| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| sell [sth]⇒ vtr | (vend) | vendre⇒ vtr |
| | He sells newspapers for 50 cents each. |
| | Il vend des journaux pour 50 centimes pièce. |
| sell [sth] vtr | (deal in) | vendre⇒ vtr |
| | | faire commerce de loc v + prép |
| | He sells precious metals. |
| | Il vend des métaux précieux. |
| | Il fait commerce de métaux précieux. |
| sell [sb] [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (persuade to buy) | vendre [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | | convaincre [qqn] d'acheter [qch] loc v |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her the car. |
| | Il a eu beau essayer encore et encore, il n'a pas réussi pas à lui vendre la voiture. |
| | Il a eu beau essayer encore et encore, il n'a pas réussi pas à la convaincre d'acheter la voiture. |
| sell [sb] on [sth] vtr phrasal sep | mainly US (convince) (figuré, familier) | vendre [qch] à [qqn] vtr + prép |
| | | convaincre [qqn] vtr |
| | As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea. |
| | Il a eu beau essayer encore et encore, il n'a pas réussi pas à lui vendre l'idée. |
| | Il a eu beau essayer encore et encore, il n'a pas réussi pas à la convaincre. |
| sell [sth/sb]⇒ vtr | figurative (promote, show to advantage) | vendre⇒ vtr |
| | In order to sell yourself in a job interview, self-confidence is key. |
| sell⇒ vi | (get bought) | se vendre⇒ vi |
| | Do those shirts really sell? |
| | Est-ce que ces chemises se vendent vraiment ? |
| Verbes à particule |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
sell [sth] back,
sell back [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (return a purchase) | retourner⇒ vtr |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (dispose of by selling) | liquider⇒ vtr |
| | The company will sell off some of its assets to raise cash. If he needs money he should sell off his collection of paintings. |
| | ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. S'il a besoin d'argent, il devrait liquider sa collection de peintures. |
sell [sth] off,
sell off [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (finance: securities) (des titres) | liquider⇒, vendre⇒ vtr |
| sell out vi phrasal | (all be sold) | être vendu vi + adj |
| | (tickets,...) | être tous vendus, se vendre tous loc v |
| | (spectacle,...) | être complet vi + adj |
| | It's always annoying to get to the ticket booth and be told they've sold out. |
| | C'est toujours énervant d'arriver à la billetterie et qu'on vous dise que tout a été vendu. |
| | C'est toujours énervant d'arriver à la billetterie et qu'on vous dise que tous les billets ont été vendus. |
| | C'est toujours énervant d'arriver à la billetterie et qu'on vous dise que c'est complet. |
| sell out vi phrasal | figurative, slang (betray values) | vendre son âme au diable, trahir ses principes loc v |
| | (trahison) | se vendre⇒ v pron |
| | The artist sold out and started doing commercial work. |
| | L'artiste s'est vendu et a commencé à faire du travail commercial. |
sell [sth] out,
sell out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (stock: discount) | liquider⇒ vtr |
| | Year-end clearances are when they sell out the current car models. |
| | La clôture de l'année est le moment où sont liquidés les modèles de voiture actuels. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| buy and sell v expr | (trade) | acheter et revendre v |
| exclusive right to sell n | (business: sole agent) | droit de vente exclusif, droit d'exclusivité nm |
| | | exclusivité de la vente (de [qch]) nf |
| the hard sell n | informal (aggressive sales) | vente agressive nf |
| | The hard sell is a tactic designed to quickly close a sale. |
| | La vente agressive est une tactique conçue pour rapidement finaliser une vente. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative ([sth]: hard to make desirable) | [qch] de difficile à faire accepter nm |
| | It will be a hard sell to convince the rebels to back a plan to end the civil war. |
| | Il sera difficile de faire accepter aux rebelles de soutenir un projet pour mettre fin à la guerre civile. |
| hard sell n | informal, figurative (person: hard to persuade) | personne difficile à convaincre nf |
| | Mike was a hard sell I, but I eventually won him over. |
| | Mike fut difficile à convaincre mais j'ai finalement réussi à le rallier à ma cause. |
pull date (US),
sell date (US),
sell-by date (UK) n | (date on food packaging) | date limite de vente nf |
| | This cheese is a week past its pull date; I'll throw it out. |
sell [sb] a bill of goods,
sell a bill of goods to [sb] v expr | US, informal (defraud through persuasion) (figuré, familier) | vendre ses salades à [qqn] loc v |
| sell [sb] a pup v expr | figurative, informal (swindle) (familier : duper) | rouler⇒ vtr |
| sell at a discount v expr | (offer for sale at lower price) | vendre à prix réduit vtr |
| | When stores have trouble selling goods at the original price they often sell them at a discount. |
| | | vendre au rabais vtr |
| | | brader⇒ vtr |
| sell at auction v expr | (offer to highest bidder) | vendre aux enchères vtr |
| | He decided to sell his house at auction to get a higher price for it. |
| sell [sb] down the river v expr | figurative (betray) | trahir⇒ vtr |
| sell for [sth] vi + prep | (have a given price) | se vendre pour, se vendre à v pron + prép |
sell like hotcakes,
sell like hot cakes,
go like hotcakes,
go like hot cakes v expr | (sell quickly) (figuré) | se vendre comme des petits pains loc v |
| sell [sth] wholesale vtr + adv | (offer at bulk price) | vendre [qch] en gros vtr |
| | Il vend du bois de chauffage en gros, on ne peut acheter chez lui qu'un mètre cube minimum. |
| sell yourself short v expr | informal (underestimate your abilities) | se dévaloriser⇒, se sous-estimer⇒, se rabaisser⇒ v pron |
| | | être trop modeste loc v |
sell-by date,
US: sell date,
pull date n | (on food packaging) | date limite de vente, date de vente recommandée nf |
sell-off,
selloff n | (business: liquidation) | liquidation nf |
| sell-through n | (quantity of direct sales made) | vente directe nf |
selling off,
sell-off n | (rapid sale) (Comm) | liquidation nf |
| | Le stock invendu est mis en liquidation. |
sellout,
sell-out n | (event: no more tickets) | afficher complet, se jouer à guichets fermés loc v |
| | The boy band had another sellout. |
sellout,
sell-out adj | (for which all tickets are sold) | complet, complète adj |
| | (spectacle) | (qui se joue) à guichets fermés loc adj |
| | The concert is anticipated to be a sellout show, so buy your tickets early. |
sellout,
sell-out n | (all of stocks sold) (Commerce) | liquidation nf |
| | The company changed ownership yesterday after an unexpected sellout. |
sellout,
sell-out n | pejorative, informal (act: against principles) | trahison nf |
| | The band seemed to have integrity, but their appearance in a TV advert was a sellout. |
sellout,
sell-out n | pejorative, informal (person: acts against principles) | vendu, vendue nm, nf |
| | The singer's fans called her a sellout when she accepted a deal with a major record label. |
| soft sell n | (gentle persuasion to buy [sth]) | campagne (de vente) non agressive nf |
| | | vente discrète nf |
| | The salesman tried the soft sell approach on me, but it didn't work: I just wasn't interested. |
upsell [sth],
up-sell [sth]⇒ vtr | (sell [sth] extra) | vendre [qch] en plus (à [qqn]) loc v |
| | | proposer une montée en gamme (à [qqn]) loc v |
| | The company that installed our security system is continually emailing us to upsell innovations of one kind or another. |