Translations for „buying“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

I . buy [baɪ] N

buy

compra f

a good buy

um bom negócio

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

1. buy (purchase):

buy

comprar

to buy sth from sb

comprar a. c. de alguém

to buy sb lunch/a drink

convidar alguém para o almoço/um drinque

2. buy inf (believe):

buy

acreditar

buy

engolir

buy up VB trans

buy up

apropriar-se por completo

Usage examples with buying

we're $5 shy of buying it

faltam $5 para poder comprá-lo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Second, probabilistic insurance represents many forms of protective action, such as having a medical checkup, buying new tires, or installing a burglar alarm system.

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As an aside, the author suggests buying a mincer and grinding up your own meat rather than buying it ready-prepared.

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They regretted buying the cramped 23-footer with an uncomfortable foldout bed.

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Music is the one thing in show-business with which you can't fool somebody into buying something.

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He was especially against the buying of titles and noble land by the upper bourgeoisie.

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In recent years, more frugal or eco-friendly brides have started a new trend by buying preowned wedding dresses.

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But the city did have an operating budget, which the architects used in a plan based on renting, rather than buying, the pavilion's parts.

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Private banks are increasingly moving towards universal banking, buying companies in all segments of the financial industry.

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The series of filters, purchasing steps, and stakeholders involved are designed to reduce the risks associated with making the wrong buying decision.

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The first is the buying of all outstanding shares of a publicly traded company by a single entity, making the company privately owned.

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