price war in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] N

1. war (armed conflict):

war
guerre f
the horrors of war
les horreurs de la guerre
the day war broke out
le jour où la guerre a éclaté
in the war
à la guerre
between the wars (world wars)
entre les deux guerres
a state of war now exists between our two countries
nos deux pays sont désormais en état de guerre
to win/lose a war
gagner/perdre une guerre
to go off to the war
partir à la guerre
to go to war against country
entrer en guerre contre
to wage war on country
faire la guerre contre
to be at war with a country
être en guerre avec un pays
a war over or about land, independence
une guerre pour
a war over or about issue, problem
une guerre sur
a war over or about attr debts, correspondent, crime, criminal, effort, film, historian, medal, photographer, widow, wound
de guerre
a war over or about cemetery, leader, grave, zone
militaire
a war over or about hero
de la guerre
war deaths
victimes fpl de la guerre
he has a good war record
il a de bons états de service

II.war <pres part warring; pret, pp warred> [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr] VB intr

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III.war [Brit wɔː, Am wɔr]

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I.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs] N

1. price COMM:

price (gen) (cost) lit, fig
prix m
the price per ticket/kilo/head
le prix du billet/du kilo/par personne
to sell sth for or at a good price
vendre qc à un bon prix
at competitive/attractive prices
à des prix compétitifs/intéressants
‘we pay top prices for…’
‘nous payons le prix fort pour…’
cars have gone up/fallen in price
les voitures ont augmenté/baissé
to give sb a price (estimate)
donner un prix à qn
what sort of price did you have to pay?
à peu près combien est-ce que tu as eu à payer?
to pay a high price for sth lit
payer cher qc
to pay a high price for sth/for doing fig
payer cher qc/d'avoir fait
loss of independence was a high price to pay for peace
perdre son indépendance c'était cher pour obtenir la paix
no price is too high for winning their support
on ferait tout pour obtenir leur soutien
that's the price one pays for being famous
c'est le prix de la célébrité
he paid a very low price for it lit
il l'a acheté à très bas prix
that's a small price to pay for sth/for doing fig
ce n'est pas un gros sacrifice pour obtenir qc/pour faire
you can achieve success—but at a price!
tu peux réussir—mais à quel prix!
that can be arranged—for a price! (gen) hum
ça peut s'arranger, si tu y mets le prix!
she wants to get on in life, at any price or whatever the price
elle veut à tout prix réussir dans la vie
peace at any price
la paix à n'importe quel prix
I wouldn't buy/wear that horrible thing at any price!
pour rien au monde je n'achèterais/ne porterais cette horrible chose!

II.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs] VB trans

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III.price [Brit prʌɪs, Am praɪs]

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See also selling price, half-price, full price

price war in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for price war in the English»French Dictionary

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war no pl, no indef art:

war
guerre f
to be at war
être en guerre
a state of war
un état de guerre
in time of war
en temps de guerre
the horrors of war
les horreurs de la guerre
war atrocities
les atrocités de la guerre
a war hero
un héros de guerre
war breaks out between sb/sth and sb/sth
la guerre éclate entre qn/qc et qn/qc
to declare war on sb/sth a. fig
déclarer la guerre à qn/qc
to go to war
aller en guerre
to wage war against sb/sth
faire la guerre contre qn/qc
to wage war against sb/sth fig
être en guerre contre qn/qc
a war of attrition
une guerre d'usure
price/trade war
guerre des prix/commerciale
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As other firms joined this practice, prices began falling everywhere and a price war ensued.
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A brutal calculator price war left the company deeply in debt by 1974.
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An economic downturn during the early 1920s dampened tractor sales; price-cutting to stimulate demand sparked a price war in the tractor industry (called the tractor war).
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This worsened an existing glut of oil and triggered a price war.
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The following price war on the route saw lower ticket prices and increased capacity.
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This sudden rise in competition resulted in a serious price war and crashing prices in 2011.
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The ongoing price war has seen supermarket prices fall for more than the last year.
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It is important to identify core competencies because it is difficult to retain those competencies in a price war and cost-cutting environment.
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While the number of destinations served by both airlines increased from two to six, there was no price war and both companies continued to make a profit.
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By then, not only had an economic recession and resulting tractor price war damaged such companies' finances, but also, the tractor market was evolving.
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