bidding

puja, licitación

Actividad de ofrecer un precio para comprar algo o realizar un trabajo.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of offering a price for something, or offering to do work for a price.

• Bidding starts at fifty pounds.
• Online bidding closed at noon.
• Several firms joined the bidding for the building contract.

Cómo se usa: bidding for something (Bidding for the painting was fierce.); bidding on something (Bidding on the contract ends tomorrow.)

Expresiones frecuentes: competitive bidding, online bidding, bidding for something

orden, mandato

Orden o petición que alguien espera que obedezcas.

En inglés sencillo: An order or request that someone expects you to obey.

• The servants did his bidding.
• She left the room at the king’s bidding.
• Why should I do your bidding?

Cómo se usa: at someone’s bidding (The gates opened at her bidding.); do someone’s bidding (He refused to do their bidding.)

Sinónimos: command, order

Expresiones frecuentes: do someone’s bidding, at someone’s bidding