sell
gb/sˈɛl/ us/sˈɛl/
A1
Engelska
~ 500
elad, árul, értékesít, meggyőz, rábeszél, eladás
VERB
A1
1
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sell' with 'sale'. 'Sell' is the verb, while 'sale' is the noun.
Betydelse
Exchange goods for money
Ordkombinationer
sell products
|sell tickets
|sell a house
|sell online
|sell directly
Synonymer
trade (More general; can include barter without money.)
|
market (Often implies promoting or advertising as part of selling.)
Antonymer
buy (The opposite transaction: receiving goods in exchange for paying money.)
Teman
business
|daily life
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To give something to another person and get money from them.
To give something to someone in return for money.
VERB
B1
2
Användningsmönster:
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Learners may interpret 'sell someone on something' literally, thinking it always involves money.
Betydelse
Persuade about value or benefits
Ordkombinationer
sell an idea
|sell a plan
|sell yourself
|sell a proposal
Synonymer
promote (Focuses more on publicizing; may not involve direct persuasion in conversation.)
|
convince (General term for causing someone to believe or agree.)
Antonymer
discourage (To make someone less likely to accept or support something.)
Teman
communication
|business
|core_vocabulary
Definition
To make someone believe that something is good or useful.
To convince someone that something is good, worth buying, or worth supporting.
SUBSTANTIV
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.
Exempel för inlärare
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.
Vanligt misstag:
Some learners confuse 'sell' (noun) with 'sale'. The noun 'sell' is less common and often informal compared to 'sale'.
Betydelse
Act of selling something
Ordkombinationer
hard sell
|easy sell
Synonymer
transaction (General term for an exchange; not limited to sales.)
Teman
business
|commerce
|finance
|core_vocabulary
Definition
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.
Grammatik
Grundform
sell
IPA
GB/sˈɛl/
US/sˈɛl/
Stavelser och betoning
sell (1 stavelse)
Stress on 1st syllable (sell)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: sell
Verb
- Base: sell
- 3rd Person Singular: sells
- Present Participle: selling
- Past: sold
- Past Participle: sold
Ordfamilj
Forms
sells
verb
selling
verb
sold
verb
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
unsold
adjective
Advanced or less common
reseller
noun B2
sellable
adjective
Viktiga punkter
- Irregular past: sold Verb
- Irregular past participle: sold Verb
Uttryck
sell off
1/sˈɛl ˈɔf/
phrasal verb
Sell goods cheaply and quickly
To sell things at a low price so they are gone fast.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.
Exempel
- 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.