shop around

confrontare i prezzi, cercare l’offerta migliore

Confrontare prezzi o possibilità in posti diversi prima di decidere cosa comprare o scegliere.

In inglese semplice: To compare prices or other choices at different places before deciding what to buy or choose.

• Shop around before you buy.
• We shopped around for cheaper car insurance.
• Have you shopped around to compare different builders?

Come si usa: shop around for something (Shop around for a better insurance deal.); shop around before doing something (We shopped around before choosing a builder.)

Sinonimi: compare prices, compare options

Espressioni comuni: shop around for something, shop around first

valutare le alternative

Esaminare diverse possibilità prima di decidere quale si preferisce.

In inglese semplice: To look at several possible choices before deciding which one you want.

• Shop around before you decide.
• He shopped around for a new tennis coach.
• Are you shopping around for better insurance?

Come si usa: shop around for someone/something (She is shopping around for a better employer.)

Sinonimi: look around, compare options

Espressioni comuni: shop around, shop around for something

proporre a vari acquirenti

Proporre qualcosa a diverse persone o aziende, sperando che qualcuna accetti o compri.

In inglese semplice: To offer something to several people or companies, hoping someone will accept or buy it.

• He shopped his idea around.
• She is shopping around her novel to publishers.
• They shopped the project around until a studio agreed.

Come si usa: shop something around to someone (She shopped her screenplay around to several producers.)

Sinonimi: pitch, offer

Espressioni comuni: shop something around, shop around a script