pyramid selling in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pyramid selling in the English»French Dictionary

pyramid selling N

pyramid selling

vente f en cascade

Translations for pyramid selling in the English»French Dictionary

I.sell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] N inf (deception, disappointment)

sell

déception f

it was a real sell!

qu'est-ce qu'on s'est fait avoir! inf

II.sell <pret, pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB trans

1. sell (gen) COMM:

sell goods, article, house, car, insurance

vendre

to sell sth at a loss/low price/profit

vendre qc à perte/à bas prix/avec du bénéfice

shop that sells clothes/groceries/stamps

magasin qui or où l'on vend des vêtements/de l'épicerie/des timbres

to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

vendre qc à qn

I sold her my car, I sold my car to her

je lui ai vendu ma voiture

to sell sth for £3

vendre qc (pour) 3 livres

to sell sth at or for £5 each/a dozen

vendre qc 5 livres pièce /la douzaine

‘stamps/phonecards sold here’

‘ici on vend des timbres/des cartes de téléphone’

‘sold’ (on article, house)

‘vendu’

sold to the lady in the corner (at auction)

adjugé, vendu à la dame dans le coin

the novel has sold millions (of copies)

le roman s'est vendu à des millions d'exemplaires

to sell sth back

revendre qc

to be sold into slavery

être vendu comme esclave

2. sell (promote sale of) quality, reputation, scandal:

sell product, book, newspaper

faire vendre

her name will help to sell the film

son nom aidera à promouvoir le film

3. sell (put across, make attractive):

sell person, campaign, government:

faire accepter, vendre pej

idea, image, policy, party to sell sth to sb, to sell sb sth

faire accepter qc à qn, vendre qc à qn pej

the party failed to sell its policies to the electorate

le parti n'a pas réussi à faire accepter or vendre sa politique aux électeurs

4. sell (cause to appear true) inf:

to sell sb sth, to sell sth to sb

faire avaler qc à qn inf

lie, story, excuse he tried to sell me some line about losing his diary

il a essayé de me faire avaler je ne sais quelle histoire comme quoi il avait perdu son agenda inf

5. sell (surrender, betray):

sell honour, integrity, reputation, country

trahir

III.sell <pret, pp sold> [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl] VB intr

1. sell person, shop, dealer:

sell

vendre

to sell at a loss/profit/high price

vendre à perte/avec du bénéfice/à un bon prix

to sell to sb

vendre à qn

I'll sell to the highest bidder

je vendrai au plus offrant

to sell for £50 dealer, seller:

vendre à 50 livres

I'll sell for the best price

je vendrai au meilleur prix

to sell as is COMM

vendre en l'état

‘sell by June 27’

‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’

2. sell goods, product, house, book:

sell

se vendre

the new model is/isn't selling (well)

le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal

to sell in millions/in great quantities

se vendre à des millions d'exemplaires/en grande quantités

it only sells to a sophisticated market/to children

cela ne se vend que sur un marché raffiné/qu'aux enfants

IV.to sell oneself <pret, pp sold> VB refl

1. to sell oneself (prostitute oneself):

to sell oneself lit, fig

se vendre (to à, for pour)

2. to sell oneself (put oneself across):

to sell oneself

se vendre inf

you've got to sell yourself at the interview

il faut que tu te vendes lors de l'entretien inf

V.sell [Brit sɛl, Am sɛl]

to be sold on

être emballé par inf

idea, person you've been sold inf!

tu t'es fait rouler! inf

idea, person you've been sold inf!

tu t'es fait avoir!

See also soft sell, hard sell

soft sell N

soft sell

vente f persuasive

soft sell

méthode f de vente persuasive

hard sell N

1. hard sell:

hard sell

vente f selon des méthodes agressives

to give sb the hard sell to do a hard sell on sb

essayer de forcer qn à acheter

Phrases:

hard-sell attr tactic, technique, approach

de vente agressive

selling [Brit ˈsɛlɪŋ, Am ˈsɛlɪŋ] N U

selling

vente f

telephone selling

vente par téléphone

panic selling FIN

vente(s) précipitée(s)

I.pyramid [Brit ˈpɪrəmɪd, Am ˈpɪrəˌmɪd] N

pyramid

pyramide f

II.pyramid [Brit ˈpɪrəmɪd, Am ˈpɪrəˌmɪd] VB intr FIN

pyramid

spéculer en réinvestissant des bénéfices fictifs

pyramid selling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pyramid selling in the English»French Dictionary

pyramid selling N no pl ECON, LAW

pyramid selling

vente f pyramidale

Translations for pyramid selling in the English»French Dictionary

selling N

selling

vente f

I.sell [sel] N no pl (thing to sell)

sell

vente f

hard/soft sell

vente agressive/non agressive

II.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB trans

sell

vendre

sell

remettre Belg

to sell wholesale/retail

vendre en gros/au détail

to sell at a loss/profit

vendre à perte/en réalisant un bénéfice

to sell sth on credit

vendre qc à crédit

to sell forward FIN

vendre à terme

Phrases:

to sell one's body

vendre son corps

to sell one's soul to the devil

vendre son âme au diable

to sell sb down the river

lâcher qn

he sold himself short

il n'a pas su se vendre à sa juste valeur

III.sell <sold, sold> [sel] VB intr

sell

se vendre

Phrases:

to sell like hot cakes

se vendre comme des petits pains

pyramid [ˈpɪrəmɪd] N

pyramid

pyramide f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In an early episode, she engages in pyramid selling of cleaning products, but at the end of series 2 she is shown working as a supervisor in a call centre.

en.wikipedia.org

It sits at often imaginary sale value as an asset offering security on loans to do the same, a sort of pyramid selling in reverse.

sluggerotoole.com

Pyramid selling schemes are deliberate scams designed to benefit the originators while taking advantage of later recruits.

www.dynamicbusiness.com.au

This political pyramid selling scheme has a sound cash basis.

sluggerotoole.com

Among the breaches uncovered so far are employers promoting franchise opportunities or pyramid selling schemes which require applicants to part with money up front.

www.independent.co.uk

You may even find it is actually a pyramid selling scheme and the only money available is for getting other people to sign up.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Subsidies can not get around these inherent deficits, you simply create a goverment approved pyramid selling scheme at the expense of energy consumers.

news.bbc.co.uk

On that basis, it is likened to a pyramid selling scheme.

en.wikipedia.org

But it faces accusations of sophisticated pyramid selling.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Sales are based on a peer-to-peer distribution model and that is the cause of the pyramid selling claims.

www.abc.net.au