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1 haggle
haggle ['hægəl]∎ to haggle over the price marchander sur le prix(b) (argue over details) chicaner, chipoter;∎ to haggle over or about sth chicaner ou chipoter sur qch2 noun∎ after a long haggle over the price après un long marchandage sur le prix -
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haggle [ˈhægl]( = bargain) marchander ; ( = quibble) ergoter* * *['hægl]intransitive verb marchanderto haggle about ou over something — discuter du prix de quelque chose
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3 haggle
haggle vi marchander ; to haggle about ou over sth discuter du prix de qch ; after a lot of haggling après un long marchandage. -
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5 haggle
['hæɡl](to argue about the price of something, or about the terms of an agreement.) marchander -
6 to haggle
1) màrchànder2) chicaner; fam. chipoterEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to haggle
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7 barter
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1 noun(a) (agreement) marché m, affaire f;∎ a bad bargain une mauvaise affaire;∎ to strike or make a bargain with sb conclure ou faire un marché avec qn;∎ to drive a hard bargain être dur(e) en affaires(b) (good buy) affaire f, occasion fbargain counter rayon m des soldes;bargain offer offre f exceptionnelle;bargain price prix m de solde ou exceptionnelthe unions are bargaining with management for an eight percent pay rise les syndicats négocient une hausse de salaire de huit pour cent avec la direction∎ to bargain with sb marchander avec qn;∎ to bargain over sth marchander qch -
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A n troc m.C vi1 ( by exchange) faire du troc ; ( one deal) faire un troc ;2 ( haggle) marchander. -
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bargain ['bɑ:gɪn]1 noun∎ a good/bad bargain une bonne/mauvaise affaire;∎ to strike or to make a bargain with sb conclure un marché avec qn;∎ to drive a hard bargain marchander d'une façon acharnée;∎ you keep your end of the bargain and I'll keep mine vous respectez vos engagements et je respecterai les miens;∎ we had a drink to seal the bargain nous avons pris un verre pour conclure le marché(b) (good buy) occasion f;∎ it's a real bargain! c'est une bonne affaire!, c'est une occasion!;∎ to go bargain hunting faire les soldes; (in second-hand shops) chiner∎ she bargained with me over the price of the shoes elle a marchandé avec moi au sujet du prix des chaussures(b) (negotiate) négocier;∎ the unions are bargaining with management for an 8% pay rise les syndicats négocient une hausse de salaire de 8% avec la direction;∎ I won't bargain with you je ne parlementerai pas avec vouspar-dessus le marché;∎ I was tired, hungry and had a headache into the bargain j'étais fatigué, j'avais faim et en plus j'avais mal à la tète►► bargain basement (in shop) = dans certains grands magasins, sous-sol où sont regroupés les articles en solde et autres bonnes affaires;bargain break séjour m discompté;bargain counter rayon m des soldes;bargain offer promotion f, offre f exceptionnelle;bargain price prix m avantageux;bargain sale soldes mpl exceptionnels;bargain store magasin m bon marché(rights, reputation) brader; (freedom) sacrifier(anticipate) s'attendre à;∎ I hadn't bargained for this je ne m'étais pas attendu à ça;∎ they got more than they bargained for ils ne s'attendaient pas à un coup pareil;∎ things happened more quickly than he had bargained for les choses sont allées plus vite qu'il n'avait pensé(depend on) compter sur;∎ I'm bargaining on it je compte là-dessus;∎ I hadn't bargained on this happening! je ne m'attendais pas à cela! -
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barter ['bɑ:tə(r)]1 noun(UNCOUNT) échange m, troc m;∎ a system of barter une économie de trocéchanger, troquer;∎ they bartered animals for cloth ils ont échangé des animaux contre du tissu;∎ figurative he bartered his freedom for money il a vendu sa liberté pour de l'argent(exchange) faire un échange ou un troc; (haggle) marchander►► Commerce a barter society une société vivant du troc;a barter system une économie de troc(rights) vendre;∎ he's bartered away his honour il s'est vendu
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haggle — hag‧gle [ˈhægl] verb [intransitive] COMMERCE to argue about a price or other amount of money before reaching an agreement: haggle over • The Maine Legislature has been haggling over the state s budget for months. haggling noun [uncountable] … Financial and business terms
Haggle — Hag gle, v. i. To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to chaffer; to higgle. [1913 Webster] Royalty and science never haggled about the value of blood. Walpole. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haggle — Hag gle, n. The act or process of haggling. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Haggle — Hag gle (h[a^]g g l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haggled} ( g ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haggling} ( gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of Scot. hag, E. hack. See {Hack} to cut.] To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or cut in an unskillful manner; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
haggle — I verb argue, bargain, beat down, bid for, chaffer, deal, dicker, dispute, drive a bargain, higgle, make terms, negotiate, palter, quibble, stickle, underbid, wrangle associated concepts: arm s length bargaining, bickering over price II index… … Law dictionary
haggle — (v.) 1570s, to cut unevenly (implied in haggler), frequentative of haggen to chop (see HACK (Cf. hack) (v.1)). Sense of argue about price first recorded c.1600, probably from notion of chopping away. Related: Haggled; haggling … Etymology dictionary
haggle — [v] bicker, quarrel argue, bargain, barter, beat down*, cavil, chaffer, deal, dicker*, dispute, hammer out a deal*, horse trade*, make a deal*, palter, quibble, squabble, wrangle; concept 46 Ant. agree, comply, concur … New thesaurus
haggle — ► VERB ▪ dispute or bargain persistently, especially over a price. ► NOUN ▪ a period of haggling. DERIVATIVES haggler noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «hack, mangle»: from Old Norse … English terms dictionary
haggle — [hag′əl] vt. haggled, haggling [freq. of HAG2] to chop or cut crudely; hack; mangle vi. to argue about terms, price, etc.; bargain; wrangle n. the act of haggling haggler n … English World dictionary
haggle — UK [ˈhæɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms haggle : present tense I/you/we/they haggle he/she/it haggles present participle haggling past tense haggled past participle haggled 1) to argue in order to agree on the price of something haggle… … English dictionary
haggle — [[t]hæ̱g(ə)l[/t]] haggles, haggling, haggled V RECIP If you haggle, you argue about something before reaching an agreement, especially about the cost of something that you are buying. [V with n] Ella showed her the best places to go for a good… … English dictionary