| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| sell [sth]⇒ vtr | (vend) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | He sells newspapers for 50 cents each. |
| | Él vende periódicos a cincuenta centavos cada uno. |
| sell [sth] vtr | (deal in) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | He sells precious metals. |
| | Él vende metales preciosos. |
| sell [sb] [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (persuade to buy) | venderle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her the car. |
| | Por mucho que lo intentó, no pudo venderle el automóvil. |
| sell [sb] on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (convince) (figurado) | venderle algo a alguien loc verb |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea. |
| | Por mucho que lo intentó, no pudo venderle la idea. |
| sell [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (promote, show to advantage) (figurado) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | In order to sell yourself in a job interview, self-confidence is key. |
| | Para venderse a uno mismo en una entrevista de trabajo, la confianza es clave. |
| sell⇒ vi | (get bought) | venderse⇒ v prnl |
| | Do those shirts really sell? |
| | ¿Esas camisas realmente se venden bien? |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
sell [sth] back,
sell back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (return a purchase) | devolver⇒ vtr |
| | | revender⇒ vtr |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of by selling) | vender⇒ vtr |
| | | rematar⇒ vtr |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | The company will sell off some of its assets to raise cash. |
| | If he needs money he should sell off his collection of paintings. |
| | La compañía venderá algunos bienes para hacer caja. |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (finance: securities) | vender⇒ vtr |
| sell out vi phrasal | (all be sold) | agotarse⇒ v prnl |
| | It's always annoying to get to the ticket booth and be told they've sold out. |
| | Es muy frustrante cuando vas a la taquilla y te dicen que los boletos se han agotado. |
| sell out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (betray values) (figurado) | venderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The artist sold out and started doing commercial work. |
| | El artista se vendió y empezó a hacer trabajo comercial. |
| | (propios) | traicionar principios loc verb |
| | | traicionar valores loc verb |
| | El artista traicionó sus principios y empezó a hacer trabajo comercial. |
sell [sth] out,
sell out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stock: discount) | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | Year-end clearances are when they sell out the current car models. |
| | Las ventas de fin de año son cuando liquidan los autos del año. |
sell up [sth],
sell [sth] up vtr phrasal sep | chiefly UK (finance: sell everything) | vender por vía judicial loc verb |
Compound Forms:
sell | sell on |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| buy and sell v expr | (trade) | comercio nm |
| | | compraventa nf |
| easy sell n | ([sth] that sells well) | venta fácil nf + adj mf |
| | | fácil de vender loc adj |
| easy sell n | figurative ([sth] that people easily accept) | fácil de aceptar loc adj |
| exclusive right to sell n | (business: sole agent) | derecho exclusivo de venta loc nom m |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | venta agresiva nf + adj |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| | La venta agresiva es una técnica diseñada para cerrar una venta rápidamente. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) (cosa) | difícil de vender loc adj |
| | It will be a hard sell to convince the rebels to back a plan to end the civil war. |
| | Va a ser una idea difícil de vender, la de convencer a los rebeldes de respaldar un plan para terminar con la guerra civil. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative (person: hard to persuade) (persona) | difícil de convencer loc adj |
| | | difícil de comprar loc adj |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| | Mike fue difícil de convencer, pero eventualmente me lo gané. |
pull date (US),
sell date (US),
sell-by date (UK) n | (date on food packaging) | fecha límite de venta nf + loc adj |
| | This cheese is a week past its pull date; I'll throw it out. |
| | La fecha límite de venta de este queso fue hace una semana, lo voy a tirar. |
sell [sb] a bill of goods,
sell a bill of goods to [sb] v expr | US, informal (defraud through persuasion) (coloquial) | dar gato por liebre loc verb |
| sell [sb] a pup v expr | figurative, informal (swindle) | estafar⇒ vtr |
| | | dar gato por liebre expr |
| sell at a discount v expr | (offer for sale at lower price) | rebajar el precio loc verb |
| | When stores have trouble selling goods at the original price they often sell them at a discount. |
| | Cuando los negocios tienen problemas vendiendo los artículos al precio original generalmente los rebajan de precio. |
| | | vender con descuento loc verb |
| | Cuando los negocios tienen problemas vendiendo los artículos al precio original generalmente los venden con descuento. |
| | | liquidar⇒ vtr |
| | Cuando los negocios tienen problemas vendiendo los artículos al precio original generalmente los liquidan. |
| sell at auction v expr | (offer to highest bidder) | subastar⇒ vtr |
| | | vender en remata, vender en subasta pública loc verb |
| | He decided to sell his house at auction to get a higher price for it. |
| | Decidió subastar su casa para obtener un precio más alto por ella. |
| sell [sb] down the river v expr | figurative (betray) | vender a vtr + prep |
| | | traicionar a vtr + prep |
| sell for [sth] vi + prep | (have a given price) | venderse por v prnl + prep |
sell like hotcakes,
sell like hot cakes,
go like hotcakes,
go like hot cakes v expr | (sell quickly) (coloquial) | venderse como churros loc verb |
| | (AR) | venderse como pan caliente loc verb |
| sell up vi | chiefly UK (finance: sell business) | vender⇒ vtr |
| sell [sth] wholesale vtr + adv | (offer at bulk price) | vender al por mayor loc verb |
| | El intermediario se dedica a vender productos al por mayor. |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) | subestimarse⇒ v prnl |
| sell-by date n | (on food packaging) | fecha límite de venta nf + loc adj |
sell-off,
selloff n | (business: liquidation) | liquidación nf |
| sell-through n | (quantity of direct sales made) | ventas directas nf |
selling off,
sell-off n | (rapid sale) | liquidación nf |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El cierre del comercio ha propiciado la liquidación de todos los productos en stock. |
sellout,
sell-out n | (event: no more tickets) | éxito de taquilla nm + loc adj |
| | The boy band had another sellout. |
| | La banda de chicos tuvo otro éxito de taquilla. |
sellout,
sell-out adj | (for which all tickets are sold) | lleno/a adj |
| | | agotado/a adj |
| | | con entradas agotadas loc adj |
| | The concert is anticipated to be a sellout show, so buy your tickets early. |
| | Se prevé que el concierto va estar lleno, por lo que compra pronto tus entradas. |
sellout,
sell-out n | (all of stocks sold) | venta nf |
| | | liquidación nf |
| | The company changed ownership yesterday after an unexpected sellout. |
sellout,
sell-out n | pejorative, informal (act: against principles) | venderse⇒ v prnl |
| | The band seemed to have integrity, but their appearance in a TV advert was a sellout. |
| | La banda parecía tener integridad, pero se vendieron cuando aparecieron en ese comercial de TV. |
sellout,
sell-out n | pejorative, informal (person: acts against principles) | vendido, vendida nm, nf |
| | | traidor, traidora nm, nf |
| | The singer's fans called her a sellout when she accepted a deal with a major record label. |
| | Los fans de la cantante la llamaron vendida cuando ella aceptó el trato con un importante sello discográfico. |
| soft sell n | (gentle persuasion to buy [sth]) | publicidad subliminal nf + adj mf |
| | | venta no agresiva loc nom f |
| | | venta sutil nf + adj mf |
| | The salesman tried the soft sell approach on me, but it didn't work: I just wasn't interested. |
| | El vendedor intentó una estrategia de venta no agresiva conmigo, pero no le funcionó: simplemente no me interesaba. |
upsell [sth],
up-sell [sth]⇒ vtr | (sell [sth] extra) | vender algo más loc verb |
| | | vender adicional loc verb |
| | The company that installed our security system is continually emailing us to upsell innovations of one kind or another. |