Translations for 11-4-12 in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB trans

1.1. sell goods/house/shares/player/insurance:

sell

vender

we don't sell batteries

no vendemos pilas

“sell by 11.4.12”

“fecha límite de venta: 11-4-12”

to sell one's body

vender el cuerpo

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

venderle algo a alguien

to sell one's soul to the devil

venderle el alma al diablo

to sell sth for sth

vender algo en or por algo

they sold the painting for $2, 000

vendieron el cuadro en or por 2.000 dólares

to sell sth at sth they are selling it at half price/at $320/at a discount

lo están vendiendo a mitad de precio/a 320 dólares/con descuento

to sell sth at a loss

vender algo perdiendo dinero

they sell them at a profit

sacan un margen de ganancia al venderlos

1.2. sell (achieve sales figure of):

her novel sold a million in a year

se vendieron un millón de ejemplares de su novela en un año

1.3. sell (promote):

sell

vender

big stars sell movies

las grandes estrellas venden películas

it's quality that sells our products

es la calidad lo que hace que nuestros productos se vendan

2. sell inf (make acceptable):

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

convencer a alguien de algo

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de convencerme de que …

she tried to sell me some story about …

trató de hacerme tragar que … inf

it will be difficult for him to sell his austerity measures to the nation

le va a costar que la gente acepte sus medidas de austeridad

you really have to sell yourself at interviews

en una entrevista tienes que convencer al entrevistador de tu valía

to be sold on sth I'm not sold on this plan

este plan no me convence

he's completely sold on the idea

está convencido de que es una magnífica idea

3. sell (betray):

sell

vender

the press accused them of selling their country

la prensa los acusó de vender a su país

4.1. sell:

to sell sb short he's been sold short (unfairly treated)

no lo han tratado como merece

to sell sb short he's been sold short (cheated)

lo han timado

don't sell yourself short

tienes que hacerte valer

don't sell yourself short

tienes que darte el lugar que te corresponde

4.2. sell stock/shares:

sell

vender corto

sell

vender al descubierto

II.sell <pt & pp sold> [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] VB intr

1. sell person/company:

sell

vender

we sell direct to the public

vendemos directamente al público

buying and selling

operaciones fpl de compra y venta

2. sell (be sold):

sell product:

venderse

to sell at/for sth

venderse a / por algo

it sells at about £8 a bottle

se vende or lo venden a 8 libras la botella

3. sell theory (prove convincing):

sell inf

tener aceptación

III.sell [Am sɛl, Brit sɛl] N

1. sell:

sell

venta f

2. sell (deception) Brit:

sell inf, dated

estafa f

sell inf, dated

engaño m

sell inf, dated

camelo m Spain inf

See also river

river [Am ˈrɪvər, Brit ˈrɪvə] N

river

río m

the Hudson River

el río Hudson

the River Thames

el (río) Támesis

by the/a river

a la orilla del/de un río

up/down river

río arriba/abajo

rivers of blood/lava liter

ríos de sangre/lava liter

to sell sb down the river

traicionar a alguien

to sell sb down the river attr traffic/port

fluvial

to sell sb down the river mouth/basin

del río

to sell sb down the river fish

de río

to sell sb down the river fish

de agua dulce