panic buying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for panic buying in the English»French Dictionary

panic buying N U

panic buying

achats mpl par crainte de la pénurie

Translations for panic buying 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

buying [Brit ˈbʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈbaɪɪŋ] N

buying

achat m

I.panic <pres part panicking; pret, pp panicked> [Brit ˈpanɪk, Am ˈpænɪk] N

1. panic (gen):

panic

panique f

panic

affolement m

in a panic

dans l'affolement

to get into a panic

s'affoler, être pris de panique (about à cause de)

to throw sb into a panic

affoler qn

the news threw the city into a panic

la nouvelle a semé la panique dans la ville

the news threw the city into a panic attr decision

pris dans un moment de panique

the news threw the city into a panic reaction

de panique

2. panic Am inf:

she's a panic

elle est impayable inf

II.panic <pres part panicking; pret, pp panicked> [Brit ˈpanɪk, Am ˈpænɪk] VB trans <pres part panicking; pret, pp panicked>

panic

affoler, paniquer inf

panic person, animal crowd

semer la panique dans

to be panicked into doing

se laisser affoler et faire

III.panic <pres part panicking; pret, pp panicked> [Brit ˈpanɪk, Am ˈpænɪk] VB intr <pres part panicking; pret, pp panicked>

panic person, animal, crowd:

panic

s'affoler, paniquer inf

don't panic!

pas de panique!

to panic at the idea/sight of

s'affoler à l'idée/la vue de

panic buying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for panic buying in the English»French Dictionary

panic buying

le stockage

Translations for panic buying in the English»French Dictionary

I.panic [ˈpænɪk] N

panic

panique f

to get in/into a panic

paniquer

II.panic <-ck-> [ˈpænɪk] VB intr

1. panic (lose control):

to panic about sth

paniquer à cause de qc

2. panic (cause quick thoughtless action):

panic

s'affoler

III.panic [ˈpænɪk] VB trans

panic

affoler

to panic sb into doing sth

précipiter qn à faire qc

IV.panic [ˈpænɪk] ADJ

panic decision, measure:

panic

dicté par la panique

panic buying

le stockage

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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Most of this was due to panic buying, as noted in the film, rather than physical shortage.

en.wikipedia.org

It is panic buying, those who work here say.

www.afr.com

There had been some panic buying of petrol due to this protest and there were temporary closures of some petrol stations.

en.wikipedia.org

The big chains had planned for the festive rush but not for cyclonic panic buying.

blogs.abc.net.au

Panic buying and fuel hoarding began to occur within days of the storm.

en.wikipedia.org

When there is a shortage, panic buying will make the long queue longer.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

It wasn't about supply, it was not being able to keep up with demand -- people were panic buying.

www.stuff.co.nz

Members of the public are advised not to engage in panic buying as there is no shortage of petrol.

thenewsnigeria.com.ng

It urged the citizens to shun panic buying and undue return trips, "as this attitude emboldens marketers to hoard products".

thenationonlineng.net

Subsequent protests have not had as significant an impact but did result in panic buying in 2005 and again in 2007.

en.wikipedia.org