buy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for buy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.buy [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] N

1. buy (purchase):

buy

acquisto m

buy

compera f

sb's latest buy

l'ultimo acquisto di qn

2. buy (bargain):

a good, bad buy

un buon, cattivo affare or acquisto

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

1. buy (purchase):

buy food, car, shares, house

acquistare, comprare (from sb da qn)

to buy sth from the supermarket, from the baker's, from Buymore

comprare qc al supermercato, dal panettiere, da Buymore

to buy sth for sb

comprare qc per qn

to buy sb sth

comprare qc a qn

the best that money can buy

quanto di meglio il denaro può comprare

the best car that money can buy

la migliore auto che ci sia (sul mercato)

to buy oneself sth

comprarsi qc

2. buy (obtain with money):

buy fame, freedom, friends

procurare, comprare

happiness can't be bought

la felicità non si compra

we managed to buy some time

siamo riusciti a guadagnare tempo

3. buy (bribe):

buy person

corrompere, comprare

buy loyalty, silence

comprare

she can't be bought

è incorruttibile

4. buy (believe) inf:

buy story, excuse

credere, bere

I'm not buying that!

non la bevo!

she bought it

l'ha bevuta

III.buy [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

to buy it (die) inf

tirare le cuoia

buy in VB [bʌɪ -] Brit (buy [sth] in, buy in [sth])

buy in food, coal:

buy in

fare scorta di

buy forward VB [bʌɪ -] (buy [sth] forward, buy forward [sth]) ECON

buy forward

comprare a termine

I.bulk-buy <pt/pp bulk-bought> [Brit ˈbʌlkˌbʌɪ, Am ˌbəlkˈbaɪ] VB trans

bulk-buy individual: goods

acquistare in grandi quantità

bulk-buy company: goods

acquistare all'ingrosso, in blocco

II.bulk-buy <pt/pp bulk-bought> [Brit ˈbʌlkˌbʌɪ, Am ˌbəlkˈbaɪ] VB intr

bulk-buy individual:

acquistare in grandi quantità

bulk-buy company:

acquistare all'ingrosso, in blocco

buy back VB [bʌɪ -] (buy [sth] back, buy back [sth])

buy back

ricomprare

buy up VB [bʌɪ -] (buy up [sth], buy [sth] up)

buy up property

comprare in blocco

buy up shares

rastrellare

impulse buy [ˈɪmpʌlsbaɪ] N

impulse buy

acquisto m d'impulso

buy over VB [bʌɪ -] Brit

buy over → buy off

See also buy off

buy off VB [bʌɪ -] (buy [sb] off, buy off [sb])

buy off person, witness:

buy off

corrompere, comprare

buy off VB [bʌɪ -] (buy [sb] off, buy off [sb])

buy off person, witness:

buy off

corrompere, comprare

buy into VB [bʌɪ -] (buy into [sth]) COMM

buy into firm, partnership

comprare titoli di, una quota di

buy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buy in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.buy [baɪ] N

buy

acquisto m

a good buy

un buon acquisto

II.buy <bought, bought> [baɪ] VB trans

1. buy (purchase):

buy

comprare

to buy sth from [or inf off] sb

comprare qc da qu

to buy sb's silence

comprare il silenzio di qu

2. buy inf (believe):

buy

credere

the teacher did not buy your excuse

il maestro non ha creduto alle tue scuse

3. buy (bribe):

buy

corrompere

buy up VB trans insep

buy up

rastrellare

buy into VB trans

buy into (in business)

acquisire una partecipazione in

buy into (accept as valid)

credere a

buy off VB trans always sep

buy off

comprare

buy back VB trans

buy back

ricomprare

buy out VB trans COMM

buy out

rilevare

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to buy on layaway

comprare a rate ottenendo il prodotto solo dopo l'ultimo pagamento

Translations for buy in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

comprare

to buy

riacquistare

to buy back

pagare/comprare a -e

to pay for/buy sth in installments

buy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

if somebody comes, he will buy it

se qualcuno viene, lo comprerà

to bulk buy sth, to buy (sth) in bulk

comprare (qc) in grandi quantità

to bulk buy sth, to buy (sth) in bulk ECON

comprare (qc) all'ingrosso

to buy some fruit such as apples

comprare della frutta, ad esempio delle mele

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

I never buy anything sight unseen

non compro mai niente senza prima averlo visto

either buy it or rent it

o lo compri o lo noleggi

the teacher did not buy your excuse

il maestro non ha creduto alle tue scuse

buy as many cards as you like

compra -e cartoline vuoi

I bought the best you can buy

ho comprato quanto di meglio si possa trovare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When we wear shapewear, we buy into messages that equate women's power and abilities to the size and shape of their silhouettes.

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Many of them are pure-bred and cross-bred and would have cost a few hundred euro to buy as a pup.

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Other users reply to these advertisements and agree to meet the person to buy bitcoins with cash or pay with online banking.

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For example, a cash account with $2,000 allots you the opportunity to buy up to $2,000 in stock, minus commission costs.

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While grocery shopping, the kids scarf down as many free samples as they can until the employee tells them that the samples are just incentives for people to buy.

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My grandmother - who brought me up - would buy my clothes from there, and the rest were hand-me-downs from my brother.

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Those that buy or sell commodity futures need to be careful.

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The twist is that practically everything in it is also available to buy -- save for the fitted kitchen and space-saving fold-down beds.

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Even creditworthy borrowers are having difficulty securing a mortgage to buy a home.

fortune.com

More importantly, it dispatches significant purchases we'd need to buy to meet that objective off into the never-never, with no guarantees for the future.

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