buy

buy
I [baɪ]
nome (purchase) acquisto m., compera f.; (bargain) affare m.
II 1. [baɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bought)
1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]

to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere

to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.

the best that money can buy — quanto di meglio il denaro può comprare

2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]

to buy some time — guadagnare tempo

3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]

she can't be bought — è incorruttibile

4) colloq. (believe)

I'm not buying that! — non la bevo!

2.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. bought)

to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs

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present participle - buying; verb
(to get (something) by exchanging it for money: He has bought a car.) comprare
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buy /baɪ/
n.
(fam.) acquisto; compera: a good buy, un buon acquisto; un affare (fam.); a bad buy, un cattivo acquisto; un bidone (fam.)
● buy-back, riacquisto (in genere); (Borsa, fin.) acquisto di azioni proprie; (comm. est.) compensazione; acquisto dei prodotti di un impianto costruito all'estero □ buy-in, (fin.) rilevamento, acquisto del pacchetto di maggioranza (di una società); (a un'asta) riscatto; (org. az.) operazione di stoccaggio □ (Borsa) buy on close [on opening], ordine d'acquisto in chiusura [in apertura] □ (Borsa) buy order, ordine di comprare (o d'acquisto).
♦ (to) buy /baɪ/
(pass. e p. p. bought), v. t.
1 acquistare; comprare: DIALOGO → -Taking things back- I bought this book here last week, ho comprato questo libro qui la settimana scorsa; I bought her a present, le comprai un regalo; to buy for cash, comprare a contanti; to buy on credit, comprare a credito; to buy st. from (o off) sb., comprare qc. da q.; His wealth was dearly bought, la sua ricchezza era stata acquistata a caro prezzo
2 comprare; corrompere
3 (fam. USA) credere; bere (fam.); cascarci (fam.): I don't buy it!, non ci credo!; non la bevo!; non ci casco!
4 (fam. USA) credere a; essere convinto da; accettare
● (slang USA) to buy the farm = to buy it ► sotto □ (fin.) to buy for forward delivery, comprare a termine □ (fam.) to buy st. for a song, comprare qc. per quattro soldi □ (slang) to buy it, morire; lasciarci la pelle; restarci □ (Borsa) to buy long, acquistare titoli in previsione di un rialzo □ to buy on easy terms, comprare con agevolazioni di pagamento □ to buy on instalments, comprare a rate □ to buy a pig in a poke, comprare qc. a occhi chiusi; impegnarsi in qc. senza riflettere □ (fam.) to buy time, guadagnare tempo □ to buy wholesale, comprare all'ingrosso □ all that money can buy, tutto ciò che il denaro può procurare.
* * *
I [baɪ]
nome (purchase) acquisto m., compera f.; (bargain) affare m.
II 1. [baɪ]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. bought)
1) (purchase) acquistare, comprare [food, car, shares, house]

to buy sth. from the supermarket, from the baker's — comprare qcs. al supermercato, dal panettiere

to buy sb. sth. — comprare qcs. a qcn.

the best that money can buy — quanto di meglio il denaro può comprare

2) (obtain with money) procurare, comprare [fame, freedom, friends]

to buy some time — guadagnare tempo

3) (bribe) comprare [person, loyalty, silence]

she can't be bought — è incorruttibile

4) colloq. (believe)

I'm not buying that! — non la bevo!

2.
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. bought)

to buy oneself sth. — comprarsi qcs


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