What does vendere in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word vendere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vendere in Italian.
The word vendere in Italian means sell, sell, sell out, sell yourself, prostitute yourself, sell yourself, sell, sell, have a lot of something, sell at a loss, sell at cost, fight tooth and nail, fight for your life, blow smoke, be full of hot air, sell ice to Eskimos, sell your soul to the devil, selling the bear's skin before killing the bear. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word vendere
sellverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (cedere la proprietà) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ieri ho venduto la macchina. I sold my car yesterday. |
sellverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (commerciare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Ha fatto una fortuna vendendo sculture in legno. He made a fortune dealing in wood sculptures. |
sell outverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (farsi corrompere) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Non mi venderò per quattro soldi. I'm not going to sell out for peanuts. |
sell yourself, prostitute yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (prostituirsi) La giovane si vendeva per pagarsi gli studi. The girl prostituted herself to pay for her studies. |
sell yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (convincere, dare fiducia) (transitive verb and reflexive pronoun: Transitive verb with reflexive pronoun--for example, "Enjoy yourself." "They behaved themselves.") A volte sembra che per fare carriera non serva saper fare le cose, ma che basti vendersi bene. Sometimes it seems that to advance your career you don't need know-how, you just need to promote yourself well. |
sellverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (spregiativo (mercificare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Molte ragazzine vengono costrette a vendere il proprio corpo. Many young girls are forced to prostitute themselves. |
sellverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (spacciare, far credere) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Sono riuscito a calmare il cliente vendendogli una storia sulle difficoltà del fornitore. ⓘQuesta frase non è una traduzione della frase inglese. All politicians do is spin lies. |
have a lot of something
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sell at a loss
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sell at cost
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fight tooth and nail, fight for your life(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Probabilmente perderò, ma puoi stare certo che venderò cara la pelle. |
blow smoke, be full of hot airverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato: raggirare) (figurative) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Gli opinionisti come te sono capaci solo di vendere fumo. |
sell ice to Eskimos(figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
sell your soul to the devil
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selling the bear's skin before killing the bear(idiom) |
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