sell
gb/sˈɛl/ us/sˈɛl/
A1
Английски
~ 500
elad, árul, értékesít, meggyőz, rábeszél, eladás
ГЛАГОЛ
A1
1
Модел на употреба:
to sell [something] to [someone]
They sell fresh bread at the bakery every morning.
A pékségben minden reggel friss kenyeret árulnak.
The store sells clothes for children and adults.
Az üzlet gyerek- és felnőttruhákat árul.
She decided to sell her old car online.
We sell organic vegetables at the farmers' market.
He sells insurance for a living.
Примери за учащи
I want to sell my bike.
El akarom adni a biciklimet.
They sell fruit at the shop.
A boltban gyümölcsöt árulnak.
She sells flowers.
We sell books in this store.
He sells milk to the school.
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sell' with 'sale'. 'Sell' is the verb, while 'sale' is the noun.
Значение
Exchange goods for money
Колокации
sell products
|sell tickets
|sell a house
|sell online
|sell directly
Синоними
trade (More general; can include barter without money.)
|
market (Often implies promoting or advertising as part of selling.)
Антоними
buy (The opposite transaction: receiving goods in exchange for paying money.)
Теми
business
|daily life
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Определение
To give something to another person and get money from them.
To give something to someone in return for money.
ГЛАГОЛ
B1
2
Модел на употреба:
to sell [someone] on [something]
She sold me on the idea of taking a trip to Japan.
Meggyőzött róla, hogy jó ötlet Japánba utazni.
The manager sold the board on his new marketing strategy.
A vezető meggyőzte az igazgatótanácsot az új marketingstratégiájáról.
He sold his team on working overtime by explaining the benefits.
It's hard to sell people on change without clear advantages.
Примери за учащи
She sold me on the movie.
Meggyőzött róla, hogy érdemes megnézni a filmet.
He sold them on his plan.
Meggyőzte őket a tervéről.
They sold us on the new phone.
He sold her on the trip idea.
Честа грешка:
Learners may interpret 'sell someone on something' literally, thinking it always involves money.
Значение
Persuade about value or benefits
Колокации
sell an idea
|sell a plan
|sell yourself
|sell a proposal
Синоними
promote (Focuses more on publicizing; may not involve direct persuasion in conversation.)
|
convince (General term for causing someone to believe or agree.)
Антоними
discourage (To make someone less likely to accept or support something.)
Теми
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
Определение
To make someone believe that something is good or useful.
To convince someone that something is good, worth buying, or worth supporting.
СЪЩЕСТВИТЕЛНО
B2
3
eladás
A2
The new product was an easy sell to customers.
Az új terméket könnyű volt eladni a vásárlóknak.
Convincing them was a hard sell, but we managed it.
Nehéz volt meggyőzni őket, de végül sikerült.
That idea will be a tough sell in this market.
Примери за учащи
It was an easy sell.
Könnyű volt eladni.
The car was a hard sell.
Nehéz volt eladni az autót.
This book will be a good sell.
Честа грешка:
Some learners confuse 'sell' (noun) with 'sale'. The noun 'sell' is less common and often informal compared to 'sale'.
Значение
Act of selling something
Колокации
hard sell
|easy sell
Синоними
transaction (General term for an exchange; not limited to sales.)
Теми
business
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Определение
The act of giving something to a person and getting money from them.
An act or instance of giving something to someone in exchange for money.
Граматика
Речникова форма
sell
IPA
GB/sˈɛl/
US/sˈɛl/
Срички и ударение
sell (1 сричка)
Stress on 1st syllable (sell)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: sell
Verb
- Base: sell
- 3rd Person Singular: sells
- Present Participle: selling
- Past: sold
- Past Participle: sold
Семейство думи
Forms
sells
verb
selling
verb
sold
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsold
adjective
Advanced or less common
reseller
noun B2
sellable
adjective
Граматични акценти
- Irregular past: sold Verb
- Irregular past participle: sold Verb
Изрази
sell off
1/sˈɛl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Sell goods cheaply and quickly
To sell things at a low price so they are gone fast.
Примери
- The store is selling off old stock at half price.
- They decided to sell off their extra equipment.
sell out
1/sˈɛl ˈaʊt/
phrasal verb
Have no stock left to sell
To have no more of something because people bought it all.
Примери
- The tickets sold out within an hour.
- All the bread sold out before noon.
sell up
1/sˈɛl ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
Sell all property or belongings
To sell everything you own, often before moving or ending a business.
Примери
- They sold up and moved abroad.
- The farmer decided to sell up after 40 years.
soft sell
1/sˈɔft sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
Gentle persuasion technique
A way of trying gently to make someone buy or accept something.
Примери
- The ad campaign takes a soft sell approach.
- He prefers the soft sell when talking to clients.
hard sell
1/hˈɑɹd sˈɛl/
fixed phrase
Aggressive persuasion technique
A way of trying very strongly to make someone buy or accept something.
Примери
- The salesman used a hard sell to close the deal.
- The salesman used a hard sell to push the product.
- I don't like the hard sell approach.