compres in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for compres in the Spanish»English Dictionary

comprar VB trans

1. comprar casa/regalo/comida:

comprar

to buy

comprar

to purchase form

comprarle algo a alg. (a quien lo vende)

to buy sth from sb

comprarle algo a alg. (a quien lo recibe)

to buy sth for sb

le compré estas flores a una gitana

I bought these flowers from a gypsy

le compré estas flores a una gitana

I bought these flowers off a gypsy inf

¿quieres vender el coche? ¡te lo compro!

do you want to sell your car? I'll buy it from you!

les compré caramelos a los niños

I bought the children some candy

les compré caramelos a los niños

I bought some candy for the children

se lo voy a comprar para su cumpleaños

I'm going to buy it for his birthday

comprar algo al por menor o al detalle

to buy o purchase sth retail

las compran al por mayor

they buy o purchase them wholesale

comprar dólares a plazo fijo

to buy dollars forward

2. comprar inf (sobornar):

comprar

to buy inf

no se deja comprar

he won't be bought

un árbitro comprado

a crooked referee

un árbitro comprado

a bent referee Brit inf

Translations for compres in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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don't buy it without a try-on

no te lo compres sin probártelo

buy in

comprar (para abastecerse)

buy in

comprar (el mismo vendedor)

buy in

comprar

buy off

comprar inf

to buy sth on tick

comprar algo (de) fiado inf

to buy a lettuce or esp Am a head of lettuce

comprar una lechuga

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazos

to pay for/buy sth on the never-never

pagar/comprar algo a plazoletas inf, hum

he's not a good shopper

no sabe comprar

overbuy

comprar más de lo necesario

to buy sth on h.p.

comprar algo a plazos

compres in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for compres in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.comprar VB trans

1. comprar (adquirir):

comprar

to buy

comprar al contado

to pay cash

comprar a plazos

to buy on hire-purchase

comprar a plazos

to buy on an installment plan

2. comprar (corromper):

comprar

to buy off

II.comprar VB refl

comprar comprarse:

comprarse

to buy

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

comprar al fiado

to buy on credit

Translations for compres in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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buy out

comprar la parte de

to buy/put on lay-by

comprar a plazos

buy back

volver a comprar

buy

comprar

to buy sth from [or off] sb inf

comprar algo a alguien

to buy sb's silence

comprar el silencio de alguien

to buy something on hire purchase

comprar algo a plazos

hush money

unto m (que se utiliza para comprar el silencio de alguien)

to buy sth at trade price

comprar algo a precio de mayorista

to make a down payment on sth

dar la entrada para comprar algo

compres Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

comprar al fiado

to buy on credit

fuimos a la plaza a comprar

we went to the market to do the shopping

comprar con escasez

to spend sparingly

comprar a peso de oro

to pay way over the odds

comprar de lance

to buy second-hand

comprar algo de dos en dos

to buy sth in twos

dar la entrada para comprar algo

to make a down payment on sth

comprar algo a precio de mayorista

to buy sth at trade price

deberías comprar un visillo para esas ventanas

you should get some netting for those windows