impulse buy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for impulse buy in the English»French Dictionary

impulse buy, impulse purchase N

impulse buy

achat m d'impulsion

Translations for impulse buy in the English»French Dictionary

impulse [Brit ˈɪmpʌls, Am ˈɪmˌpəls] N

1. impulse (urge):

impulse

impulsion f

to have a sudden impulse to do

avoir une envie soudaine de faire

her immediate impulse was to say no

sur le coup elle a eu envie de refuser

to act on (an) impulse (rashly)

agir sur un coup de tête

to act on (an) impulse (spontaneously)

obéir or céder à une impulsion

on a sudden impulse she turned back

cédant à une impulsion elle a fait demi-tour

the impulse to communicate

l'envie de communiquer

a generous impulse

un élan de générosité

a person of impulse

un/-e impulsif/-ive m/f

2. impulse (stimulus):

impulse

impulsion f

to give an impulse to economic recovery

donner une impulsion au redressement économique

3. impulse PHYSIOL:

impulse

influx m nerveux

4. impulse:

impulse ELEC, PHYS

impulsion f

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

impulse buy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for impulse buy in the English»French Dictionary

impulse [ˈɪmpʌls] N

1. impulse (urge):

impulse

élan m

an impulse of curiosity

une soudaine curiosité

to do sth on (an) impulse

faire qc sur un coup de tête

to have a sudden impulse to +infin

avoir subitement envie de +infin

2. impulse ELEC, PHYS:

impulse

impulsion f

3. impulse ANAT:

impulse

influx m nerveux

4. impulse (motive):

the impulse behind sth

la raison qui se cache derrière qc

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