Nothing saintly about Simeon Lee. The kind of man you might say had sold his soul to the devil and enjoyed the bargain. (A. Christie, ‘Hercule Poirot's Christmas’, part IV, ch. II) — Для Симеона Ли нет ничего святого. Можно подумать, что этот человек продал душу дьяволу и чрезвычайно доволен этой сделкой.
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sell one's soul — ► sell one s soul (to the devil) be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective … English terms dictionary
sell one's soul — I sell one s soul (to the devil) do or be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective universities are selling their souls for commercial success II sell one s soul (to the devil) see sell … Useful english dictionary
sell one's soul (to the devil) — be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective. → sell … English new terms dictionary
sell one's soul to the devil — ► sell one s soul (to the devil) be willing to do anything, no matter how wrong it is, in order to achieve one s objective … English terms dictionary
sell one's soul — verb To abandon ones spiritual or moral values for wealth … Wiktionary
sell — ► VERB (past and past part. sold) 1) hand over in exchange for money. 2) deal in (goods or property). 3) (of goods) attain sales. 4) (sell out) sell all of one s stock of something. 5) (sell up) sell all of one s proper … English terms dictionary
sell — O.E. sellan to give, from P.Gmc. *saljanan (Cf. O.N. selja to hand over, deliver, sell; O.Fris. sella, O.H.G. sellen to give, hand over, sell; Goth. saljan to offer a sacrifice ), perhaps a causative form of the root of O.E. sala sale. One of the … Etymology dictionary
sell — verb (past and past participle sold) 1》 hand over (something) in exchange for money. ↘deal in. ↘be subject to a specified demand on the market: the book didn t sell well. ↘(sell out) sell all of one s stock of something. ↘(sell… … English new terms dictionary
sell — sell1 sellable, adj. /sel/, v., sold, selling, n. v.t. 1. to transfer (goods) to or render (services) for another in exchange for money; dispose of to a purchaser for a price: He sold the car to me for $1000. 2. to deal in; keep or offer for s … Universalium
sell — [[t]sɛl[/t]] v. sold, sell•ing, n. 1) cvb to transfer (goods or property) or render (services) in exchange for money 2) to deal in; keep or offer for sale: to sell insurance[/ex] 3) to make a sale or offer for sale to 4) to persuade or induce to… … From formal English to slang
sell — v 1. vend, get [s.o.] to buy or purchase, take or get money for, liquidate, exchange or trade for money, take a profit for, make a transaction on, make a deal or bargain on; transfer title to, make over to, negotiate, put up for sale, make… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
