impulse buying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for impulse buying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

impulse buying N U

impulse buying

compras fpl impulsivas

Translations for impulse buying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

attr it was an impulse buy

lo compré en un impulso

attr it was an impulse buy

fue una compra impulsiva

Translations for impulse buying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

impulse [Am ˈɪmˌpəls, Brit ˈɪmpʌls] N

1. impulse (urge):

impulse

impulso m

my first impulse was to stop her

mi primer impulso fue pararla

acting on (an) impulse

llevado por un impulso

on impulse, I ran after her

sin pensarlo, salí corriendo tras ella

I had a sudden, wild impulse to start shouting

de repente me entraron unas ganas locas de ponerme a gritar

attr it was an impulse buy

lo compré en un impulso

attr it was an impulse buy

fue una compra impulsiva

2. impulse (impetus, force):

impulse

impulso m

electrical/nerve impulse

impulso eléctrico/nervioso

I.buy <pt & pp bought> [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] VB trans

1. buy (purchase):

buy

comprar

we buy and sell stamps and old coins

compramos y vendemos sellos y monedas antiguas

to buy sth cheap/secondhand

comprar algo barato/de segunda mano

$10 won't buy you much

con 10 dólares no se puede comprar gran cosa

money can't buy happiness

el dinero no hace la felicidad

money can't buy happiness

la felicidad no se compra con dinero

I'll buy the next round

a la próxima ronda invito yo

to buy sb sth

comprarle algo a alguien

she bought the children some books

les compró unos libros a los niños

she bought some books for the children

compró unos libros para los niños

let me buy you a drink

déjame invitarte a una copa

she bought my ticket

me pagó la entrada

I bought myself a hat

me compré un sombrero

I bought this mirror for $50

compré este espejo por 50 dólares

to buy sth from sb

comprarle algo a alguien

I bought the radio from or inf off a friend

le compré la radio a un amigo

2. buy person/support/votes:

buy

comprar

his triumph was dearly bought

pagó muy caro el triunfo

3. buy (accept, believe):

buy inf

tragarse inf

if he'll buy that, he'll buy anything

si se traga eso, se traga cualquier cosa inf

II.buy <pt & pp bought> [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] VB intr

buy

comprar

to buy from sb

comprarle a alguien

we always buy from him

siempre le compramos a él

to buy forward FIN

comprar a plazo fijo (y precio convenido)

III.buy [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

buy

compra f

a good/bad buy

una buena/mala compra

one of the best buys of the year

una de las gangas del año inf

impulse buying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for impulse buying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.buy [baɪ] bought, bought N

buy

compra f

a good buy

una ganga

II.buy [baɪ] bought, bought VB trans

1. buy (purchase):

buy

comprar

to buy sth from [or off] sb inf

comprar algo a alguien

to buy sb's silence

comprar el silencio de alguien

2. buy inf (believe):

buy

creer

did the teacher buy your excuse?

¿se tragó el profesor tu excusa?

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] N, impulsion [ɪmˈpʌlʃən] N

1. impulse a. ELEC, PHYS, BIOL:

impulse

impulso m

to do sth on (an) impulse

hacer algo por impulso

2. impulse (motive):

impulse

incentivo m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But impulse buying of books can't really happen in the same way.

www.bbc.co.uk

We can't find any scientific proof for this, but we're guessing there's some kind of link between caffeine and impulse buying.

www.postcity.com

Preventing impulse buying involves techniques such as setting budgets before shopping and taking time out before the purchase is made.

en.wikipedia.org

If you're trying to use this as your desktop computer, you need to chill on the impulse buying.

www.extremetech.com

Where actual build-delivery times can be brought within the same scale as customer time horizons then effort to modify impulse buying and make it somewhat planned can be successful.

en.wikipedia.org

Wise says the uptake of mobile devices also indicates people are doing much more impulse buying.

www.smh.com.au

Everyone behaves impulsively now and then -- we are only human after all and a certain amount of impulse buying can be harmless.

www.limerickleader.ie

She finds it eliminates her impulse buying and the drudgery of grocery shopping.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Or avoid the hassle by refusing to get caught up in impulse buying.

www.oregonlive.com

The main idea is to accept that one can not have everything and avoid impulse buying by removing temptations which trigger overspending.

en.wikipedia.org