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Del Oxford:
comprar ÞA1 vt
1 ‹ casa/regalo/comida › to buy, purchase (frml); comprarle algo A algn (a quien lo vende) to
buy sth FROM sb; (a quien lo recibe) to buy sth FOR sb; le compré estas flores a una gitana I
bought these flowers from o (colloq) off a gypsy; ¿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, 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 or 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 (fam) (sobornar) to buy (colloq); no se deja comprar he won’t be bought; un árbitro
comprado a crooked o (BrE colloq) bent referee