Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
auction / ˈɔːkʃn/ , / ˈɒkʃn/ - noun enchère f (gen pl);
at ~ aux enchères;
to put sth up for ~ mettre qch aux enchères.
- transitive verb (also ~ off) vendre [qch] aux enchères.
auction : auction house ~ house noun US société f de commissaires-priseurs;
auction room(s) ~ room(s) n(pl) salle f de vente aux enchères;
auction sale ~ sale noun vente f aux enchères.
'auction' found in these Oxford entries:
English:
French:
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| auction n | (sale with bids) | vente aux enchères nf |
| | J'ai trouvé ce vase dans une vente aux enchères. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| auction vtr | (sell with bids) | vendre aux enchères vtr |
| | J'ai vendu les meubles de mes parents aux enchères. |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
| Principal Translations/Principales traductions |
| auction sth | | mettre qch aux enchères v |
WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012:
Compound Forms/Formes composées
auction | auction sth |
| at auction adv | (in a public bidding sale) | aux enchères adv |
| | J'ai acheté ce meuble aux enchères. |
| at public auction | | aux enchères publiques |
| auction block n | (auctioneer's platform) | enchères nfpl |
| | The house ended up on the auction block. |
| | Sa maison a fini aux enchères. |
| auction off vtr | (dispose of by selling at auction) | mettre aux enchères, vendre aux enchères vtr |
| | To settle the bankrupts' debt, they are going to auction off all of his belongings. |
| | Pour éponger ses dettes, Luc a dû mettre sa voiture aux enchères. |
| auction room | (commerce) commerce | salle des ventes nf |
| auction sale | (commerce) | vente aux enchères nf |
| auction sth | | mettre qch aux enchères v |
| buy sth at auction v | (purchase sth by highest bid) | acheter qch aux enchères v |
| by auction | | aux enchères |
| put up for auction vtr | (offer for sale at auction) | vendre aux enchères loc v |
| | We put our house up for auction, but we didn't get nearly as much as we hoped for it. |
| sale by auction | | adjudication nf |
| sale by auction | | vente aux enchères nf |
| sell at auction vtr | (offer to highest bidder) | vendre aux enchères vtr |
| | He decided to sell his house at auction to get a higher price for it. |
| | Il a décidé de vendre sa collection aux enchères. |
| silent auction n | (sale involving pre-bidding) | vente aux enchères par écrit nf |
| | | vente aux enchères sous pli cacheté nf |
