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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

I. comprare [komˈprare] VB trans

1. comprare (acquistare):

comprare
to buy
comprare
to get
comprare cibo, automobile, titolo, casa
to purchase COMM da: from
comprare qc per or a qn
to buy sth for sb, to buy sb sth
quanto di meglio il denaro può comprare
the best that money can buy
comprare qc in contanti
to buy sth for cash
comprare qc a credito
to buy sth on credit
comprare qc a rate
to buy sth on the installment plan
comprare qc in sconto
to buy sth at a discount
comprare per corrispondenza
to buy (by) mail order
comprare in quantità superiore, inferiore alle necessità
to overbuy, to underbuy
comprare al miglior prezzo
to buy at a premium (price)
comprare a buon mercato
to buy low
comprare a buon mercato
to buy cheap inf
comprare a buon mercato
to get the best buy
comprare a caro prezzo
to buy at a great cost or dearly
comprare qc al dettaglio, al minuto
to buy retail
comprare qc all'ingrosso
to (buy in) bulk, to wholesale
COMM comprare a termine, ECON
to buy forward
comprare in blocco proprietà
to buy up
fare un salto a comprare qc
to nip out to the shops
come fa a comprare dei vestiti così cari?
how can he afford to buy such expensive clothes?

2. comprare (corrompere):

comprare
to bribe
comprare
to buy (off)
comprare persona, testimone, votante
to square
comprare il silenzio di qn
to pay sb hush money
comprare il silenzio di qn
to buy sb's silence
comprare il silenzio di qn
to pay off sb inf

II. comprarsi VB refl

comprarsi qc
to buy oneself sth

III. comprare [komˈprare]

comprare a scatola chiusa
to buy a pig in a poke
comprare tutta la baracca
to buy sth lock, stock and barrel
English
English
Italian
Italian
he fritters away his money on silly things
spreca i soldi comprando cose futili
buy off
corrompere, comprare
buy forward
comprare a termine
buy up property
comprare in blocco
to buy sth on the never-never
comprare qc a rate
to pay sb hush money
comprare il silenzio di qn
to buy clothes off the peg
comprare abiti già confezionati
to take sth to, buy sth from the scrapyard
portare qc, comprare qc dal rottamaio
buy into firm, partnership
comprare titoli di, una quota di

in the PONS Dictionary

Italian
Italian
English
English

comprare [kom·ˈpra:·re] VB trans

1. comprare (acquistare):

comprare
to buy

2. comprare (corrompere: persona):

comprare
to bribe
pagare/comprare a -e
to pay for/buy sth in installments
comprare a prezzo di fabbrica
to buy at factory prices
English
English
Italian
Italian
buy off
comprare
hush money
denaro per comprare il silenzio di qu
to buy sth off the shelf
comprare qc di finito
buy
comprare
to buy sth from [or inf off] sb
comprare qc da qu
to buy sb's silence
comprare il silenzio di qu
to buy on layaway
comprare a rate ottenendo il prodotto solo dopo l'ultimo pagamento
you should get some netting for those windows
dovresti comprare una zanzariera per quelle finestre
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
Presente
iocompro
tucompri
lui/lei/Leicompra
noicompriamo
voicomprate
lorocomprano
Imperfetto
iocompravo
tucompravi
lui/lei/Leicomprava
noicompravamo
voicompravate
lorocompravano
Passato remoto
iocomprai
tucomprasti
lui/lei/Leicomprò
noicomprammo
voicompraste
lorocomprarono
Futuro semplice
iocomprerò
tucomprerai
lui/lei/Leicomprerà
noicompreremo
voicomprerete
lorocompreranno
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

comprare/vendere a credito
to buy/sell on credit
comprare a prezzo di fabbrica
to buy at factory prices
pagare/comprare a -e
to pay for/buy sth in installments
vendere/comprare in blocco (tessuto)
to sell/buy in bulk
you should get some netting for those windows
dovresti comprare una zanzariera per quelle finestre
to offer a good price for sth
fare una buona offerta per (comprare) qc
to buy some fruit such as apples
comprare della frutta, ad esempio delle mele
hush money
denaro per comprare il silenzio di qu
to buy on layaway
comprare a rate ottenendo il prodotto solo dopo l'ultimo pagamento

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