Pujar (en. Bid)

/puˈxaɾ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

To mobilize work or effort upwards.

He had to bid to lift the heavy box.

Él tuvo que pujar para levantar la caja pesada.

To make a physical effort in competitive situations.

The fishermen bid during the competition to catch more fish.

Los pescadores pujaron durante la competencia para sacar más peces.

To participate in a bid or wager, especially in auctions.

He decided to bid for the painting at the auction.

Se decidió a pujar por el cuadro en la subasta.

From Latin 'pugiare', which means 'to push' or 'to press'.

to bid at an auction

To offer at an auction for a specific item.

pujar en una subasta

to bid for something

To make an effort to obtain or achieve something.

pujar por algo

to bid like a donkey

To make an disproportionate or extreme effort for a task.

pujar como un burro

bid

Action of bidding, especially in auctions.

puja

to push

To exert pressure to move or displace something forwards.

empujar

Bid hard

During the auction, we had to bid hard to get the lot.

Durante la subasta, tuvimos que pujar fuerte para conseguir el lote.

Bid like crazy

At the market, it seems like everyone was bidding like crazy for the prices.

En el mercado parece que todos pujaban como locos por los precios.