sell

sell
sell [sel]
(preterite, past participle sold)
1. transitive verb
   a. vendre ; [+ stock] écouler
• to sell sth for $25 vendre qch 25 dollars
• he sold it to me for $10 il me l'a vendu 10 dollars
• he was selling them for £10 a dozen il les vendait 10 livres la douzaine
• to sell sb short ( = cheat) avoir qn (inf) ; ( = belittle) ne pas rendre justice à qn
• to sell o.s. short ne pas se mettre en valeur
• he sold his soul il a vendu son âme
   b. ( = put across) (inf) to sell sb an idea faire accepter une idée à qn
• he doesn't sell himself very well il ne sait pas se vendre
• if you can sell yourself to the voters si vous arrivez à convaincre les électeurs
• to be sold on sb/sth (inf) être emballé (inf) par qn/qch
2. intransitive verb
se vendre
• these books sell for $10 each ces livres se vendent 10 dollars pièce
• it sells well cela se vend bien
• the idea didn't sell l'idée n'a pas fait d'adeptes
3. compounds
► sell-by date noun date f limite de vente
• to be past one's sell-by date (inf) avoir fait son temps ► sell-off noun vente f
► sell back separable transitive verb revendre (à la même personne)
► sell off separable transitive verb
[+ stock] liquider ; [+ goods] solder ; [+ shares] vendre
► sell on separable transitive verb revendre
► sell out
1. intransitive verb
   a. (US = sell up) (business) vendre son affaire ; (stock) liquider son stock
   b. ( = be used up)
the tickets have sold out les billets ont tous été vendus
   c. [shopkeeper] to sell out of sth (temporarily) être à court de qch ; ( = use up supply of) épuiser son stock de qch
   d. (figurative) renier ses principes
• to sell out to the enemy passer à l'ennemi
2. separable transitive verb
• this item is sold out cet article est épuisé
• we are sold out of everything nous avons tout vendu
• the ballet was sold out il n'y avait plus de billets pour le ballet
► sell up intransitive verb tout vendre
* * *
[sel] 1.
(colloq) noun (deception, disappointment) déception f

it was a real sell! — qu'est-ce qu'on s'est fait avoir! (colloq)

2.
transitive verb (prét, pp sold)
1) gen, Commerce vendre

to sell something at ou for £5 each — vendre quelque chose 5 livres sterling pièce

‘stamps sold here’ — ‘ici on vend des timbres’

the novel has sold millions (of copies) — le roman s'est vendu à des millions d'exemplaires

to sell something back — revendre quelque chose

2) (promote sale of) faire vendre

her name will help to sell the film — son nom aidera à promouvoir le film

3) (put across) faire accepter, vendre pej [idea, image, policy, party]
4) (colloq) (cause to appear true)

to sell somebody something —

to sell something to somebody — faire avaler (colloq) quelque chose à quelqu'un [lie, story, excuse]

5) (betray) trahir
3.
intransitive verb (prét, pp sold)
1) [person, shop, dealer] vendre

‘sell by June 27’ — ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’

2) [goods, product, house, book] se vendre

the new model is/isn't selling (well) — le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal

4.
reflexive verb (prét, pp sold)
1) (prostitute oneself)

to sell oneself — lit, fig se vendre (to à; for pour)

2) (put oneself across)

to sell oneself — se vendre (colloq)

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Phrasal Verbs:
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to be sold on — être emballé (colloq) par [idea, person]


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