buy
BrE /bʌɪ/ AmE /baɪ/
verb en → es
past bought pp bought ing buying
to pay money for something in order to own it
comprar, adquirir
- buy sth from sb
Collocations buy a car · buy groceries
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I bought a new laptop last week.
Compré una nueva computadora la semana pasada.
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She buys her clothes from the local market.
Ella compra su ropa en el mercado local.
Phrasal verbs
creer en, aceptar
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He didn't buy into the company's new strategy.
No creyó en la nueva estrategia de la empresa.
comprar todo, comprarle a alguien su parte
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The company was bought out by a larger firm.
La empresa fue comprada por una firma más grande.
comprar el silencio, sobornar
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They tried to buy the judge off.
Intentaron comprar al juez.
comprar todo, agotar el stock
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The investors bought up all the shares.
Los inversores compraron todas las acciones.
comprar la parte de alguien, comprarle a alguien su parte
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He decided to buy his partner out.
Decidió comprarle a su socio su parte.
Idioms
ganar tiempo, dilatar el momento
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They're trying to buy some time before making a decision.
Están tratando de ganar algo de tiempo antes de tomar una decisión.
morir, fallecer (coloquial)
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He was afraid he would buy the farm if he didn't stop smoking.
Tenía miedo de morirse si no dejaba de fumar.
comprar un gato en saco cerrado, comprar sin saber lo que se recibe
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It's like buying a pig in a poke to buy a used car without inspecting it.
Es como comprar un gato en saco cerrado comprar un auto usado sin revisarlo.