sell-by date in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for sell-by date in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sell-by date [Am ˈsɛl ˌbaɪ ˌdeɪt, Brit ˈsɛlbʌɪ deɪt] N Brit

sell-by date

fecha f límite de venta

this food is past its sell-by date

esta comida ya se pasó de la fecha límite

use-by date [ˈjuːzbʌɪ deɪt] N Brit

use-by date

fecha f de caducidad

eat-by date [ˈiːtbʌɪ deɪt] N Brit

eat-by date

fecha f de caducidad

Translations for sell-by date in the Spanish»English Dictionary

este yogur ha caducado

this yogurt is past its sell-by date/use-by date

fecha de caducidad (de un alimento)

use-by date

fecha de vencimiento LatAm (de un alimento)

use-by date

en contravención de las normas vigentes vendía productos caducados

he was contravening o violating the regulations by selling out-of-date products

esta crema ya está caduca

this cream is past its use-by o expiry date

¿me garantiza que estará terminado para esa fecha?

can you guarantee that it will be finished by that date?

Translations for sell-by date in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB trans

1.1. sell goods/house/shares/player/insurance:

sell

vender

we don't sell batteries

no vendemos pilas

“sell by 11.4.12”

“fecha límite de venta: 11-4-12”

to sell one's body

vender el cuerpo

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

venderle algo a alguien

to sell one's soul to the devil

venderle el alma al diablo

to sell sth for sth

vender algo en or por algo

they sold the painting for $2, 000

vendieron el cuadro en or por 2.000 dólares

to sell sth at sth they are selling it at half price/at $320/at a discount

lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio/a 320 dólares/con descuento

to sell sth at a loss

vender algo perdiendo dinero

they sell them at a profit

sacan un margen de ganancia al venderlos

1.2. sell (achieve sales figure of):

her novel sold a million in a year

se vendieron un millón de ejemplares de su novela en un año

1.3. sell (promote):

sell

vender

big stars sell movies

las grandes estrellas venden películas

it's quality that sells our products

es la calidad lo que hace que nuestros productos se vendan

2. sell inf (make acceptable):

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

convencer a alguien de algo

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de convencerme de que …

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de hacerme tragar que … inf

it will be difficult for him to sell his austerity measures to the nation

le va a costar que la gente acepte sus medidas de austeridad

you really have to sell yourself at interviews

en una entrevista tienes que convencer al entrevistador de tu valía

to be sold on sth I'm not sold on this plan

este plan no me convence

he's completely sold on the idea

está convencido de que es una magnífica idea

3. sell (betray):

sell

vender

the press accused them of selling their country

la prensa los acusó de vender a su país

4.1. sell:

to sell sb short he's been sold short (unfairly treated)

no lo han tratado como merece

to sell sb short he's been sold short (cheated)

lo han timado

don't sell yourself short

tienes que hacerte valer

don't sell yourself short

tienes que darte el lugar que te corresponde

4.2. sell stock/shares:

sell

vender corto

sell

vender al descubierto

II.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB intr

1. sell person/company:

sell

vender

we sell direct to the public

vendemos directamente al público

buying and selling

operaciones fpl de compra y venta

2. sell (be sold):

sell product:

venderse

to sell at/for sth

venderse a / por algo

it sells at about £8 a bottle

se vende or lo venden a 8 libras la botella

3. sell theory (prove convincing):

sell inf

tener aceptación

III.sell [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] N

1. sell:

sell

venta f

2. sell (deception) Brit:

sell inf, dated

estafa f

sell inf, dated

engaño m

sell inf, dated

camelo m Spain inf

See also river

river [Am ˈrɪvər, Brit ˈrɪvə] N

river

río m

the Hudson River

el río Hudson

the River Thames

el (río) Támesis

by the/a river

a la orilla del/de un río

up/down river

río arriba/abajo

rivers of blood/lava liter

ríos de sangre/lava liter

to sell sb down the river

traicionar a alguien

to sell sb down the river attr traffic/port

fluvial

to sell sb down the river mouth/basin

del río

to sell sb down the river fish

de río

to sell sb down the river fish

de agua dulce

I.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] PREP by often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (abide by, get by, stand by, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (abide, get, stand, etc).

1.1. by (not later than):

her father told her to be in by 11

el padre le dijo que volviera antes de las 11 or que a las 11 estuviera en casa

they should be there by now

ya deberían estar allí

will it be ready by 5?

¿estará listo para las 5?

by the time he arrived, most of the others had left

cuando llegó, casi todos los demás se habían ido

1.2. by (during, at):

by day he's a bank clerk and by night a barman

de día es empleado bancario y de noche barman

by day the streets are deserted

durante el día or de día las calles están desiertas

Rome by night

Roma nocturna

Rome by night

Roma de noche

2.1. by (at the side of, near to):

by

al lado de

by

junto a

she went and sat by Neil

fue y se sentó al lado de Neil or junto a Neil

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte a mi lado

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte junto a mí

come and sit by me

ven a sentarte al lado mío controvers

we spent the day by the sea

pasamos el día en la playa or junto al mar

it's right by the door

está justo al lado de la puerta

in the cafe by the station

en el café de al lado de la estación

2.2. by (to hand) Am:

I always keep some money by me

siempre llevo algo de dinero encima

do you have the letter by you?

¿tiene (usted) la carta (consigo)?

3.1. by (past):

I said hello, but he walked right by me

lo saludé pero él pasó de largo

I think we've already gone by the house

creo que ya hemos pasado la casa

let's go around by the canal

demos la vuelta por el canal

3.2. by (via, through):

by

por

I came in by the back door

entré por la puerta de atrás

by land/sea/air

por tierra/mar/avión

4. by (indicating agent, cause):

by with passive verbs The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English

por

she was brought up by her grandmother

la crió su abuela

she was brought up by her grandmother

fue criada por su abuela

blonde hair bleached by the sun

pelo rubio aclarado por el sol

she was haunted by his memory

su recuerdo la atormentaba

we were forgotten by all our friends

todos nuestros amigos se olvidaron de nosotros

she was accompanied by several members of her family

iba acompañada de varios familiares

a play by Shakespeare

una obra de Shakespeare

it was written by Pinter

fue escrita por Pinter

5.1. by (indicating means, method):

made by hand

hecho a mano

to travel by car/train/plane

viajar en coche/tren/avión

to pay by credit card

pagar con tarjeta de crédito

I sent the letter by registered mail

envié la carta por correo certificado

please reply by return of mail or Brit return of post

le rogamos nos conteste a vuelta de correo

she was reading by the light of a candle

leía a la luz de una vela

to navigate by the stars

guiarse por las estrellas

by moonlight

a la luz de la luna

she grabbed me by the arm

me agarró del brazo

by -ing you won't get anywhere by being negative

no vas a conseguir nada con esa actitud tan negativa

I'll begin by introducing myself

empezaré por presentarme

5.2. by (owing to, from):

by an amazing coincidence

por una de esas casualidades

she is Spanish by birth

es española de nacimiento

he had two children by his second wife

tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer

by -ing by specializing, she has limited her options

al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades

by being too extreme, they have lost public support

por ser demasiado extremistas, han perdido apoyo popular

6.1. by (according to):

by that clock it's almost half past

según ese reloj son casi y media

it's a good offer by any standards

es una buena oferta se mire por donde se mire

judging by what you say

a juzgar por lo que dices

I'm only going by what I heard

solo me baso en lo que he oído

by the look of things, we're too late

por lo visto or al parecer hemos llegado demasiado tarde

is it all right by you if I smoke?

¿te importa si fumo?

that's fine by me

por mí no hay problema

6.2. by in interj phrases:

I swear by all that's holy, I never touched a hair of her head

juro por lo más sagrado que no le puse un dedo encima

by God, you'll be sorry you said that!

te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso

by heck, what a fuss over nothing! inf

¡Jesús! ¡cuánto lío por nada!

7.1. by (indicating rate):

by

por

to sell/buy sth by the meter/kilo

vender/comprar algo por metro(s)/kilo(s)

we are paid by the hour/batch

nos pagan por hora(s)/lote

we gathered apples by the bagful

recogimos bolsas y bolsas de manzanas

they make them by the thousand

hacen miles y miles de ellos

7.2. by (indicating extent of difference):

she broke the record by several seconds

batió el récord en or por varios segundos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two

te llevo una pulgada o dos

I'm taller than you by an inch or two

soy una pulgada o dos más alto que tú

we missed the train by seconds

perdimos el tren por unos segundos

the price has gone up by $500 in a year

el precio ha subido 500 dólares en un año

her popularity has fallen by three per cent

su popularidad ha disminuido (en) un tres por ciento

7.3. by (indicating gradual progression):

one by one

uno por uno

they went in two by two

entraron de dos en dos

they went in two by two

entraron de a dos CSur

you have to learn step by step

tienes que aprender paso a paso

he grows worse day by day

cada día está peor

he grows worse day by day

empeora día a día

little by little

poco a poco

little by little

de a poco CSur

8. by MATH:

by

por

multiply two by three

multiplica dos por tres

divide six by three

divide seis por or entre tres

a room 20ft by 12ft

una habitación de 20 pies por 12

9. by (in compass directions):

north by northeast

nornor(d)este

Phrases:

by oneself (alone, without assistance)

solo

I need to be by myself

necesito estar solo or a solas

I don't like to leave them by themselves at night

no me gusta dejarlos solos de noche

can you manage that case by yourself?

¿puedes tú solo con esa maleta?

they do their homework by themselves

hacen los deberes solos

II.by [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

let me by!

¡déjenme pasar!

she rushed by without seeing me

pasó corriendo y no me vio

they watched the parade march by

vieron pasar el desfile

2. by (aside, in reserve):

I try and put a little money by each week

trato de ahorrar un poco de dinero cada semana

keep some food by, just in case

aparta or reserva algo de comida por si acaso

3. by (to sb's residence):

call or stop by on your way to work

pasa por casa de camino al trabajo

4. by in phrases:

by and by by and by they came to the clearing

al poco rato llegaron al claro

it's going to rain by and by

va a llover dentro de poco

by and large

por lo general

by and large

en general

See also bye², bye¹

bye², 'bye Am [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] INTERJ inf

bye

¡adiós!

bye

¡chao! esp LatAm inf

bye

¡chau! esp LatAm inf

bye¹ [Am baɪ, Brit bʌɪ] N

she got a bye into the second round

pasó automáticamente a la segunda vuelta

by the bye he mentioned it by the bye

lo mencionó de pasada

my parents weren't happy about it either, but that's just by the bye

por cierto or a propósito, a mis padres tampoco les hizo mucha gracia

I.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] N

1. date C (of appointment, battle):

date

fecha f

what date is she arriving (on)?

¿en qué fecha llega?

what's today's date?, what's the date today?

¿a qué fecha estamos?

at a later date

más tarde

at a later date

en una fecha posterior

closing date

fecha f límite

closing date

fecha f tope

what are his dates? (of birth and death)

¿en qué fechas nació y murió?

to set or fix a date for sth

fijar la fecha para algo

to date

hasta la fecha

to date

hasta el momento

2. date U (period of time) form:

a coin of Roman date

una moneda de la época romana

a friendship of recent date

una amistad reciente

3.1. date inf C (appointment):

date

cita f

Greg has a date with Ana on Sunday

Greg sale con Ana el domingo

she had a dinner date that evening esp Am

la habían invitado a cenar esa noche

3.2. date inf C (person) esp Am :

he's my regular date

estoy saliendo con él

3.3. date inf C (booking):

he's playing three dates in London this month

va a actuar tres veces en Londres este mes

II.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] VB trans

1.1. date (mark with date):

date letter/check

fechar

the letter was dated April 13

la carta estaba fechada el 13 de Abril or tenía fecha del 13 de abril

1.2. date (give date to):

date remains/pottery/fossil

datar

date remains/pottery/fossil

determinar la antigüedad de

2. date (betray age) inf:

remembering that song really dates you

el que recuerdes esa canción demuestra tu edad

3. date (go out with):

date esp Am inf

salir con inf

who's she dating now?

¿con quién sale ahora?

III.date¹ [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] VB intr

1. date (originate in):

date

datar

it dates from the 14th century

data del siglo XIV

his title dates back to the 14th century

los orígines de su título se remontan al siglo XIV

2. date (become old-fashioned):

date

pasar de moda

3. date (go on dates) esp Am inf:

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a salir con chicas/chicos a los 14 años

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a noviar a los 14 años LatAm also

he/she started dating at 14

empezó a pololear a los 14 años Chil inf

See also up-to-date, out-of-date

up-to-date [ˌʌptəˈdeɪt] ADJ

up-to-date figures/information/report:

up-to-date

al día

up-to-date

actualizado

to be up to date (with sth)

estar al día or al corriente (de algo)

he brought us up to date on the situation

nos puso al día acerca de la situación

to keep sb/oneself up to date (with/on sth)

mantener a alguien/mantenerse al corriente or al tanto (de algo)

out-of-date <pred out of date> [ˌaʊtəvˈdeɪt] ADJ

out-of-date ideas/technology

desfasado

out-of-date ideas/technology

obsoleto

out-of-date ideas/technology

perimido RioPl

out-of-date ticket/check

caducado

out-of-date ticket/check

vencido LatAm

out-of-date clothes

pasado de moda

to be out of date

estar desfasado (or caducado etc.)

date² [Am deɪt, Brit deɪt] N (fruit)

date

dátil m

sell-by date in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sell-by date in the English»Spanish Dictionary

sell-by date [ˈselbaɪˌdeɪt] N Brit COMM

sell-by date

fecha f límite de venta

eat-by date [ˈi:tbaɪˌdeɪt] N

eat-by date

fecha f de caducidad

Translations for sell-by date in the Spanish»English Dictionary

fecha de caducidad (de comida)

sell-by date

fecha de caducidad

sell-by date

la leche está caducada

the milk is past its sell-by date

el yogur está pasado de fecha

the yogurt is past its sell-by date

Translations for sell-by date in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

cerca de

close [or near] by ...

cerca de...

to be/lie/stand by ...

estar/yacer/permanecer cerca de...

by the sea

junto al mar

2. by (at):

by

junto a

to remain by sb for two days

quedarse junto a alguien durante dos días

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante el día/la noche

by moonlight

a la luz de la luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

para

by tomorrow/midnight

para mañana/la medianoche

by now

ahora

by then

para entonces

5. by (cause):

by

por

a novel by Joyce

una novela de Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

ser matado por algo/alguien

surrounded by dogs

rodeado de perros

6. by (through means of):

by rail/plane/tram

en tren/avión/tranvía

made by hand

hecho a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tomar a alguien por el brazo

to go in by the door

entrar por la puerta

by doing sth

haciendo algo

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

por suerte/error

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

llamar a alguien/algo por su nombre

what does he mean by that?

¿a qué se refiere con eso?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

estar solo

to do sth by oneself

hacer algo solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

jurar por Dios/algo

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprar por kilo/docenas

to divide by 6

dividir entre 6

to increase by 10%

aumentar en un 10%

to multiply by 4

multiplicar por 4

paid by the hour/day

pagado por hora/día

4 metres by 6

4 por 6 metros

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

juzgar por las apariencias

all right by me inf

por mí, de acuerdo

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (near):

by

cerca

to put/lay sth by

poner/dejar algo a mano

2. by (in a while):

by and by

dentro de poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

pasar

Phrases:

by and large

en general

I.sell [sel] sold, sold sold, sold N no pl

1. sell a. FIN (thing to sell):

sell

venta f

2. sell inf (deception):

sell

estafa f

II.sell [sel] sold, sold sold, sold VB trans

1. sell (exchange for money):

sell

vender

to sell sth for £100

vender algo por [o en] 100 libras

to sell sth at half price

vender algo a mitad de precio

to sell sth at a loss

vender algo perdiendo dinero

2. sell fig (make accepted):

sell

hacer aceptar

I'm sold on your plan

tu plan me ha convencido

Phrases:

to sell oneself short

no hacerse valer

III.sell [sel] sold, sold sold, sold VB intr

1. sell (be exchanged for money):

sell company, shop

estar en venta

sell product

venderse

to sell at [or for] £5

venderse a 5 libras

2. sell (be accepted):

sell

tener aceptación

I.date¹ [deɪt] N

1. date (calendar day):

date

fecha f

expiry date, expiration date Am

fecha f de vencimiento

what date is it today?

¿cuál es la fecha de hoy?

to be out of date FASHION

estar pasado de moda

to be out of date FOOD

estar caducado

2. date (appointment):

date

cita f

to have a date

tener una cita

to make a date with sb

quedar con alguien

3. date FIN:

date

plazo f

4. date Am inf (person):

date

novio(-a) m (f)

II.date¹ [deɪt] VB trans

1. date (recognize age of):

date

fechar

to date sth at ...

fechar algo en...

2. date (give date to sth):

date

asignar una fecha a algo

3. date Am inf (have relationship with):

to date sb

salir con alguien

III.date¹ [deɪt] VB intr

1. date (go back to):

to date back to

remontarse a

2. date (go out of fashion):

date

pasar de moda

date² [deɪt] N

date (fruit)

dátil m

date (tree)

palmera f datilera

by PREP

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by (method)

mediante

by discussion

mediante discusión

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But many workplace designers predict that they are nearing their sell-by date.

raconteur.net

When your sell-by date is up, it is up.

www.mirror.co.uk

Hanging on past one's sell-by date and/or when one is out of kilter with the organisation's objectives and ethos is inappropriate and wrong.

guest.thirdsector.co.uk

The sell-by date on that excuse has long since expired.

www.latimes.com

I don't make music with a sell-by date.

www.independent.ie

But for the tabloid press, celebrities have a sell-by date.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

Feminism surely takes up such absurd or offensive positions because it is past its sell-by date.

www.dailymail.co.uk

But is this testicular-based put-down fast approaching its sell-by date?

www.telegraph.co.uk

Five daughters almost past their sell-by date, only two grandchildren between them, and not a single advantageous match!

www.telegraph.co.uk

Its like music has a sell-by date or something, which is absurd: everyone knows sell-by dates were only invented so people do nt get sued.

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