sales drive in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sales drive in the English»French Dictionary

sales drive N

sales drive

campagne f de vente

Translations for sales drive in the French»English Dictionary

campagne commerciale

sales campaign ou drive

Translations for sales drive in the English»French Dictionary

I.sale [Brit seɪl, Am seɪl] N

1. sale (selling):

sale

vente f (of de, to à)

for sale

à vendre

to put sth up or offer sth for sale

mettre qc en vente

on sale Brit

en vente

on sale Am

en solde

to go on sale Brit

être mis en vente

to go on sale Am

être mis en solde

i'll take them on a sale or return basis

je les prends sous condition de reprise des invendus

for general sale

destiné à la vente (au public)

at point of sale

au point de vente

2. sale (cut price):

sale

solde f

the sales

les soldes

in the sale(s) Brit on sale Am

en solde

to put sth in the sale Brit or on sale Am

solder qc

to have a sale

solder

the sales are on

c'est la saison des soldes

the summer/January sales

les soldes estivales/de janvier

3. sale (event):

sale

vente f

book/furniture sale

vente de livres/de meubles

to have or hold a sale

organiser une vente

4. sale (by salesman):

sale

vente f

to make a sale

réaliser une vente

II.sales N npl

1. sales (amount sold):

sales

ventes fpl

arms/wine sales

ventes fpl d'armes/de vin

sales are up/down

les ventes sont en hausse/en baisse

sales are up/down attr department, growth

des ventes

2. sales (career):

sales

commerce m

3. sales (department):

sales

service m des ventes

I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

1. drive (car journey):

to go for a drive

aller faire un tour (en voiture)

to take sb for a drive

emmener qn faire un tour

to take the car for a drive

faire un tour avec la voiture

it's only five minutes' drive from here

ce n'est qu'à cinq minutes d'ici en voiture

it's a 40 km drive to the hospital

il y a 40 km de route d'ici à l'hôpital

it's an easy drive

le trajet ne pose aucun problème

it's a magnificent drive

c'est un trajet magnifique

2. drive:

drive (campaign, effort)

campagne f (against contre, for, towards pour, to do pour faire)

drive (military)

offensive f

3. drive (motivation, energy):

drive

dynamisme m

drive

énergie f

human drives

instincts mpl humains

the drive to win

la volonté de vaincre

her drive for perfection

sa recherche acharnée de la perfection

4. drive COMPUT:

drive

entraînement m de disques

5. drive MECH (mechanism to transmit power):

drive

transmission f

drive attr mechanism, system

de transmission

6. drive (path):

drive (of house)

allée f

the car is in or on the drive

la voiture est dans l'allée

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf)

drive m

drive (in tennis)

drive m

drive (in tennis)

coup m droit

II.drive <pret drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB trans

1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train, passenger

conduire

drive racing car

piloter

drive cargo, load

transporter

drive distance

parcourir [qc] (en voiture)

what (car) do you drive?

qu'est-ce que tu as comme voiture?

to drive sb to school/to the station

conduire qn à l'école/à la gare

to drive tourists round town

faire visiter la ville à des touristes

she drove me home

elle m'a reconduit chez moi

he hates being driven

il a horreur de se faire conduire

I drive 15 km every day

je fais 15 km en voiture chaque jour

to drive sth into garage, carpark, space

rentrer qc dans

he drove his truck into a wall

il a embouti un mur avec son camion

he drove the car straight at me

il a dirigé la voiture droit sur moi

she drove her car over a cliff

sa voiture s'est écrasée du haut d'une falaise

2. drive (force, compel) poverty, greed, urge:

drive person

pousser (to do à faire)

he was driven to suicide/to drink

il a été poussé au suicide/à la boisson (by par)

hunger drove him to it

c'est la faim qui l'a poussé

to be driven into debt

être contraint à s'endetter

to be driven out of business

être conduit à la faillite

to drive the rate up/down

faire baisser/augmenter le taux

to drive sb mad or crazy inf lit, fig

rendre qn fou/folle or dingue inf

3. drive (chase or herd):

drive herd, cattle

conduire

drive game

rabattre

drive logs

flotter

to drive sheep into a field

conduire des moutons dans un champ

to drive sb off one's land/out of her home

chasser qn de son terrain/de chez elle

he was driven from or out of the country

il a été chassé du pays

to drive evil thoughts from one's mind

écarter de mauvaises pensées de son esprit

4. drive (power, propel):

drive engine, pump, fan

actionner

the generator is driven by steam

le générateur fonctionne à la vapeur

what drives the economy?

quel est le moteur de l'économie?

what drives you?

qu'est-ce qui vous fait courir?

5. drive (push) tide, wind:

drive boat, snow, clouds, person

pousser

the wind drove the clouds along

le vent chassait les nuages

the wind drove the rain against the windscreen

le vent rabattait la pluie contre le pare-brise

to drive a nail in(to)

enfoncer un clou (dans)

to drive a tunnel through sth

percer un tunnel dans qc

to drive a road through an area

faire passer une route à travers une région

to drive sth into sb's head fig

faire rentrer qc dans la tête de qn

6. drive (force to work hard):

drive pupil, recruit

pousser

you're driving that child too hard

tu pousses trop cet enfant

7. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf) ball

envoyer

drive (in tennis) ball

envoyer [qc] d'un coup droit

to drive the ball into the rough (in golf)

envoyer son drive dans le rough

III.drive <pret drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB intr

1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:

conduire

can you drive?

est-ce que tu sais conduire?

will you drive?

est-ce que tu peux conduire?

he drives for Ferrari SPORTS

il pilote pour Ferrari

to drive along

rouler

I took pictures as we drove along

j'ai pris des photos en route

you can't drive along the High Street

on n'a pas le droit de circuler dans la grand-rue

to drive on the left/at 80 km per hour/on the main road

rouler à gauche/à 80 km à l'heure/sur la grand-route

to drive to work/to London

aller au travail/à Londres en voiture

to drive into garage, carpark, space

entrer dans

to drive into tree, lamppost

rentrer dans

I drove into a ditch

je suis allé dans le fossé

to drive up/down a hill

monter/descendre une côte

to drive past

passer

to drive at sb

se diriger sur qn

the taxi drove out of the station

le taxi a quitté la gare

you use a lot of petrol driving around town

la conduite en ville consomme beaucoup d'essence

2. drive SPORTS:

drive (in golf)

driver

drive (in tennis)

faire un drive

IV.to drive oneself VB refl

1. to drive oneself MOTOR:

to drive oneself

conduire soi-même

the Minister drives himself

le Ministre conduit sa voiture lui-même

to drive oneself to hospital

se conduire soi-même à l'hôpital

2. to drive oneself (push oneself):

to drive oneself to do

se forcer à faire

to drive oneself too hard

se surmener

sales drive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sales drive in the English»French Dictionary

sales drive N

sales drive

campagne f de vente

Translations for sales drive in the English»French Dictionary

sale [seɪl] N

1. sale (act of selling):

sale

vente f

to put sth up for sale

mettre qc en vente

for sale

à vendre

for sale

à remettre Belg

on sale

en vente

2. sale pl (amount sold):

sale

chiffre m d'affaires

3. sale pl (special selling event):

the sales

les soldes

the sales

les aubaines Quebec

summer sales

soldes d'été

I.drive [draɪv] N

1. drive (act of driving):

drive

conduite f

to go for a drive

aller faire un tour en voiture

2. drive (distance driven):

drive

trajet m

it's a 10 km drive from here

c'est à 10 km d'ici

it's ten minute's drive from here

c'est à dix minutes d'ici en voiture

3. drive no pl TECH (transmission):

drive

propulsion f

front-wheel drive

traction f avant

a four wheel drive

un véhicule à quatre roues motrices

right-hand drive

(véhicule m à) conduite f à droite

4. drive no pl PSYCH:

drive

dynamisme m

to lack drive

manquer d'ardeur f

sex drive

appétit m sexuel

5. drive (campaign):

drive

campagne f

to be on an economy drive

concentrer ses efforts sur l'économie

a fund-raising drive

une campagne de récolte de fonds

6. drive (small road):

drive

allée f

7. drive SPORTS (long hit):

drive

dégagement m

8. drive AGR (forced march):

drive

conduite f

9. drive COMPUT:

hard disk drive

unité f de disque

II.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB trans

1. drive AUTO:

drive

conduire

to drive 10 km

rouler 10 km

to drive the car in the garage

rentrer la voiture dans le garage

2. drive (urge):

drive

conduire

drive a herd, the economy

mener

to drive sb/sth out of sth

chasser qn/qc de qc

3. drive (propel):

drive

entraîner

4. drive (impel):

drive

obliger

to drive sb to drink/to suicide

pousser qn à la boisson/au suicide

5. drive (render):

drive

rendre

to drive wild

exciter

6. drive (force through blows):

drive nail, wedge

planter

drive into the ground

enfoncer

to drive a wedge between sb/sth a. fig

dresser une barrière entre qn/qc

7. drive TECH (provide the power):

drive

fournir l'énergie

8. drive SPORTS (hit):

drive

dégager

Phrases:

to drive a hard bargain

attendre beaucoup de qn (en retour)

to drive one's message home

bien se faire comprendre

III.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB intr AUTO

1. drive (operate):

drive

conduire

to drive into sth

rentrer dans qc

2. drive (travel):

drive

se rendre

to drive past

passer en voiture

to drive away

partir en voiture

3. drive TECH:

drive (function)

fonctionner

drive (to cause to function)

actionner

drive (to control)

commander

drive (to drill)

forer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These additional sales drive a greater awareness of the company's ales and lagers in the craft beer marketplace.

www.stockhouse.com

The sales drive has been accompanied by a retailtainment and airport media strategy to create additional consumer engagement and awareness.

www.moodiereport.com

The same cold that drove chips sales drives the players, coaches and supporters home quickly.

www.stuff.co.nz

The company ran ads in newspapers and on the fledgling medium of radio and also enlisted its employees in sales drives.

en.wikipedia.org

The battle for sales drives businesses to be even more focused on reducing the number of customers dropping off before transactions are completed.

www.information-age.com

This allows you to keep control, rather than letting the coupons and sales drive your shopping.

www.cbc.ca

Aligning those decisions with sales drives a successful sales organisation.

www.manmonthly.com.au

Anecdotal evidence suggests there has been an unprecedented sales drive this summer, with particularly attractive deals offered to wavering executive-seat customers.

news.bbc.co.uk

Within two days a local computer firm had built a website for the sales drive.

www.northbaynipissing.com

Speaking of money, hint hotlines were once the second-scammiest thing happening to kids at the time (next to school magazine sales drives).

www.gamespy.com