sells in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sells in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N inf (deception, disappointment)

sell

fregatura f

sell

bidone m

it was a real sell!

è stata proprio una fregatura!

II.sell <pt/pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB trans

1. sell goods, article, house, car, insurance:

sell

vendere

to sell sth at a loss, low price, profit

vendere qc in perdita, a un prezzo basso, realizzando un profitto

shop that sells clothes, groceries, stamps

negozio che vende vestiti, generi di drogheria, francobolli

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

vendere qc a qn

I sold her my car, I sold my car to her

le ho venduto la mia automobile, ho venduto la mia automobile a lei

to sell sth for £3

vendere qc per 3 sterline

to sell sth at or for £5 each, a dozen

vendere qc a 5 sterline l'uno, la dozzina

“stamps, phonecards sold here”

“qui si vendono francobolli, schede telefoniche”

“sold” (on article, house)

“venduto”

sold to the lady in the corner (at auction)

aggiudicato alla signora nell'angolo

the novel has sold millions (of copies)

il romanzo ha venduto milioni di copie

to sell sth back

rivendere qc

to be sold into slavery

essere venduto come schiavo

2. sell (promote sale of) quality, reputation, scandal:

sell product, book, newspaper

fare vendere

her name will help to sell the film

il suo nome farà pubblicità al film

3. sell:

sell (put across) person, campaign, government: idea, image, policy

trasmettere, comunicare

sell (make attractive) person, campaign, government: idea, image, policy, party

fare accettare

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

fare accettare qc a qn

the party failed to sell its policies to the electorate

il partito non è riuscito a fare accettare la sua politica agli elettori

4. sell (cause to appear true) inf:

to sell sb sth, to sell sth to sb lie, story, excuse

fare credere [qc] a qn

he tried to sell me some line about losing his diary

ha cercato di farmi credere che aveva perso il diario

5. sell (surrender, betray):

sell honour, country

tradire

sell integrity, reputation

vendere

III.sell <pt/pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB intr

1. sell person, shop, dealer:

sell

vendere

to sell at a loss, profit, high price

vendere in perdita, realizzando un profitto, a un prezzo alto

to sell to sb

vendere a qn

I'll sell to the highest bidder

venderò al migliore offerente

to sell for £50 dealer, seller:

vendere a 50 sterline

I'll sell for the best price

venderò al prezzo migliore

to sell as is COMM

vendere così com'è

“sell by June 27”

“vendere entro il 27 giugno”

2. sell goods, product, house, book:

sell

vendersi

the new model is, isn't selling (well)

il nuovo modello si vende, non si vende (bene)

to sell in millions, in great quantities

vendersi a milioni, in grandi quantità

it only sells to a sophisticated market, to children

si vende solo a un mercato sofisticato, ai bambini

IV.to sell oneself <pt/pp sold> VB refl

1. to sell oneself (prostitute oneself):

to sell oneself

vendersi also fig (to a; for per)

2. to sell oneself (put oneself across):

to sell oneself

valorizzarsi

you've got to sell yourself at the interview

bisogna sapersi vendere al colloquio

V.sell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl]

to be sold on idea, person

essere entusiasta di

you've been sold! inf

ti hanno fregato!

cold sell [ˌkəʊldˈsel] N

cold sell COMM

vendita f a domicilio

cold sell (by telephone)

vendita f telefonica

I.sell up VB [sɛl -] (sell up)

sell up

vendere (tutto)

they've sold up

hanno venduto tutto

II.sell up VB [sɛl -] (sell up [sth])

sell up business, property:

sell up

liquidare

I.sell out VB [sɛl -] (sell out)

1. sell out merchandise, tickets, newspapers:

sell out

vendersi, andare esaurito

they're selling out fast!

si vendono subito!

the tickets, today's papers have sold out or we've sold out of tickets, today's papers

i biglietti, i quotidiani sono esauriti

sorry, we've sold out

mi spiace, è tutto esaurito

2. sell out THEAT, CINE:

the play, show has sold out

lo spettacolo ha fatto il tutto esaurito

3. sell out ECON (of company, shares):

sell out

vendere, cedere la propria parte (to a)

I've decided to sell out

ho deciso di vendere or di cedere la mia parte

4. sell out (betray one's principles):

sell out inf

tradire

he's sold out to the opposition

si è venduto all'opposizione

II.sell out VB [sɛl -] (sell [sth] out, sell out [sth])

1. sell out:

the concert is sold out

il concerto ha fatto il tutto esaurito

the book has sold out its initial print run

la prima tiratura del libro è esaurita

“sold out”

“tutto esaurito”

2. sell out ECON:

sell out shares, interest in company

vendere, cedere

sell-out [Brit ˈsɛlaʊt, Am ˈsɛlˌaʊt] N

1. sell-out:

the show was a sell-out

lo spettacolo ha fatto il tutto esaurito

the product has been a sell-out

il prodotto si è venduto davvero bene

the product has been a sell-out before n concert, performance, production

che fa registrare il tutto esaurito

they played to a sell-out crowd of 12, 000

hanno suonato davanti a una folla di 12.000 persone

the play was a sell-out success

la rappresentazione ha avuto un successo clamoroso

2. sell-out (betrayal):

sell-out inf

tradimento m

sell-out inf

voltafaccia m

what a sell-out!

che voltafaccia!

sell-off [Brit, Am ˈsɛl ˌɔf] N Am ECON

sell-off

crollo m dei prezzi dei titoli

hard sell [Brit, Am ˌhɑrd ˈsɛl] N

1. hard sell:

hard sell

(tecnica di) vendita f aggressiva

to give sb the hard sell or to do a hard sell on sb

imporre un prodotto a qn

2. hard sell before n tactic, technique, approach:

hard-sell

di vendita aggressiva

sell off VB [sɛl -] (sell [sth] off, sell off [sth])

sell off

liquidare

sell off (in sale) item, old stock

svendere

soft sell [Brit, Am ˌsɔft ˈsɛl] N

soft sell

= tecnica di vendita che fa leva sulla persuasione

sell-by date [Brit ˈsɛlbʌɪ deɪt, Am ˈsɛl ˌbaɪ ˌdeɪt] N (on the packaging of perishable food)

sell-by date

data f di scadenza

sells in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sells in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB trans

1. sell (exchange for money):

sell

vendere

to sell sth for $100

vendere qc per 100 dollari

to sell sth at half price

vendere qc a metà prezzo

to sell sth at a loss

vendere qc rimettendoci

2. sell fig (make accepted):

sell

far accettare

I'm sold on your plan

il tuo piano mi ha convinto

Phrases:

to sell oneself short

sminuirsi

II.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB intr

1. sell (vendere):

sell product

essere venduto

sell company, shop

essere in vendita

to sell at [or for] $5

essere venduto a 5 dollari

2. sell (be accepted):

sell

essere accettato

III.sell [sel] N

1. sell (activity of selling):

sell

vendita f

2. sell sl (deception):

sell

fregatura f

I.sell out VB intr

1. sell out COMM, FIN:

sell out

cedere la propria attività [o quota]

2. sell out fig:

sell out

vendersi

II.sell out VB trans

sell out

cedere

sell off VB trans

sell off

svendere

sell off shares, property

cedere

hard sell N

hard sell

vendita f aggressiva

sell-by date [ˈsel·baɪ·ˌdeɪt] N COMM

sell-by date

data f limite di vendita

Translations for sells in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tabaccheria

tobacconist's sells stamps, bus tickets, and sometimes gift items as well as cigarettes and tobacco

smerciare

to sell off

andare a ruba inf

to sell like hotcakes

vendere

to sell

vendere

to sell out

vendere l'anima al diavolo fig

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendersi

to sell oneself

vendersi la camicia (ridursi sul lastrico)

to sell the shirt off one's back

avere un ottimo smercio

to sell very well

sells Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to sell sth at half price

vendere qc a metà prezzo

to sell sth at a loss

vendere qc rimettendoci

to sell at [or for] $5

essere venduto a 5 dollari

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

to buy/sell a pig in a poke

comprare/vendere a scatola chiusa

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendere l'anima al diavolo

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendere l'anima al diavolo fig

to sell the shirt off one's back

vendersi la camicia (ridursi sul lastrico)

to sell sth to the highest bidder

aggiudicare qc al migliore offerente

tobacconist's sells stamps, bus tickets, and sometimes gift items as well as cigarettes and tobacco

tabaccheria

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is a marina that sells fuel as well as fishing and boating supplies.

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Amazon then sells it for $9.99 because the electronic bookseller overhead has also been reduced and it can afford the markdown from $12.

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He sells his own line of clothing and surfboards at his shop.

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The dealership sells trucks to people in every state in the union.

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It doesn't hold an export licence but sells through brokers.

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An investor who sells can realize the resultant capital loss, which may then be deducted under the applicable capital loss rules.

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The company also sells new, overstock, surplus, used and salvaged goods.

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She finally sells her green scarf when a woman bids on it, making it possible for her to give all the cash to the debt collector.

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The company sells airline tickets, cruises, hotel accommodations, rental cars and personalized vacation packages.

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It sells mostly small, low budget, non-food products.

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