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sell

1. verb COMM exchange for payment2. verb be exchanged for money3. verb prostitute4. verb reason for sale5. verb make sth/sb seem attractive6. verb betray7. noun sth made attractive
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1 verb also COMM exchange for payment
TRANSITIVEdíol verb  c m uhe sells them to tourists at €10 each díolann sé le turasóirí iad ar €10 an ceannwe sold them the house dhíolamar an teach leoI'll sell it to you for €20 díolfaidh mé leat é ar €20drugs are sold openly online díoltar drugaí go hoscailte ar línesold to the lady at the back! díolta leis an mbean ag an gcúl!Fresh Fish Sold Here Iasc Úr ar Díol Anseo
INTRANSITIVEdíol verb  c m uthis is a good time to sell seo é an t-am le bheith ag díolhe sells to local butchers bíonn sé ag díol le búistéirí áitiúla
2 verb be exchanged for money
INTRANSITIVEdíol verb  c m uit's selling well tá díol maith air, tá sé ag díol go maiththey're selling for €150 tá siad ar díol ar €150they sold by the hundreds díoladh na céadta díobhthe euro was selling at $1.25 $1.25 a bhí ar an euro
TRANSITIVEit sells 10,000 copies a day díoltar 10,000 cóip de gach lá
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3 verb prostitute TRANSITIVEto sell yourself striapach a dhéanamh díot féinshe sold herself to a businessman bhí sí ina striapach ag fear gnóthey were forced to sell themselves ní raibh de rogha acu ach dul le striapachashe sold his body rinne sé striapach de féin, bhí sé ag díol a choda 4 verb reason for sale TRANSITIVEdíol verb  c m uscandals sell newspapers scannail a dhíolann nuachtáin 5 verb make sth/sb seem attractive TRANSITIVEdíol verb  c m ucuir i láthair  c m uit was sold as an investment opportunity díoladh mar dheis infheistíochta é, cuireadh i láthair mar dheis infheistíochta éthey sold me the idea chuir siad ina luí orm gur smaoineamh maith é, d'áitigh siad orm gur smaoineamh maith éit's a chance to sell yourself to others is deis é chun dul i bhfeidhm ar dhaoine eileit's sold as 'green' fuel díoltar é mar bhreosla 'glas'I sold him on the project's merit d'éirigh liom fiúntas an tionscadail a chur ina luí air 6 verb betray TRANSITIVEhe sold his honour dhíol sé é féin, lig sé é féin síosthey sold their country rinne siad feall ar a dtír féin, d'fheall siad ar a dtír féin 7 noun informal sth made attractivethe agreement was a tough sell to the ordinary members ní raibh sé éasca an comhaontú a dhíol leis na gnáthbhaill
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to sell sb a bill of goods

(US), informal dallamullóg a chur ar dhuinethey sold me a bill of goods chuir siad dallamullóg orm, rinne siad feall orm

to sell sb a lie

bréag a insint do dhuine

to sell sb a line about sth

dallamullóg a chur ar dhuine maidir le rud

to sell sb down the river

informalfealladh ar dhuinefeall a dhéanamh ar dhuineduine a ligean síos

to sell your story

do scéal a dhíol

to sell your soul

(also

to sell your soul to the devil

) d'anam a dhíol leis an diabhal

to be sold on sth/sb

informalbheith tógtha le rud/duineI'm not sold on this idea níl mé róthógtha leis an smaoineamh seo

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