horse-trading in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for horse-trading in the English»French Dictionary

horse-trading N lit, fig

horse-trading

maquignonnage m

Translations for horse-trading in the French»English Dictionary

marchandage [maʀʃɑ̃daʒ] N m

1. marchandage (sur le prix):

marchandage

haggling (de over)

après un long marchandage

after lengthy haggling

faire du marchandage

to haggle

2. marchandage (tractations):

marchandage

bargaining uncountable

marchandage

haggling pej

des marchandages politiques

political bargaining

se livrer à un féroce marchandage

to engage in hard political bargaining ou fierce horse-trading

3. marchandage LAW:

le gouvernement veut réprimer le marchandage de main-d'œuvre

the government wants to put an end to labour-only subcontracting

horse-trading in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for horse-trading in the English»French Dictionary

horse-trading N no pl pej

horse-trading

marchandage m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There can be horse-trading and negotiation, which is something that can't be done in court.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Especially when it emerges that the question may have been the subject of horse-trading and attempts at a coup.

en.wikipedia.org

The government secured the crossbench votes it needed after frenzied deal-making and horse-trading in the final parliamentary sitting week of 2016.

www.canberratimes.com.au

Fearing punishment, what sort of backroom deals, pressure tactics and horse-trading would there be in the upper house then?

thechronicleherald.ca

A lot of political horse-trading is currently underway and will intensify in the coming days.

www.waterford-today.ie

Once the horse-trading starts, no one can guess where it will end.

www.tbo.com

Reform comes up against tradition, vested interests and political horse-trading.

www.lowyinterpreter.org

The selection process is not transparent and is done in backrooms where much political horse-trading occurs.

en.wikipedia.org

Spending on sickness is not discretionary and there's no place for horse-trading here.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

You have to use suasion, logic, sometimes even horse-trading.

www.thestar.com