buy
bought verb: past tense past participle
A. -noun compra (f)
·a bad buy
·una mala compra
·a good buy
·una buena compra
·this month'noun best buy
·la mejor oferta del mes
B. -transitive verb
1. (=purchase) comprar
·to buy something for somebody
·buy somebody something
·comprar algo a somebody, someone
·he bought me a bracelet
·me compró una pulsera
·let me buy it for you
·deja que te lo compre
·to buy something from somebody
·comprar algo a somebody, someone
·I bought it from my brother/the shop on the corner
·se lo compré a mi hermano/lo compré en la tienda de la esquina
·I can't get anyone to buy it off me >
* no consigo que me lo compre nadie
·you can buy them cheaper in the supermarket
·en el supermercado los venden masculineánoun baratos
·money couldn't buy it
·no se puede comprar con dinero
·their victory was dearly bought
·la victoria les costó cara
2. (=bribe) sobornar, comprar *
3. *
(=believe) creer, tragar
·he won't buy that explanation
no se va a tragar esa explicaciónoun *
·all right, I'll buy it
·bueno, te creo
4. ·he bought it
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