bid in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for bid in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.bid¹ <pres part bidding, pt & pp bid> [Am bɪd, Brit bɪd] VB trans

1. bid (at auction):

bid sum of money

ofrecer

what am I bid for this vase?

¿cuánto ofrecen por este jarrón?

to bid up the price

hacer subir el precio

to bid up the price

pujar el precio

2. bid (in bridge):

bid

declarar

East bid three no trumps

East declaró tres sin triunfo

II.bid¹ <pres part bidding, pt & pp bid> [Am bɪd, Brit bɪd] VB intr

1. bid (at auction):

bid

hacer ofertas

bid

pujar

two people were bidding for the picture

había dos personas pujando por el cuadro

a woman was bidding against me

una mujer estaba haciendo ofertas or pujando por el mismo lote que yo

2. bid (try to obtain):

to bid for sth for success/votes

tratar de conseguir algo

to bid to + infin

tratar por todos los medios de  +  infin

to bid to + infin

pugnar por  +  infin

3. bid (in bridge):

bid

declarar

III.bid¹ [Am bɪd, Brit bɪd] N

1.1. bid (at auction):

bid

oferta f

bid

puja f

to make a bid

hacer una oferta

a takeover bid COMM

una oferta pública de adquisición

a takeover bid COMM

una opa

1.2. bid (in bridge):

bid

declaración f

no bid

paso

2. bid:

bid (attempt)

intento m

bid (attempt)

tentativa f

bid (unsuccessful)

intentona f

bid (unsuccessful)

conato m

bid (unsuccessful)

intento m

bid (unsuccessful)

tentativa f

her championship bid

su intento or tentativa de hacerse con el campeonato

an escape bid

un conato or una intentona de fuga

world record bid fails

fracasa intento de batir marca mundial

bid for sth their bid for power

su intento de hacerse con el poder

he made one last bid for freedom

hizo un último intento de escapar

bid to + infin

intento m de  +  infin

his bid to topple the regime

su intento de derribar al gobierno

in a bid to defuse the situation

en un intento de aliviar las tensiones creadas

I.bid² <pres part bidding, pt bade or bid, pp bidden or bid> [Am bɪd, Brit bɪd] VB trans liter

1. bid (wish, say):

to bid sb welcome/good morning

darle la bienvenida/los buenos días a alguien

to bid sb farewell

despedirse de or decirle adiós a alguien

2. bid (request):

to bid sb (to) + infin

pedirle a alguien que  +  subj

he bade me (to) stay

me pidió que me quedara

do as you are bidden or bid

haz lo que se te dice

II.bid² <pres part bidding, pt bade or bid, pp bidden or bid> [Am bɪd, Brit bɪd] VB intr liter

to bid fair to + infin

prometer +  infin

the show bids fair to become a real success

el espectáculo promete ser todo un éxito

takeover bid N

takeover bid

oferta f pública de adquisición

takeover bid

oferta f pública de compra

takeover bid

OPA f

to launch or make a takeover bid for a company

lanzar una oferta pública de adquisición or una OPA sobre una empresa

bid price N FIN

bid price

precio m de compra

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to bid sb adieu

despedir a alguien

to bid sb adieu

decirle adiós a alguien

two/three no-trumps attr bid/contract/hand

sin triunfo

Translations for bid in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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oferta pública hostil

unfriendly takeover bid

oferta pública hostil

hostile takeover bid

plica

sealed bid

OPA

takeover bid

lanzar una OPA hostil (sobre una empresa)

to launch o make a hostile takeover bid (for a company)

una OPA amistosa

a friendly takeover bid

puja (en una subasta) (cantidad)

bid

bid in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bid in the English»Spanish Dictionary

bid¹ <[or bidden]> [bɪd] VB trans bid <[or bade], bid> form

1. bid (greet):

to bid sb farewell

decir adiós a alguien

to bid sb good morning

desear buenos días a alguien

to bid sb welcome

dar la bienvenida a alguien

2. bid (command):

bid

ordenar

3. bid (invite):

bid

invitar

I.bid² [bɪd] bid, bid bid, bid N

1. bid (offer):

bid

oferta f

hostile takeover bid COMM

oferta hostil de adquisición

to make a bid to do sth

ofrecerse a [o para] hacer algo

to make a bid for sth

hacer una oferta sobre [o por] algo

2. bid (attempt):

bid

intento m

II.bid² [bɪd] bid, bid bid, bid VB intr

1. bid (at an auction):

bid

pujar

2. bid COMM:

bid

hacer una oferta

to bid for a contract

concursar por un contrato

III.bid² [bɪd] bid, bid bid, bid VB trans

bid

pujar

takeover bid N

takeover bid

oferta f pública de adquisición de acciones

opening bid N

opening bid

oferta f inicial

Translations for bid in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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puja

bid

puja mínima

minimum bid

licitar

to bid

apuesta

bid

pujar

to bid

mejora

higher bid

invitar a alguien a ofertar

to invite sb to bid

bid Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bid sb farewell

decir adiós a alguien

to bid sb good morning

desear buenos días a alguien

to bid sb welcome

dar la bienvenida a alguien

hostile takeover bid COMM

oferta hostil de adquisición

to make a bid to do sth

ofrecerse a [o para] hacer algo

to make a bid for sth

hacer una oferta sobre [o por] algo

to bid for a contract

concursar por un contrato

to bid sb good riddance

desear a alguien un adiós y hasta nunca

to bid farewell to sb/sth

despedirse de alguien/algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Market illiquidity could also arise as investors are unable to sell asset holdings or can only trade against large bid-ask spreads.

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Some groups may accept a mixture of sellable loot and currency as a bid.

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It was also offering the same price to minority shareholders under a full takeover bid.

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If he or she passes, the obligation to bid passes to the next player, if meld is held.

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Max is one of the good characters except when in his final bid for peace, he tries to turn the world into mindless puppets.

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It is believed by property analysts that the development area will attract major property developers to bid and develop the site.

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However, due to a clerical error at his local post office, his bid was accepted to work for $4 rather than the intended $400.

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It was selected as the best bid for a property that has been subject to foreclosure proceedings for more than two years.

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Playing alone scores double, positive if bid is made, or negative if not.

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Cases of rental gazumping -- where a landlord rejects an accepted offer in favour of a higher rental bid -- are becoming more common.

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