BUY - Translation from English into Italian

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

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

English

Italian

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

to buy on layaway

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

Italian

English

comprare

to buy

riacquistare

to buy back

pagare/comprare a -e

to pay for/buy sth in installments

Present

I	buy
you	buy
he/she/it	buys
we	buy
you	buy
they	buy

Past

I	bought
you	bought
he/she/it	bought
we	bought
you	bought
they	bought

Present Perfect

I	have	bought
you	have	bought
he/she/it	has	bought
we	have	bought
you	have	bought
they	have	bought

Past Perfect

I	had	bought
you	had	bought
he/she/it	had	bought
we	had	bought
you	had	bought
they	had	bought

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The colonists had to buy back their own land.

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The trio try to buy back the diamonds from the jeweller, who demands double the sale amount.

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When the price changed, it would take $35 instead of $20 for foreign countries to buy back their gold.

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Moreover, some college bookstores would offer to buy back the used books for a fraction of their original price.

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A company which agrees to buy back the bidder's stockholding in the target avoids being taken over.

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