granel

m.

bulk.

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granel

FRASEOLOGÍA

a granel (sin envase) in bulk

■ compramos el aceite a granel we buy oil in bulk 2 (en abundancia) tons of, lots of

■ whisky a granel whisky galore

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SM

1) (Com)

a granel — (=en cantidad) in bulk; (=sin envasar) loose

vender a granel — [+ líquidos] to sell by the pint o litre; [+ alimentos] to sell loose

vino a granel — wine in bulk o in the barrel

olía a colonia de granel — she smelled of cheap perfume

2) (=montón) heap

a granel — (=mucho) in abundance; (=a montones) by the ton; (=con profusión) lavishly

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a granel — (loc adv)

a) (Com) (suelto)

comprar/vender a granel — <vino/aceite> to buy/sell ... by the liter (o pint etc); <galletas/nueces> to buy/sell ... loose; (en grandes cantidades) to buy/sell ... in bulk

b) (en abundancia)

había comida y bebida a granel — there was loads o stacks of food and drink (colloq)

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* a granel = in bulk.

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a granel — (loc adv)

a) (Com) (suelto)

comprar/vender a granel — <vino/aceite> to buy/sell ... by the liter (o pint etc); <galletas/nueces> to buy/sell ... loose; (en grandes cantidades) to buy/sell ... in bulk

b) (en abundancia)

había comida y bebida a granel — there was loads o stacks of food and drink (colloq)

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* a granel = in bulk.

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granel, a granel (loc adv)

1 (Com)

(suelto): comprar/vender a granel ‹vino/aceite› to buy/sell … by the liter ( o pint etc);

‹galletas/nueces› to buy/sell … loose; (en grandes cantidades) to buy/sell … in bulk

2

(en abundancia): había comida y bebida a granel there was loads o stacks of food and drink (colloq)

recibimos llamadas a granel we received hundreds of phone calls

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granel:

◊ a granel

a) (loc adj) (en abundancia) ‹comida/bebida› stacks of

b) (loc adv)

◊ comprar/vender a granel ‹vino/aceite› to buy/sell … by the liter (o pint etc);

‹galletas/nueces› to buy/sell … loose;
(en grandes cantidades) to buy/sell … in bulk
granel (a) loc adv (sin medir exactamente) loose
(en grandes cantidades) in bulk
'granel' also found in these entries:
English:
bulk
- loose

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granel: a granel loc adv

1. [sin envase] loose;

[en gran cantidad] in bulk;

vender/comprar vino a granel to sell/buy wine from the barrel

2. [en abundancia] in abundance;

habrá bebida a granel there will be loads of drink;

hubo quejas a granel there was a barrage of complaints

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granel

m

:

vender a granel COM sell in bulk;

había comida a granel fam there was loads of food fam

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granel adv

1)

a granel : galore, in great quantities

2)

a granel : in bulk

vender a granel: to sell in bulk

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granel n

a granel (sin envasar galletas, lentejas, etc) loose (aceite) by the litre (vino) from the barrel

mi madre compra harina a granel my mother buys flour loose