| Principales traductions |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
| sale n | (commercial transaction) | vente nf |
| | The sale proceeded as planned. |
| | La vente s'est déroulée comme prévu. |
| sale n | (reduced price offering) | soldes nmpl |
| | The department stores usually have sales in August. |
| | Les grands magasins proposent généralement leurs soldes en août. |
| sale n | (item or quantity sold) (article vendu) | vente nf |
| | "How many sculptures did we sell?" "We had three sales today." |
| | – Combien de sculptures avons-nous vendues ? – Nous avons fait trois ventes aujourd'hui. |
| sales npl | uncountable (total receipts from selling) | ventes nfpl |
| | Sales of smartphones are up by 38% on last year. |
| sales n as adj | (relating to sales) | commercial adj |
| | Leon is preparing his sales presentation for the new product line. |
| sales n | uncountable (profession concerned with selling) | vente nf |
| | Steven works in sales; he earns a huge commission on every item he sells. |
| sales npl | uncountable, informal (department concerned with selling) | service commercial nm |
| Note: Used with a singular verb. |
| | Darren demonstrated the latest edition of the product to sales. |
| Formes composées |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2026:
B/S,
b/s n | written, initialism (bill of sale) | acte de vente nm |
| bake sale n | US (fundraising: selling cakes) | vente de gâteaux, vente de pâtisseries nf |
| | Sally and Marie baked cookies together for the bake sale. |
| | Sally et Marie ont fait des biscuits ensemble pour la vente de pâtisseries. |
| bargain sale n | (discounted price) (surtout au pluriel) | solde nm |
| bill of sale n | (receipt) | acte de vente nm |
| | The dealership gave me a bill of sale when I bought a car. |
| blowout sale n | US, informal (sale of goods at large discount) | grande liquidation nf |
| car boot sale n | UK (sale of used items in public place) | vide-greniers nm inv |
| | There is a car boot sale every week in the town's main car park. |
| cash sale n | ([sth] paid for in cash) | achat en espèces nm |
| | The store had no record that John bought the knife because it was a cash sale. |
| | | vente contre espèces nf |
| clearance sale n | (closeout: sale to clear stock) | liquidation nf |
| | After the fire the bookstore held a clearance sale, and I got lots of books very cheaply. |
| | (Comm, vente) | déstockage nm |
| closing sale n | (risk-reducing transaction) | vente de liquidation nf |
| closing-down sale n | (sale: stock clearance) | liquidation nf |
| distress sale n | (forced sale of [sb]'s property) | vente sur saisie nf |
| EFTPOS n | acronym (payment system) (système bancaire, technique) | transfert électronique de fonds au point de vente nm |
| | (terminal de paiement électronique) | TPE nm inv, abr |
| electronic funds transfer at point of sale n | (payment system) (technique) | transfert électronique de fonds au point de vente nm |
| | (terminal de paiement électronique) | TPE nm inv, abr |
| estate sale n | (to dispose of [sb]'s property) (Droit) | vente sur licitation nf |
| | When old Mrs. Hutchinson passed away, her children held an estate sale to sell all the antique furniture she collected. |
| fire sale n | (sale of fire-damaged goods) | soldes après incendie nmpl |
| | The smoke-damaged merchandise was discounted for the fire sale. |
| fire sale n | figurative (low-price selling of assets) | vente au rabais nf |
| | The struggling business had a fire sale on old stock items, to generate more cash flow. |
| for sale adj | (available for purchase) | à vendre |
| | There's a "For Sale" sign in Richard's garden. |
| | Il y a un panneau "à vendre" dans le jardin de Richard. |
| foreclosure sale n | (finance: auction of foreclosed property) (Droit) | vente après saisie nf |
garage sale,
yard sale n | US (sale of used items) | vide-greniers nm inv |
| | They sold a lot of their old things in a garage sale. |
| | Ils ont vendu beaucoup de leurs vieilles affaires dans un vide-greniers. |
| goods for sale npl | (merchandise) | marchandises nfpl |
| judicial sale n | (law: forced sale of property) | vente judiciaire, vente en justice nf |
| make a sale v expr | (salesperson: close a deal) (courant) | réaliser une vente loc v |
| | A good salesperson can make a sale even after the customer says no. |
| | Un bon vendeur peut réaliser une vente même si le client ne semble pas intéressé au premier abord. |
| | | conclure une vente loc v |
| | Un bon vendeur peut conclure une vente même si le client ne semble pas intéressé au premier abord. |
| | (assez familier) | faire une vente loc v |
| | Un bon vendeur peut faire une vente même si le client ne semble pas intéressé au premier abord. |
| offer [sth] for sale v expr | (put on the market) | mettre en vente vtr |
| | Please offer for sale my share of the project, I need the money for something else. |
| | Je voudrais que vous mettiez en vente mes parts dans le projet, j'ai besoin de cet argent pour autre chose. |
| | | proposer à la vente vtr |
| | Je voudrais que vous proposiez à la vente mes parts dans le projet, j'ai besoin de cet argent pour autre chose. |
| on sale adv | (available for purchase) | en vente adv |
| | People are already queuing up to buy this new smartphone, though it doesn't go on sale until tomorrow morning. |
| on sale adv | US (available at a lowered price) | en solde adv |
| | Look at my new skirt! I got it on sale - 50% off! |
| | Regarde ma nouvelle jupe ! Je l'ai eue en solde, à 50% ! |
| particulars of sale npl | (business: description of terms and item) | détails de la vente nmpl |
| point of sale n | (place where [sth] is sold) | point de vente nm |
| point-of-sale n as adj | (relating to place where [sth] is sold) | de point de vente loc adj |
| | | au point de vente loc adv |
| | Retailers are paying increasing attention to their point-of-sale displays. |
presale,
pre-sale n | (private advance sale) | prévente nf |
presale,
pre-sale adj | (before a sale) (prix) | en prévente loc adj |
presale,
pre-sale n | (period before a sale) | avant-vente nf |
| public sale | (publicly held sale) | vente publique nf |
| put [sth] up for sale v expr | (offer for purchase) | mettre en vente loc v |
| | He put his house up for sale because it had become too small for his family. |
| | Il a mis sa maison en vente parce qu'elle était trop petite pour sa famille. |
| | | mettre sur le marché loc v |
| | Il a mis sa maison sur le marché parce qu'elle était devenue trop petite pour sa famille. |
rummage sale (US),
jumble sale (UK) n | (sale of unwanted items) | braderie nf |
| | (pour une association) | vente de charité, vente de bienfaisance nf |
| | These old clothes of mine are only fit for a jumble sale. |
| | Mes vieilles fringues sont tout juste bonnes pour une braderie. |
| | Mes vieilles fringues sont tout juste bonnes pour une braderie. |
| sale bin n | (basket of discounted items) | bac à promotions nm |
| | Les ménagères papillonnaient autour des bacs à promotions. |
| sale by auction n | (bidding) | vente aux enchères nf |
| sale by sample n | (order based on sample) | vente sur échantillon nf |
| sale price n | (discounted cost) | prix soldé nm |
| | Even the sale price is more than I'm willing to pay. |
| | Même le prix soldé est supérieur à ce que je suis prêt à payer. |
| short sale | (finance) | taux court nm |
| tag sale | US (garage sale) | vide-greniers nm inv |
| white sale n | (sale of domestic appliances) | soldes sur le linge de maison nmpl |
| | (Can) | solde de blanc nm |