buying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for buying in the English»French Dictionary

buying [Brit ˈbʌɪɪŋ, Am ˈbaɪɪŋ] N

buying

achat m

buying frenzy [ˈbʌɪɪŋ ˌfrenzi] N

buying frenzy

fièvre f acheteuse

bulk-buying N

bulk-buying (by individual)

achat m en grosses quantités

bulk-buying (by company)

achat m en gros

buying power N COMM

buying power

pouvoir m d'achat

panic buying N U

panic buying

achats mpl par crainte de la pénurie

home buying N

home buying

accession f à la propriété

impulse buying N U

impulse buying

achat m d'impulsion

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

I.buy in VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] Brit (buy [sth] in, buy in [sth])

buy in food, coal:

buy in

s'approvisionner en

I.buy out VB [Brit bʌɪ -, Am baɪ -] (buy [sb] out, buy out [sb])

buy out COMM co-owner

racheter la part de

buy out MIL soldier

racheter

to buy oneself out of army

racheter son engagement dans

buying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for buying in the English»French Dictionary

bulk buying N ECON

bulk buying no pl

achat m en gros

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

bulk buy VB intr, trans

bulk buy

acheter en grosse quantité

buy out VB trans

1. buy out COMM:

buy out

désintéresser

to buy sb out

racheter les parts de qn

2. buy out Brit MIL:

to buy oneself out

se racheter

buy up VB trans

to buy up houses/shares

acheter toutes les maisons/toutes les parts

to buy up the whole store fig

dévaliser tout le magasin

buy in VB trans Brit

buy in

s'approvisionner en

buy off VB trans

buy off

acheter

Translations for buying in the French»English Dictionary

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achat

buying

désintéressement

buying out

PEL

savings plan for buying property

buying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to buy a pig in a poke

acheter les yeux fermés

panic buying

le stockage

to buy a subscription to a club

offrir une adhésion à un club

to buy some fruit such as apples

acheter des fruits comme des pommes

if somebody comes, he will buy it

si quelqu'un vient, il l'achètera

he's buying it when he could borrow it

il l'achète alors qu'il pourrait l'emprunter

they blackmailed me into buying them ice cream

ils m'ont menacé pour que je leur achète (subj) des glaces

to have a mania for buying shoes

avoir la folie des chaussures

to buy a pig in a poke pej

acheter chat en poche

to buy sb a subscription to a newspaper

abonner qn à un journal

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Any new source of supply might also reduce speculators buying in the hope of making a quick profit.

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They regretted buying the cramped 23-footer with an uncomfortable foldout bed.

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As an aside, the author suggests buying a mincer and grinding up your own meat rather than buying it ready-prepared.

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Handy or just creepy -- how do algorithms influence our buying habits?

www.thejournal.ie

Second, probabilistic insurance represents many forms of protective action, such as having a medical checkup, buying new tires, or installing a burglar alarm system.

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Over 2,500 pounds was spent in buying entries and launching the Christmas card industry as an annual custom throughout the world.

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But the city did have an operating budget, which the architects used in a plan based on renting, rather than buying, the pavilion's parts.

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But user experience begins when the price has accomplished its purpose of influencing a buying decision.

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In recent years, more frugal or eco-friendly brides have started a new trend by buying preowned wedding dresses.

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Players gain planets in two ways: by buying planets, or by attacking other players and taking their planets.

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