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comprar

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Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /komˈpɾaɾ/ [kõmˈpɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧prar

Verb

comprar (first-person singular indicative present compro, past participle compráu)

  1. to buy
    Antonym: vender

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain). Compare Occitan crompar, Spanish comprar.

Pronunciation

Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprí, past participle comprat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. to buy

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References

  • “comprar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)

  1. to buy
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender

Conjugation

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Interlingua

Verb

comprar

  1. to buy

Conjugation

More information infinitive, participle ...

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (to prepare, to procure, to get, to purchase, to obtain). Doublet of comparar.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)

  1. (transitive) to buy

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:comprar.

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain), whence also Portuguese comprar, Italian comprare, Romanian cumpăra.

Pronunciation

Verb

comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite compré, past participle comprado)

  1. to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender
    • 2015 October 22, “¿Lavadora? Nunca. Cómo conseguir que mis zapatillas blancas sigan blancas”, in El País, archived from the original on 4 November 2015:
      Si están demasiado sucios, pase por una mercería y cómprese unos nuevos cada cierto tiempo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2021 July 21, Juan Garzon, “Los mejores celulares Android de 2021”, in CNN en Español:
      Comprar un celular no es fácil, al menos considerando que lo ideal es comprar el mejor para cada uno de nosotros porque no todos tenemos las mismas necesidades, ni le damos el mismo uso, ni podemos pagar el mismo precio, ni tenemos las mismas preferencias. Sin embargo, aquí recopilo los mejores celulares Android de 2021, teniendo en cuenta estos aspectos para ayudarte a determinar cuál podría ser mejor opción para ti.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to buy out
    Synonym: adquirir

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