bids in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bids in the English»French Dictionary

I.bid [Brit bɪd, Am bɪd] N

1. bid (at auction):

bid

enchère f (for sur, of de)

the opening/closing bid

la première/dernière enchère

to make a bid for sth

mettre une enchère sur qc

to raise one's bid by £200

surenchérir de 200 livres sterling

2. bid:

bid (for contract)

soumission f (for pour, of de)

bid (for company)

offre f (for pour, of de)

to make a bid for a building contract

soumissionner or faire une soumission pour un contrat de construction

3. bid (attempt):

bid

tentative f (to do pour faire)

escape/suicide bid

tentative f d'évasion/de suicide

in a bid to do

afin de faire

to make a bid for power/the presidency

tenter d'accéder au pouvoir/à la présidence

4. bid (in Bridge):

bid (first)

annonce f

bid (subsequent)

enchère f

to make a bid

faire une annonce or enchère

it's your bid

c'est à toi de déclarer

no bid

je passe

II.bid <pres part bidding, prét bade or bid, pp bidden or bid> [Brit bɪd, Am bɪd] VB trans

1. bid:

bid COMM, FIN money

offrir (for pour)

what am I bid for this painting?

à combien est-ce que j'estime ce tableau?

2. bid (say):

to bid sb good morning/goodbye

dire bonjour/au revoir à qn

to bid sb farewell

faire ses adieux à qn

to bid sb welcome

souhaiter la bienvenue à qn

3. bid (command) dated:

to bid sb to do

ordonner à qn de faire

do as you are bid

fais ce qu'on te dit

4. bid (ask) archaic:

to bid sb to do

inviter qn à faire

to bid sb to do

prier qn de faire

5. bid (in Bridge):

bid

annoncer

III.bid <pres part bidding, prét bade or bid, pp bidden or bid> [Brit bɪd, Am bɪd] VB intr

1. bid:

bid COMM, FIN (at auction)

mettre une enchère, enchérir (for sur)

bid (for contract)

soumissionner (for pour)

bid (for company)

faire une offre (for pour)

to bid against sb in an auction

renchérir sur qn dans une vente aux enchères

five other companies are bidding against us for the contract

cinq autres sociétés font des offres pour le contrat

2. bid (in Bridge):

bid

faire une annonce, parler

takeover bid N FIN

takeover bid

offre f publique d'achat

takeover bid

OPA f

to make a takeover bid

lancer une OPA (for sur)

counter-bid [Brit ˈkaʊntəbɪd, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərˌbɪd] N

counter-bid

contre-offre f

closing bid N FIN

closing bid

dernière enchère f

comeback bid N

comeback bid (of singer, actor)

come-back m

comeback bid (of politician)

rentrée f

bid bond N FIN

bid bond

caution de participation à une adjudication internationale

I.bid up VB [Brit bɪd -, Am bɪd -] (bid [sth] up)

bid up price:

bid up

faire monter

bid price N FIN

bid price

cours m acheteur

bid price

prix m acheteur

bid price

prix m offert

forcing bid N

forcing bid

enchère f

Translations for bids in the French»English Dictionary

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contre-offre

counter-bid

bids in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bids in the English»French Dictionary

bid¹ <-dd-, bid [or bade], bid [or -den]> [bɪd] VB trans form

1. bid (greet):

to bid sb good morning

dire bonjour à qn

to bid sb welcome

souhaiter la bienvenue à qn

2. bid (command):

to bid sb to +infin

ordonner à qn de +infin

3. bid (invite):

to bid sb to sth

convier qn à qc

I.bid² [bɪd] N

1. bid (offer):

bid

offre f

2. bid (attempt):

bid

tentative f

a bid for power

une tentative d'accéder au pouvoir

II.bid² <-dd-, bid, bid> [bɪd] VB intr

bid

faire une offre

III.bid² <-dd-, bid, bid> [bɪd] VB trans

bid

offrir

opening bid N

opening bid

première mise f à prix

takeover bid N

takeover bid

offre f publique d'achat

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to bid sb a last farewell

faire un dernier adieu à qn

Translations for bids in the French»English Dictionary

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suroffre

higher bid

surenchérir

to bid higher

surenchérir (en rajouter)

to raise one's bid

offre

bid

renchérir

to make a higher bid

enchérir sur qn/qc

to bid more than sb/sth

bids Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bid sb good morning

dire bonjour à qn

to bid sb welcome

souhaiter la bienvenue à qn

to bid sb to +infin

ordonner à qn de +infin

to bid sb to sth

convier qn à qc

a bid for power

une tentative d'accéder au pouvoir

to bid sb a last farewell

faire un dernier adieu à qn

to make a mess of one's suicide bid

se manquer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Furious at being so easily duped she bids him leave her, and when alone resolves to have revenge.

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Finally, the two friends embrace each other tenderly as she bids farewell to return to her boyfriend.

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The cities were chosen based on bids presented to the ACC and its member schools.

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She finally sells her green scarf when a woman bids on it, making it possible for her to give all the cash to the debt collector.

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If all four contestants overbid, short buzzer tones sound, the lowest bid is announced and the bids are erased.

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A preemptive bidder bids again only if his or her partner makes a conventional bid that requires a response.

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Thus, the bluff is false information that can lead to incorrect higher bids being made on that face value.

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The four prequalified bidders submitted eight bids, each bidding for both concessions.

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Sometimes market makers will post their best bids and best offers at prices reflecting the cost of hedging their market risk.

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This free up the two level bids for other purposes.

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