buys in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for buys in the English»French Dictionary

I.buy [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] N

1. buy (bargain):

a good/bad buy

une bonne/mauvaise affaire

2. buy (purchase):

buy

acquisition f

sb's latest buy

l'acquisition la plus récente de qn

II.buy <pret, pp bought> [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] VB trans

1. buy (purchase):

buy food, car, shares, house

acheter (from sb à qn)

to buy sth from the supermarket/from the baker's/from Buymore

acheter qc au supermarché/chez le boulanger/chez Buymore

to buy sth for sb

acheter qc pour qn

to buy sb sth

acheter qc à qn

to buy oneself sth

s'acheter qc

the best that money can buy

ce qui se fait de mieux

the best car that money can buy

ce qui se fait de mieux comme voiture

2. buy (obtain with money):

buy fame, freedom, friends

acheter

happiness can't be bought

le bonheur ne s'achète pas

we managed to buy some time

nous avons réussi à gagner du temps

3. buy (bribe):

buy loyalty, silence, person

acheter

she can't be bought

elle est incorruptible

4. buy (believe):

buy inf

avaler inf

buy inf

croire

story, excuse I'm not buying that!

on ne me fera pas avaler ça! inf

she bought it

elle a marché inf

III.buy [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

to buy it (die) inf

casser sa pipe inf

I.buy in VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] Brit (buy [sth] in, buy in [sth])

buy in food, coal:

buy in

s'approvisionner en

I.buy out VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] (buy [sb] out, buy out [sb])

buy out COMM co-owner

racheter la part de

buy out MIL soldier

racheter

to buy oneself out of army

racheter son engagement dans

I.buy up VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] (buy up [sth], buy [sth] up)

buy up shares, property:

buy up

acheter systématiquement

I.buy off VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] (buy [sb] off, buy off [sb])

buy off person, witness:

buy off

acheter

buy-back [Am ˈbaɪˌbæk] N

buy-back

rachat m

bulk-buy VB trans, intr

bulk-buy individual:

acheter en grosses quantités

bulk-buy company:

acheter en gros

I.buy into VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] (buy into [sth]) COMM

buy into firm, partnership

acheter or acquérir une part dans

buy-to-let [Brit ˌbʌɪtəˈlɛt, Am ˌbaɪdəˈlɛt] N

buy-to-let

achat m pour louer

bring and buy sale N Brit

bring and buy sale

vente f de charité

buys in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buys in the English»French Dictionary

I.buy [baɪ] N

buy

achat m

it's quite a buy

c'est plutôt une affaire

II.buy <bought, bought> [baɪ] VB trans

1. buy:

buy

acheter

to buy a plane ticket

prendre un billet d'avion

to buy sb a present

acheter un cadeau à qn

2. buy inf (believe):

I don't buy that

je ne marche pas

Phrases:

to buy the farm Am inf

partir les pieds devant

to buy sb's silence

corrompre qn

to buy time

gagner du temps

bulk buy VB intr, trans

bulk buy

acheter en grosse quantité

buy out VB trans

1. buy out COMM:

buy out

désintéresser

to buy sb out

racheter les parts de qn

2. buy out Brit MIL:

to buy oneself out

se racheter

buy up VB trans

to buy up houses/shares

acheter toutes les maisons/toutes les parts

to buy up the whole store fig

dévaliser tout le magasin

buy in VB trans Brit

buy in

s'approvisionner en

buy off VB trans

buy off

acheter

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to buy/put on layaway

acheter à crédit

to buy a pig in a poke pej

acheter chat en poche

Translations for buys in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

acheter

to buy

acheter qc à qn

to buy sth from sb

s'acheter qc

to buy oneself sth

se porter acquéreur de qc

to state one's intention to buy sth

buys Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to buy a pig in a poke

acheter les yeux fermés

there's no need to buy it

il n'est pas nécessaire de l'acheter

to buy a subscription to a club

offrir une adhésion à un club

to buy some fruit such as apples

acheter des fruits comme des pommes

if somebody comes, he will buy it

si quelqu'un vient, il l'achètera

either buy it or rent it

achetez-le ou (bien) louez-le

to buy a pig in a poke pej

acheter chat en poche

to buy up the whole store fig

dévaliser tout le magasin

to buy by the kilo/dozen

acheter au kilo/à la douzaine

to buy sb a subscription to a newspaper

abonner qn à un journal