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sell·out

(sĕl′out′)

1. The act of selling out.

2. An event for which all the tickets are sold.

3. Slang One who has betrayed one's principles or an espoused cause.

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sell•out

(ˈsɛlˌaʊt)

n.

1. an entertainment for which all the seats are sold.

2. a person who betrays a cause, organization, principles, etc., esp. for money or personal advantage; traitor.

[1855–60, Amer.]

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Noun

sellout - an act of betrayal

betrayal, perfidy, treachery, treason - an act of deliberate betrayal

sellout

noun

Slang. An act of betraying:

betrayal, double cross, treachery.

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sellout

[ˈselaʊt] N

1. (Theat) → lleno m, éxito m de taquilla

2. (= betrayal) → claudicación f, traición f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sellout

sell-out [ˈsɛllaʊt]

(= betrayal of principles) → retournement m de veste

(= concert, match) it was a sellout → tous les billets ont été vendus, cela s'est joué à guichets fermés

modif [match, concert] → à guichets fermés

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sellout

[ˈsɛlˌaʊt] n

a. (Theatre) it was a sellout → ha fatto registrare il tutto esaurito

b. (betrayal, to enemy) → tradimento

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