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sell [sel](pt & pp sold [səʊld])1 noun∎ to sell sb sth or sth to sb vendre qch à qn;∎ he sold me his car for $1,000 il m'a vendu sa voiture (pour) 1000 dollars;∎ stamps are now also sold in some shops les timbres sont maintenant vendus aussi dans certains magasins;∎ he sells computers for a living il gagne sa vie en vendant des ordinateurs;∎ a shop that sells clothes/furniture un magasin de vêtements/meubles;∎ the book sold 50,000 copies, 50,000 copies of the book were sold le livre s'est vendu à 50 000 exemplaires;∎ to sell sth for cash vendre qch au comptant;∎ to sell sth on credit vendre qch à crédit;∎ to sell sth cheap vendre qch à bas prix;∎ to sell sth at a loss vendre qch à perte;∎ they sell the cassettes at £3 each ils vendent les cassettes 3 livres pièce;∎ she was sold into slavery/prostitution on l'a vendue comme esclave/prostituée;∎ she sold her body or herself to buy food elle s'est prostituée pour acheter à manger;∎ they sold classified information to our competitors ils ont vendu des renseignements confidentiels à nos concurrents;∎ he sold state secrets to the enemy il a vendu des secrets d'État à l'ennemi;∎ he'd sell his own grandmother for a pint of beer il vendrait son âme pour une bière;∎ to sell one's soul to the devil vendre son âme au diable;∎ humorous I'd sell my soul for a holiday in the Caribbean je ferais ou donnerais n'importe quoi pour passer des vacances aux Caraïbes;∎ to sell oneself short ne pas se montrer à sa juste valeur;∎ don't sell yourself short il faut vous mettre en valeur;∎ I'm often accused of selling the country short on m'accuse souvent de donner une mauvaise image du pays;∎ familiar we were sold a pup or a dud (cheated) on nous a roulés; (sold rubbish) on nous a vendu de la camelote;∎ to sell sb down the river trahir qn(b) (cause to be sold) faire vendre;∎ what really sells newspapers is scandal ce sont les scandales qui font vraiment vendre les journaux;∎ you need a star to sell the movie (to backers) il faut une star dans la distribution du film pour intéresser les investisseurs potentiels; (to the public) il faut une star dans la distribution du film pour attirer le public(c) (promote → idea, image, policy) faire accepter;∎ she sold the idea to the whole council elle a fait accepter l'idée à tout le conseil;∎ to sell an idea to the electorate faire passer une idée auprès des électeurs;∎ a campaign to sell the new party une campagne de publicité pour le nouveau parti;∎ as a politician, it is important to be able to sell yourself les hommes politiques doivent savoir se mettre en valeur∎ she tried to sell me some story or line about running out of petrol elle a essayé de me faire avaler une histoire de panne d'essence∎ we've been sold! on s'est fait avoir ou posséder!∎ the record is selling well le disque se vend bien;∎ the cakes sell for or at 70 pence each les gâteaux se vendent (à) ou valent 70 pence pièce;∎ shares in the company are selling at 109 pence les actions de cette compagnie s'échangent à 109 pence;∎ to sell like hot cakes se vendre comme des petits pains(b) (person, shop) vendre;∎ sorry, I'm not interested in selling désolé, je ne cherche pas à vendre;∎ Stock Exchange to sell short vendre à découvert►► American sell date date f limite de vente;Stock Exchange sell order injonction f à la vente;Stock Exchange sell price prix m (du) comptantrevendrevendre à terme∎ to sell sth forward vendre qch à terme∎ the house was sold off to pay debts la maison a été vendue pour régler des créances;∎ they're selling the plates off at bargain prices ils liquident les assiettes à des prix défiant toute concurrencerevendre (en faisant du bénéfice)➲ sell out∎ the tickets are sold out tous les billets ont été vendus(b) (betray → person, principles) trahir(c) Stock Exchange vendre, réaliser(a) Commerce (sell business) vendre son commerce; (sell stock) liquider (son stock); (run out) vendre ou écouler tout le stock;∎ my father sold out and retired mon père a vendu son affaire et a pris sa retraite;∎ he sold out to some Japanese investors il a vendu à des investisseurs japonais;∎ we've sold out of sugar nous n'avons plus de sucre, nous avons vendu ou écoulé tout notre stock de sucre∎ to sell out to sb vendre ses parts à qn(c) (betray one's principles) renier ses principes;∎ to sell out to the enemy passer à l'ennemi;∎ the government were accused of selling out to terrorism le gouvernement fut accusé d'avoir traité avec les terroristes;∎ critics accused the writer of selling out les critiques ont accusé l'écrivain d'avoir renié ses principes pour plaire au plus grand nombre(shopkeeper) vendre son fonds de commerce ou son affaire; (businessman) vendre son affaire;∎ he sold up and went to Canada il a tout vendu et est parti au Canada
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