out in three hours → las entradas se agotaron en tres horas football matches often sell out in advance → en los partidos de fútbol a menudo se venden todas las entradas antes del partido "could I buy some sun cream?" - "sorry, we've sold out" → -¿me puede dar bronceador? -lo siento, no nos queda to sell out of sth → vender todas las existencias de algo we've sold out of bananas → no nos quedan plátanos, hemos agotado las existencias de plátanos 3. (US) = sell up A B. VT + ADV 1. [+ goods] → agotar las existencias de, venderlo todo the tickets are all sold out → los billetes están agotados stocks of umbrellas are sold out → las existencias de paraguas están agotadas we are sold out of bread → se terminó el pan, no nos queda pan 2. [+ person] → traicionar; [+ compromise] → transigir, transar(LAm) sell up A. VI + ADV (esp Brit) → liquidarse, venderlo todo B. VT + ADV → vender sell [ˈsɛl] [sold] (pt, pp) vt [product, car, house] (to customer, buyer) → vendre Do you sell flowers? → Vous vendez des fleurs? They're selling the house → Ils vendent la maison. to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth → vendre qch à qn He sold it to me → Il me l'a vendu. She sold me her car → Elle m'a vendu sa voiture. to sell sth for £50 → vendre qch 50 livres I sold it for £50 → Je l'ai vendu 50 livres. to sell o.s. → se vendre to sell one's body → vendre son corps to sell one's soul → vendre son âme to sell sb down the river (= betray) → vendre qn to sell sb short → sous-estimer qn to sell o.s. short → être trop modeste Don't sell yourself short. Tell them about what you've achieved → Ne soyez pas trop modeste. Parlez-leur de vos réussites. (= persuade sb to accept) [+ idea, concept] → vendre to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth → vendre qch à qn Let's hear your proposal. You've got 10 minutes to sell it to me → J'écoute votre proposition. Vous avez dix minutes pour me la vendre. vi → se vendre This model sells very well → Ce modèle se vend très bien. to sell for \(euro) 10 → se vendre 10_\(euro) sell off vt sep → liquidersell out vi (= all be sold) [tickets] → se vendre The tickets sold out in three hours → Les billets se sont vendus en trois heures. to sell out of sth → être en rupture de stock de qch [show, concert] The show didn't sell out → Le spectacle n'a pas fait salle comble. The show hasn't quite sold out yet → Le spectacle n'affiche pas encore complet. (= betray principles) → se renier vt sep The tickets are all sold out → Les billets ont tous été vendus. sell up vi (= sell one's business, house) → vendresell-by date n → date f limite de vente past its sell-by date (lit) The yoghurt is past its sell-by date → Le yaourt est périmé. to be past one's sell-by date, to be past its sell-by date (fig) → avoir fait son temps sell vb: pret, ptp <sold> vt item, goods → verkaufen (sb sth, sth to sb jdm etw, etw an jdn); insurance policy → abschließen (to mit); (business) goods → verkaufen, absetzen; I was sold this in Valencia → man hat mir das in Valencia verkauft; the book sold 3,000 copies → von dem Buch wurden 3.000 Exemplare verkauft; he could sell a fridge to an Eskimo → er könnte einem Eskimo einen Eisschrank andrehen (inf) → or aufschwatzen (inf); to sell insurance (for a living) → Versicherungsvertreter(in) m(f) → sein; to sell one’s life dearly → sein Leben teuer verkaufen; he sold himself to the enemy → er hat sich an den Feind verkauft; to sell one’s body → seinen Körper verkaufen; to sell one’s soul to somebody/something → jdm/einer Sache seine Seele verschreiben; modern man has sold his soul → der moderne Mensch hat seine Seele verloren; what are you selling it for? → wie viel verlangen Sie dafür?, wie viel wollen Sie dafür haben?; I can’t remember what I sold it for → ich weiß nicht mehr, für wie viel ich es verkauft habe (= promote the sale of) → zugkräftig machen, einen guten Absatz verschaffen (+dat); you need advertising to sell your product → Sie müssen werben, um Ihr Produkt zu verkaufen or abzusetzen; nothing will sell this product, it’s so bad → das Produkt ist so schlecht, dass es sich nicht verkaufen or an den Mann bringen (inf) → lässt; she finished up selling toothpaste on television → sie warb schließlich im Fernsehen für Zahnpasta (inf: = gain acceptance for) → schmackhaft machen (to sb jdm), gewinnen für (to sb jdn); religion → aufschwatzen (inf), → verkaufen (inf) → (to sb jdm); you’ll never sell them that idea → dafür sind sie nicht zu haben; I know I’ll never be able to sell it to him → ich weiß, dass ich ihn dafür nicht erwärmen kann or dass er dafür nicht zu haben ist; to sell oneself (= put oneself across) → sich profilieren (to bei), sich verkaufen (→ to an +acc) (inf: = convince of the worth of) to sell somebody on something → jdn von etw überzeugen; to be sold on somebody/something → von jdm/etw begeistert sein; how sold is he on the idea? → wie sehr hat es ihm diese Idee angetan? (inf) (fig: = betray) → verraten; to sell somebody down the river (inf) → jdn ganz schön verschaukeln (inf) vi (person) → verkaufen (to sb an jdn); (article) → sich verkaufen (lassen); his book is selling well/won’t sell → sein Buch verkauft sich gut/lässt sich nicht verkaufen; the house sold for £85,000 → das Haus wurde für £ 85.000 verkauft; what are they selling at or for? → wie viel kosten sie?; the idea didn’t sell (fig) → die Idee kam nicht an, die Idee fand keinen Anklang n sell: sellout n (inf: = betrayal) → fauler Kompromiss or Handel (to mit); (of one’s ideals etc) → Ausverkauf m (→ to an +acc) (Comm) → Verkaufsschlager m sell-through adj video → Verkaufs- sell [sɛl] (sold (pt, pp)) 1. vt → vendere to sell sth for £150 → vendere qc per 150 sterline to sell sth at £10 per dozen → vendere qc a 10 sterline la dozzina to sell sth to sb → vendere qc a qn I was sold this in London → questo me l'hanno venduto a Londra to sell sb down the river (fig) → vendere qn to sell sb an idea (fig) → far accettare un'idea a qn to sell sb a pup (fig) (old) → imbrogliare qn to be sold on sb/sth (fam) → essere entusiasta di qn/qc he doesn't sell himself very well → non si sa vendere bene sell out 1. vi + adv to sell out (to sb/sth) (Comm) → vendere (tutto) (a qn/qc) to sell out to the enemy (fig) → passare al nemico 2. vt + adv → esaurire the tickets are all sold out → i biglietti sono esauriti we're or we've sold out of bread → il pane è tutto finito (in negozio) sell up 1. vi + adv (esp Brit) → vendere (tutto) 2. vt + adv → vendere sell [sɛl] (sold (pt, pp)) 1. vt → vendere to sell sth for £150 → vendere qc per 150 sterline to sell sth at £10 per dozen → vendere qc a 10 sterline la dozzina to sell sth to sb → vendere qc a qn I was sold this in London → questo me l'hanno venduto a Londra to sell sb down the river (fig) → vendere qn to sell sb an idea (fig) → far accettare un'idea a qn to sell sb a pup (fig) (old) → imbrogliare qn to be sold on sb/sth (fam) → essere entusiasta di qn/qc he doesn't sell himself very well → non si sa vendere bene sell out 1. vi + adv to sell out (to sb/sth) (Comm) → vendere (tutto) (a qn/qc) to sell out to the enemy (fig) → passare al nemico 2. vt + adv → esaurire the tickets are all sold out → i biglietti sono esauriti we're or we've sold out of bread → il pane è tutto finito (in negozio) sell up 1. vi + adv (esp Brit) → vendere (tutto) 2. vt + adv → vendere v sell [sel] 1 to give something in exchange for money He sold her a car; I've got some books to sell. verkoop يَبيع продавам prodat sælge verkaufen πουλώ vender müüma به فروش رساندن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बेचना prodati elad menjual selja vendere 売る 팔다 parduoti pārdot jual verkopen selge, omsette sprzedawać vender a vinde продавать predať prodati prodati sälja ขาย satmak 出售 продавати فروخت کرنا bán 卖,销售 2 to have for sale The farmer sells milk and eggs. verkoop يَبيع продавам (се) prodávat sælge verkaufen πουλώ, έχω προς πώληση vender müütama فروختن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר बिकवाना prodavati, trgovati čime árul menjual selja vendere 売る 판매하다 parduoti, prekiauti pārdot; tirgoties menjual verkopen selge, forhandle mieć na sprzedaż vender a vinde торговать, продавать predávať prodajati prodavati sälja มีเพื่อขาย satmak 販賣 торгувати فروخت کے لیے ہونا bán hàng 卖 3 to be sold His book sold well. verkoop يُباع харча се prodávat se sælge sich verkaufen πουλώ, κάνω πωλήσεις venderse kaubaks minema به فروش رساندن mennä kaupaksi se vendre לְהִימָכֵר बेचना prodavati se elkel laku seljast vendersi 売れる 팔리다 būti parduodamam tikt pārdotam terjual verkopen bli solgt sprzedaje się vender-se a se vinde продаваться predávať sa prodajati se prodavati se sälja ถูกขาย satılmak 賣得(好或不好) продаватися فروخت ہونا ăn khách 销路 4 to cause to be sold Packaging sells a product. verkoop, help verkoop يُسَبِّب البَيْع лансирам (се) prodávat sælge einen guten Absatz sichern πουλώ, βοηθώ στις πωλήσεις hacer vender müüdavaks tegema به معرض فروش گذاشتن myydä faire vendre לִמכּוֹר बेचने के प्रस्तुत करना prodavati megnyer, elfogadtat melariskan selja far vendere 売行きを促進する 팔리게 하다 reklamuoti reklamēt melakukan de verkoop bevorderen selge, få solgt sprzedawać vender a face să se vândă показывать товар лицом predávať prodajati prodavati sälja ทำให้ขายได้ sattırmak 有助於銷售 сприяти продажу; рекламувати فروخت کا سبب bán được 使...畅销 n sell-out 1 an event, especially a concert, for which all the tickets are sold His concert was a sell-out. uitverkoopte gebeurtenis حَفْلَةٌ موسيقيَّه концерт, за който всички билети са продадени vyprodané představení udsolgt-hus- ausverkauftes Haus εξάντληση των εισιτηρίων éxito de taquilla väljamüüdud esitus فروش كليه موجودي loppuunmyyty esitys (concert, etc.) à guichets fermés לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִי कोई कार्यक्रम जिसके सारे टिकट बिक गए हों vrlo uspjela priredba (rasprodane sve ulaznice) telt ház pertunjukan yang karcis masuknya habis terjual sÿning/keppni sem uppselt er á (tutto esaurito) 売り切れ 매진 renginys, į kurį bilietai išparduoti pārdota izrāde/koncerts sesuatu yang tiketnya habis terjual uitverkochte zaal utsolgt hus/forestilling sukces kasowy sucesso de bilheteira eveniment (concert etc.) cu casa închisă полный сбор, аншлаг vypredané predstavenie razprodana prireditev rasprodat događaj försäljningssuccé, utsålt hus การขายหมด kapalı gişe gösteri 門票銷售一空 комерційний успіх; аншлаг کسی واقعے یا تماشے کی ساری ٹکٹیں فروخت ہو جانا buổi biểu diễn bán hết vé 脱销,售完 2 a betrayal The gang realized it was a sell-out and tried to escape. verraad خِيانَه предателство zrada forræderi der Verrat προδοσία traición, engaño pettus آدم فروشي petos trahison לִבגוֹד गद्दारी izdaja, prevara árulás pengkhianatan svik tradimento 裏切り 배신 išdavystė nodevība pengkhianatan verraad forræderi zdrada traição trădare измена zrada izdaja izdaja förräderi, svek ทรยศ ihanet 出賣 зрада دھوکا sự phản bội 背叛 be sold on to be enthusiastic about I'm sold on the idea of a holiday in Canada. entoesiasties oor مُتَحَمِّس جِدا харесвам нещо být nadšen være med på völlig hin und weg sein έχω ενθουσιαστεί με κτ. estar entusiasmado (por) vaimustuses olema شور و شوق olla innostunut être emballé (par) לִקנוֹת אֶת הָרַעָיוֹן उत्साहित uvjeren, oduševljen bele van esve vmibe antusias vera æstur/ákafur í (essere entusiasta) ~に夢中になる (~에) 정신이 팔리다 būti užsidegusiam iedegties (par ideju) penuh ghairah enthousiast zijn over være begeistret for być przekonanym do estar entusiasmado com a fi entuziasmat de ухватиться за byť nadšený navdušen biti uzbuđen vara såld på กระตือรือร้น hevesli olmak 熱中於 бути у захваті від کسی چیز کے بارے میں مشتاق ہونا yêu thích 热中于 be sold out 1 to be no longer available The second-hand records are all sold out; The concert is sold out. uitverkoop مَبيعٌ، بيعَ كُلَّه разпродаден být vyprodaný udsolgt ausverkauft sein εξαντλημένος, μη διαθέσιμος estar agotado läbimüüdud olema تمام شدن olla loppuunmyyty épuisé; à guichets fermés לֶאֱזוֹל अनुपलब्ध्ा rasprodan elfogyott habis terjual uppseldur esaurire 売切れる 매진되다 būti išparduotam būt izpārdotam habis terjual uitverkocht zijn være utsolgt być wyprzedanym estar esgotado epuizat; cu casa închisă быть распроданным byť vypredaný razprodan rasprodat slutsåld, utsåld ขายหมด tükenmiş 銷售一空 розпродати موجود نہ ہونا، فروخت ہو جانا bán hết 销售一空 2 to have no more available to be bought We are sold out of children's socks. nie meer oor nie نَفَذَ свършват (ми) už vyprodat gå ud for (noget) ausverkauft sein δεν έχω διαθέσιμο προς πώληση star agotado otsas olema تمام موجودي را به فروش رساندن olla myynyt loppuun être en rupture de stock לֶאֱזוֹל अनुपलब्ध्ा rasprodati, ostati bez čega kifogyott kehabisan uppseldur avere esaurito 売切っている 품절되다 būti pardavusiam, nebeturėti būt izpārdevušam tiada lagi sesuatu untuk dijual door de voorraad heen raken være utsolgt być wyprzedanym, nie mieć na składzie estar esgotado a fi epuizat/vândut, a nu mai avea o marfă быть распроданным už vypredať ne imeti več na zalogi rasprodati ha [] slut på ขายออก satıp bitirmek 賣光 розійтися فروخت کے لیے فراہم نہیں ہونا bán hết sạch 售完 sell down the river to betray The gang was sold down the river by one of its associates. verraai يَخون предавам (някого) zradit forråde verraten προδίδω traicionar petma خيانت كردن pettää trahir לִהיוֹת נִבגָד गद्दारी करना izdati átejt vkit mengkhianati svíkja tradire 裏切る 배신하다 išduoti nodot membelot bedriegen forråde zdradzać trair a trăda предать zradiť izdati izdati förråda ทรยศ kalleşlik/kancıklık etmek 出賣 зраджувати غداری کرنا phản bội ai 出卖 sell off to sell quickly and cheaply They're selling off their old stock. goedkoop verkoop يَبيعُ بِسُرْعَةٍ وأسْعار مُنْخَفِضَه разпродавам vyprodat sælge ud; realisere ausverkaufen ξεπουλώ liquidar maha müüma جنسي را آب كردن myydä pois liquider לִמכּוֹר בְּזוֹל सस्ते में बेच देना rasprodati, prodati po niskoj cijeni kiárusít mengobral selja ódÿrt; losa sig við liquidare 売り払う 헐값에 팔아치우다 išparduoti izpārdot menjual murah uitverkopen selge ut, tømme lageret wyprzedawać po niższych cenach liquidar a lichida распродавать по низкой цене vypredať razprodati rasprodavati realisera, slumpa bort ขายถูก elden çıkarmak 廉價出清 розпродувати зі знижкою اونے پونے داموں میں فروخت کرنا bán sỉ, bán hạ giá 廉价出售 sell out 1 (sometimes withof) to sell all of something We sold out our entire stock. verkoop يبيعُ كُل ما لَدَيْهِ، يُنَفِّق разпродавам vyprodat sælge ud; realisere ausverkaufen πουλώ όλο το εμπόρευμά μου liquidar ära müüma همه موجودي را به فروش رساندن myydä loppuun liquider מְכִירַת חִיסוּל समूचा बेच देना prodati sve kiárusít menjual habis selja allt upp; losa sig við vendere 売り切る 정리하다 išparduoti izpārdot (visu) menjual habis uitverkopen selge ut wyprzedać cały zapas !!added passive form – zostać wyprzedanym vender tudo a lichida распродать весь запас vypredať razprodati rasprodati sälja ut (slut på) ขายออกหมด hepsini satmak 賣光 розпродати مکمل طور پر فروخت ہو جانا bán hết 卖光 2 to be all sold The second-hand records sold out within minutes of the sale starting. uitverkoop يُباع свършвам vyprodat se blive udsolgt ausverkauft sein πουλιέμαι μέχρι τέλους agotar (müügilt) otsa lõppema همه به فروش رسيدن myydä loppuun être épuisé לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַמלָאִי समूचा बिक जाना biti rasprodan mindent elad semua klárast esaurirsi 売り切れる 매진되다 būti išparduotam tikt pilnībā izpārdotam habis terjual uitverkocht zijn bli utsolgt esgotar a fi epuizat/ vândut быть распроданным vypredať sa biti razprodan rasprodati se sälja ut (slut på) ขายหมด hepsi satılmak 銷售一空 розійтися تمام فروخت ہو جانا được bán hết 卖光 sell up to sell a house, business etc He has sold up his share of the business. verkoop يبيعُ كلَ شَيْئ разпродавам имущество prodat afhænde pfänden πουλώ (για κατοικία, επιχείρηση κτλ.) vender (ära) müüma يكجا فروختن؛واگذار كردن myydä vendre לִמכּוֹר אֶת כָּל הַרכוּש घर इत्यादि बेचना plijeniti koga, staviti na bubanj elad, kiárusít menjual selja vendere 売り払う 처분하다 parduoti pārdot (izsolē u.tml.) menjual verkopen selge, kvitte seg med odsprzedawać vender распродавать predať prodati prodati sälja [] ขายธุรกิจ nesi var nesi yok satmak 出售(房子、公司股票) продавати مکان، کاروبار وغیرہ فروخت کرنا bán tất cả 拍卖 sell → يَبْيع prodat sælge verkaufen πουλώ vender myydä vendre prodati vendere 売る (물건을) 팔다 verkopen selge sprzedać vender продавать sälja ขาย satmak bán 出售 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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