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1 buy
A n1 ( bargain) a good/bad buy une bonne/mauvaise affaire ;1 ( purchase) acheter [food, car, shares, house] (from sb à qn) ; to buy sth from the supermarket/from the baker's/from Buymore acheter qch au supermarché/chez le boulanger/chez Buymore ; to buy sth for sb acheter qch pour qn ; to buy sb sth acheter qch à qn ; the best that money can buy ce qui se fait de mieux ; the best car that money can buy la meilleure voiture qui soit ;2 ( obtain with money) acheter [fame, freedom, friends] ; happiness can't be bought le bonheur ne s'achète pas ; we managed to buy some time nous avons réussi à gagner du temps ;4 ○ ( believe) avaler ○, croire [story, excuse] ; I'm not buying that! on ne me fera pas avaler ça ○ ! ; she bought it elle a marché ○.■ buy in GB:▶ buy [sth] in, buy in [sth] s'approvisionner en [food, coal].■ buy into:■ buy off:▶ buy [sb] off, buy off [sb] acheter [person, witness].■ buy out:▶ buy [sb] out, buy out [sb] Comm racheter la part de [co-owner] ; Mil racheter [soldier] ; to buy oneself out of racheter son engagement dans [army].■ buy up:▶ buy up [sth], buy [sth] up acheter systématiquement [shares, property]. -
2 buy
buy [baɪ](preterite, past participle bought)• to buy o.s. sth s'acheter qch2. noun• it was a good/bad buy c'était une bonne/mauvaise affaire3. compounds(British) [+ goods] s'approvisionner ena. [+ business, organization] acheter des parts de ; [+ industry] investir dans[+ person, group] acheter (le silence de)[+ business partner] racheter la part de* * *[baɪ] 1.1) ( bargain)a good/bad buy — une bonne/mauvaise affaire
2) ( purchase) acquisition f2.transitive verb (prét, pp bought)1) ( purchase) acheter [food, car, shares, house] ( from somebody à quelqu'un)to buy something from the supermarket/from the baker's — acheter quelque chose au supermarché/chez le boulanger
2) ( obtain with money) acheter [fame, freedom, friends]3) ( bribe) acheter [loyalty, silence, person]4) (colloq) ( believe) avaler (colloq), croire3.reflexive verb (prét, pp bought)Phrasal Verbs:- buy in- buy into- buy off- buy out- buy up -
3 acquire
(goods, right) acquérir; (property) faire l'acquisition de; (other company) prendre le contrôle de, racheter; (shares) acheter;∎ to acquire an interest in a company prendre une participation dans une société -
4 purchase
1 noun(act of buying, thing bought) achat m; (of company) rachat m;∎ to make a purchase faire un achatpurchase account compte m d'achats; purchase accounting = méthode de comptabilité utilisée lors de l'acquisition d'une entreprise, dans laquelle les résultats de la filiale n'apparaissent pas dans le bilan de la société mère;MARKETING purchase behaviour comportement m d'achat;purchase budget budget m des approvisionnements;purchase cost coût m d'achat;ACCOUNTANCY purchase of debts rachat des créances;MARKETING purchase decision décision f d'achat;MARKETING purchase diary relevé m d'achat journalier;ACCOUNTANCY purchase entry écriture f d'achats;MARKETING purchase environment environnement m d'achat;MARKETING purchase frequency fréquence f d'achat;ACCOUNTANCY purchase invoice facture f d'achat;ACCOUNTANCY purchase invoice ledger journal m factures-fournisseurs;ACCOUNTANCY purchase ledger (grand-) livre m d'achats;purchase method méthode f d'achat;purchase note bordereau m d'achat;purchase price prix m d'achat;purchase report relevé d'achat;purchase return retour m sur achat;purchase tax taxe f à l'achat;purchase value valeur f d'achat;purchase volume volume m d'achatacheter, acquérir;∎ to purchase sth from sb acheter qch à qn;∎ to purchase sth on credit acheter qch à crédit;acheter;∎ now is the time to purchase c'est maintenant qu'il faut acheter -
5 acquire
acquire vtr acquérir [skill, knowledge, experience] ; obtenir [information] ; faire l'acquisition de [house, painting etc] ; prendre [meaning, nuance] ; acheter [company, shares] ; contracter [habit] ; iron se pourvoir de [husband, lover] ; to acquire a taste for sth prendre goût à qch.
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