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For the verb: "to buy"

Simple Past:	bought
Past Participle:	bought

buy

transitive verb acheter (from sb à qn);
to ~ sth from the supermarket/from the baker's acheter qch au supermarché/chez le boulanger;
to ~ sb sth acheter qch à qn;
to ~ some time gagner du temps.

buy off

acheter (person, witness).

buy out

racheter la part de (co-owner).

buy up

acheter systématiquement (shares, property).

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
buy	vtr	(purchase)	acheter vtr ⇒
Billy is going to buy a car.
Bill va acheter une voiture.
buy	vtr	slang (believe)	croire vtr ⇒
		figuré, familier	gober, avaler vtr ⇒ ⇒
The policeman didn't buy the suspect's story.
Le policier n'a pas cru l'histoire du suspect.
Le policier n'a pas gobé (or: avalé) l'histoire du succès.
buy	n	(bargain)	affaire nf
This house is a good buy.
Cette maison est une bonne affaire.

Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
buy	n	US (a purchase) finance	achat nf
The stock traders made a large buy.
Les traders ont fait un achat important.
buy	n	(act of buying)	achat nm
The undercover officer made a drug buy.
L'officier clandestin a fait un achat de drogue.
buy	vi	(be a purchaser)	être acheteur vi
You may both buy and sell at the trade fair.
Tu peux être aussi bien acheteur que vendeur à la foire commerciale.
buy	vtr	(acquire)	acheter, acquérir vtr ⇒ ⇒
Our company is going to buy its competitor.
Notre compagnie va acheter (or: acquérir) son concurrent.
buy	vtr	(bribe)	corrompre vtr ⇒
The gang wants to buy a public official.
La bande veut corrompre un fonctionnaire.
buy	vtr	figurative (enable acquisition of sthg)	faire, procurer vtr ⇒ ⇒
Money can't buy happiness.
L'argent ne fait (or: procure) pas le bonheur.
buy	vtr	(obtain services of sb)	permettre d'acheter vtr ⇒
One million euros will buy a good striker.
Un million d'euros vous permettra d'acheter un bon buteur.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
bring and buy sale (UK)	nf	vente de bienfaisance
bulk-buy	vtr	acheter en gros
buy and sell		acheter et vendre
buy back	v	racheter ⇒
buy in	v	s'approvisionner ⇒
buy into		acheter une part de
buy off	v	racheter ⇒
buy on credit		acheter à crédit
buy out	v	désintéresser ⇒ (un associé)
buy out	v	racheter ⇒
buy sth at auction	v	acheter qch aux enchères
buy time		gagner du temps
good buy		bon marché
impulse buy	nm	achat d'impulsion
make a buy	v	faire une affaire ⇒
promise to buy	nf	promesse d'achat
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