comprar
Translation
v.
› (adquirir)
⇨ to buy
Me he comprado unos pantalones nuevos I've bought a new pair of trousers
⇨ to get
Compré las camisetas en Alemania I got the T-shirts in Germany
⇨ to shop
⇨ to purchase form
Hay que comprar las entradas con dos días de antelación Tickets must be purchased two weeks in advance
› (sobornar)
⇨ to buy off
El equipo ganó porque habían comprado al árbitro The team won because they had bought off the referee
comprar a plazos
⇨ to buy sth on installments
(Definition of comprar v. from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact Español-Inglés
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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