sales talk in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sales talk in the English»French Dictionary

sales talk N

sales talk

boniments mpl

Translations for sales talk in the French»English Dictionary

argumentaire

sales talk

Translations for sales talk 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.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] N

1. talk (talking, gossip):

talk U

propos mpl

there is talk of sth/of doing

il est question de qc/de faire, on parle de qc/de faire

there is talk of me doing

il est question que je fasse

there is talk that …

on dit que, le bruit court que …

there is (a lot of) talk about sth

il est (beaucoup) question de qc

he's all talk

il parle beaucoup mais agit peu

it's nothing but or a lot of talk

ce ne sont que de belles paroles

it's just talk

ce ne sont que des paroles en l'air

such talk is dangerous/ridiculous

de tels propos sont dangereux/ridicules

he dismissed talk of problems/defeat

il a refusé de parler des problèmes/de la défaite

they are the talk of the town

on ne parle que d'eux

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

talk

discussion f

to have a talk with sb

parler à qn

to have a talk about sth/sb

parler de qc (with avec)

to have a talk about sth/sb

avoir une discussion à propos de qc (with avec)

3. talk:

talk (speech)

exposé m (about, on sur)

talk (more informal)

causerie f

to give a talk

faire un exposé

radio talk

exposé m à la radio

II.talks N

talks npl (formal discussions):

talks (between governments)

discussions fpl (between entre)

talks (between several groups, countries)

conférence f

talks (between management and unions)

négociations fpl

talks (between management and unions)

discussions fpl (beween entre)

to hold talks

tenir une conférence

arms talks

conférence sur le désarmement

pay talks

négociations salariales

trade talks

négociations commerciales

talks about talks

négociations pour mettre sur pied une conférence

III.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB trans

1. talk (discuss):

to talk business/sport

parler affaires/de sport

2. talk (speak):

talk French, Spanish etc

parler

to talk nonsense

raconter n'importe quoi

she's talking sense

ce qu'elle dit est plein de bon sens

we're talking £2 million/three years inf

il faut compter deux millions de livres sterling/trois ans

we're talking a huge investment/a major project inf

il s'agit d'un investissement énorme/d'un projet important

we're talking big money here inf (discussing large sums of money)

il s'agit ici de sommes considérables

we're talking big money here (discussing wealthy people)

nous parlons ici de gens très riches

3. talk (persuade):

to talk sb into doing

persuader qn de faire

to talk sb out of doing

dissuader qn de faire

you've talked me into it!

vous m'avez convaincu!

he talked his way out of it (out of doing a chore)

il y a échappé grâce à son bagou inf

he talked his way out of it (out of a difficult situation)

il s'en est tiré grâce à son bagou inf

IV.talk [Brit tɔːk, Am tɔk] VB intr

1. talk (converse):

talk

parler , discuter

to talk to or with sb

parler à or avec qn

to talk to oneself

parler tout seul

to talk about sth/about doing

parler de qc/de faire

to talk at sb

parler à qn sans l'écouter

to keep sb talking

faire parler qn aussi longtemps que possible

I'm not talking to him (out of pique)

je ne lui parle plus

talking of films/tennis…

à propos de films/tennis…

he knows/he doesn't know what he's talking about

il sait/il ne sait pas de quoi il parle

it's easy or all right for you to talk, but you don't have to do it!

tu peux parler, mais ce n'est pas toi qui dois le faire!

who am I to talk?

remarque, je peux parler!

look or listen who's talking! you're a fine one to talk!, you can talk!

tu peux parler!

now you're talking!

eh bien voilà!

talk about stupid/expensive inf!

comme idiotie/comme prix élevé, ça se pose un peu là! inf

talk about laugh/work inf!

qu'est-ce qu'on a ri/travaillé!

2. talk (gossip):

talk

parler, bavarder

talk pej

jaser

to give people sth to talk about

donner aux gens matière à jaser

3. talk (give information):

talk person, prisoner, suspect:

parler

sales talk in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sales talk in the French»English Dictionary

boniment d'un vendeur, camelot

sales talk no pl

Translations for sales talk 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.talk [tɔ:k] N

1. talk (discussion):

talk

discussion f

there's talk of a new school

on parle d'une nouvelle école

talks about peace

pourparlers de paix

2. talk (conversation):

talk

conversation f

to have a talk with sb

avoir une conversation avec qn

3. talk (private):

talk

entretien m

4. talk (lecture):

talk

exposé m

5. talk no pl (things said):

talk

paroles fpl

too much talk and no action

trop de parlotte et pas d'action

you're all talk pej

tout ce que tu fais c'est parler

to make small talk

parler de choses et d'autres

II.talk [tɔ:k] VB intr

1. talk (speak):

talk

parler

everybody's talking

tout le monde fait des commentaires

to talk to oneself

se parler à soi-même

to talk about a job

parler d'un travail

we're talking about six million

il s'agit de six millions

talking about [or of] cats

puisqu'on parle de chats

2. talk (speak privately):

talk

s'entretenir

Phrases:

to talk dirty to sb

parler crûment à qn

III.talk [tɔ:k] VB trans

1. talk (speak):

talk English, Arabic

parler

to talk sb into/out of doing sth

convaincre qn de faire qc/de ne pas faire qc

2. talk inf (discuss):

talk

discuter

we're talking big changes

il s'agit de grands changements

Phrases:

to be able to talk the hind leg(s) off a donkey Brit inf

être bavard comme une pie

to talk nonsense [or rubbish] Brit pej

dire n'importe quoi

to talk some sense into sb's head

faire entendre raison à qn

to talk a blue streak Am

être un moulin à paroles

to talk turkey Am inf

mettre cartes sur table

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I would say this is the part of his sales talk that needs the most work.

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The days of smart-mouthed, smooth-operator never-ending sales talk are long gone!

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This is part of their sales talk on the ultimate shelter, designed to protect you through any major world disaster, and it's great for that family vacation trip too.

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Of course, that might just be sales talk: stoking paranoia to boost company profits.

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After initial sales talks, walk away without shaking hands and visit a competitor.

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The packaging specialist was especially delighted with the quality of the sales talks.

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But his level of engagement was so intense and his devoted following grew so large that all the joyful nattering sometimes conspired to stall the sales talk.

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Sales talk you may think, but when it came to sailing her that is precisely what she delivered.

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If a law school told you this, it sounds like marketing and sales talk and not truth.

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Think twice before you become a victim of sales talk or cheap online shopping promos, by committing right away to long-term programs and bulk fitness packages.

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