"venderse por un plato de lentejas" meaning in Spanish

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Verb

Forms: me vendo por un plato de lentejas [first-person, present, singular], me vendí por un plato de lentejas [first-person, preterite, singular], vendido por un plato de lentejas [participle, past]
Etymology: Literally, “sell oneself for a dish/bowl of lentils”. It references Esau, who sold his birthright for a bowl of lentils. Etymology templates: {{m-g|sell oneself for a dish/bowl of lentils}} “sell oneself for a dish/bowl of lentils”, {{lit|sell oneself for a dish/bowl of lentils}} Literally, “sell oneself for a dish/bowl of lentils” Head templates: {{es-verb|venderse<> por un plato de lentejas}} venderse por un plato de lentejas (first-person singular present me vendo por un plato de lentejas, first-person singular preterite me vendí por un plato de lentejas, past participle vendido por un plato de lentejas)
  1. (idiomatic) to sell out; to sell one's birthright for a mess of pottage Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-venderse_por_un_plato_de_lentejas-es-verb-ihmqpYHm Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header
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