non-returnable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for non-returnable in the English»French Dictionary

non-returnable [Brit, Am ˌnɑnrəˈtərnəb(ə)l] ADJ

non-returnable bottle:

non-returnable

non consigné

Translations for non-returnable in the French»English Dictionary

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non consigné

nonreturnable

perdu (perdue) (non consigné)

non returnable

en verre perdu

nonreturnable

non-returnable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for non-returnable in the English»French Dictionary

non-returnable ADJ

non-returnable

non consigné(e)

Translations for non-returnable in the French»English Dictionary

bouteille [butɛj] N f

bouteille consignée/non consignée

returnable/non-returnable bottle

boire à la bouteille

to drink from the bottle

une bonne bouteille

a good bottle

I.perdu(e) [pɛʀdy] VB

perdu part passé de perdre

II.perdu(e) [pɛʀdy] ADJ

1. perdu:

perdu(e)

lost

2. perdu:

perdu(e) (qui a été égaré) objet

lost

perdu(e) chien

stray

perdu(e) (sans propriétaire)

abandoned

3. perdu (gaspillé, manqué):

soirée/temps/argent de perdu

waste of an evening/of time/of money

place de perdu

wasted space

occasion de perdu

wasted opportunity

4. perdu (de loisir):

à mes heures perdues [ou moments perdus]

in my spare time

5. perdu (isolé):

perdu(e) pays, coin, endroit

out-of-the-way

6. perdu (non consigné):

perdu(e) bouteille

non-returnable

perdu(e) emballage

disposable

7. perdu (mourant):

perdu(e)

dying

See also perdre

I.perdre [pɛʀdʀ] VB intr

perdre au jeu/au loto/aux élections

to lose at the tables/on the lottery/in the elections

Phrases:

y perdre COMM

to make a loss

II.perdre [pɛʀdʀ] VB trans

1. perdre:

perdre

to lose

perdre date, nom

to forget

2. perdre (cesser d'avoir):

perdre réputation, estime, vitesse

to lose

perdre habitude

to get out of

perdre de son prestige

to lose some of one's prestige

n'avoir rien à perdre dans qc

to have nothing to lose by sth

3. perdre (se voir privé d'une partie de soi):

perdre

to lose

il perd la vue/l'ouïe

his sight/hearing is failing

perdre le goût de qc

to lose one's taste for sth

4. perdre (laisser s'échapper):

perdre sang

to lose

tu perds ton pantalon

your trousers are falling down Brit

tu perds ton pantalon

your pants are falling down Am

elle perdait une de ses chaussures

one of her shoes was coming off

5. perdre (gaspiller):

perdre du temps, une heure

to waste

perdre une occasion

to miss an opportunity

faire perdre une heure à qn

to waste an hour of sb's time

6. perdre (rater):

perdre qc en ne faisant pas qc [ou à ne pas faire qc]

to miss sth by not doing sth

tu n'y perds rien!

you haven't missed anything!

7. perdre (ruiner):

perdre qn

to be the ruin of sb

Phrases:

tu ne perds rien pour attendre!

you're not getting off so lightly!

ne pas en perdre une miette

to let nothing escape one

III.perdre [pɛʀdʀ] VB refl

1. perdre (s'égarer):

se perdre dans la/en forêt

to get lost in the/a forest

se perdre en route colis, lettre

to get lost in the post

2. perdre (s'attarder à):

se perdre dans des explications

to get bogged down in explanations

3. perdre (se plonger):

se perdre dans ses pensées

to be lost in thought

4. perdre (disparaître):

se perdre sens, bonnes habitudes

to be lost

se perdre coutume, tradition, métier

to be dying out

5. perdre (faire naufrage):

se perdre

to sink

un bateau s'est perdu

a boat has been lost

6. perdre (se gâter):

se perdre fruits, légumes

to go bad

se perdre récolte

to be lost

7. perdre (rester inutilisé):

se perdre ressources

to go to waste

se perdre initiative, occasion

to be lost

Phrases:

il y a des gifles qui se perdent inf

someone needs a clip round the ear

je m'y perds

I can't make head (n)or tail of it

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This ability to fine-tune an order was crucial to the establishment of a non-returnable system.

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Prices ranged from $249.00 to $699.00, marked down from retail prices as high as $9,000; gowns were non-returnable.

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Many potential factors are involved in environmental comparisons of returnable vs non-returnable systems.

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It turns the purchased child into a product or commodity, except that they're non-returnable.

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This man orchestrated bogus refunds for tens of thousands of non-returnable beverage containers.

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