le compre

buy him/her

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buy him/her A form of comprar used with le, meaning “buy him/her” or sometimes “buy you” in formal contexts. The exact subject and person referred to by le depend on context; compre may be present subjunctive or a formal command.

SP: Quiero que le compre un regalo a mi hermana.

EN: I want you to buy my sister a gift.

Ella no lo puede convencer para que le compre un coche nuevo.

She can't convince him to buy her a new car.

Creo que es hora de que le compre un coche a mi hijo.

I think it’s time I bought my son a car.

Así que le compre unas Nike.

So I bought her some Nikes.

— Memories of Murder (Crónica de un asesino en serie) (2003)

Le diré que le compre una.

I'll tell him to buy her one.

— Deseando amar (2000)

Y quizás ahora le compre un brillante.

And maybe now I'll buy him a diamond.

Creo que es hora de que le compre a mi hija un ordenador como Dios manda.

I think it’s time I bought my daughter a proper computer.

Tom no sabe lo que Mary quiere que él le compre para su cumpleaños.

Tom doesn’t know what Mary wants him to buy her for her birthday.