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For the verb: "to sell"
Simple Past: sold
Past Participle: sold

Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
sell /sel/
  1. (familier)noun (deception, disappointment) déception f;
    it was a real ~! qu'est-ce qu'on s'est fait avoir (familier)!
  1. transitive verb (prét, pp sold)
    1. gen, Comm vendre;
      to ~ sth at ou for £5 each vendre qch 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 ~ sth back revendre qch;
    1. (promote sale of) faire vendre;
      her name will help to ~ the film son nom aidera à promouvoir le film;
    1. (put across) faire accepter, vendre pej (idea, image, policy, party);
    1. (familier)(cause to appear true) to ~ sb sth, to ~ sth to sb faire avaler (familier) qch à qn (lie, story, excuse);
    1. (betray) trahir.
  1. intransitive verb (prét, pp sold)
    1. (person, shop, dealer) vendre;
      ‘~ by June 27’ ‘date limite de vente: 27 juin’;
    1. (goods, product, house, book) se vendre;
      the new model is/isn't ~ing (well) le nouveau modèle se vend bien/mal.
  1. reflexive verb (prét, pp sold)
    1. (prostitute oneself) to ~ oneself lit, fig se vendre ( to à;
      for pour      );
    1. (put oneself across) to ~ oneself se vendre (familier).
IDIOMS:
to be sold on être emballé (familier) par (idea, person).
sell off:
▶ ~ [sth] off, ~ off [sth] gen liquider;
(in sale) solder.
sell out:
▶ ~ out
  1. gen, Comm (merchandise) se vendre;
    we've sold out of tickets tous les billets ont été vendus;
    sorry, we've sold out désolé, mais nous avons tout vendu;
  1. Theat the play has sold out la pièce affiche complet;
  1. Fin vendre ses parts ( to à);
  1. (familier)(betray one's principles) retourner sa veste;
▶ ~ [sth] out, ~ out [sth]
  1. gen, Comm the concert is sold out le concert affiche complet;
  1. Fin vendre.
sell up:
▶ ~ up vendre (tout).


'sell' found in these Oxford entries:
sell: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
sellvtr (vend)vendre⇒ vtr
He sells newspapers for 50 cents each.
Il vend des journaux pour 50 centimes pièce.
 
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
selln slang (reluctant buyer)traduction non disponible
He's a hard sell and will only buy at a low price.
sellvi (get bought)se vendre⇒ vi
Do those shirts really sell?
Est-ce que ces chemises se vendent vraiment ?
sellvtr (deal in)faire commerce vi
He sells precious metals.
Il fait commerce de métaux précieux.
sellvtr (persuade to buy)vendre⇒ vtr
 convaincre d'acheter⇒ vtr
As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her the car.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il put, il ne réussit pas à lui vendre la voiture.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il put, il ne réussit pas à la convaincre d'acheter la voiture.
sellvtr informal (convince) familier, figurévendre⇒ vtr
 convaincre⇒ vtr
As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il put, il ne réussit pas à lui vendre l'idée.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il put, il ne réussit pas à la convaincre.
sellvtr (hoax, deceive)traduction non disponible
In his marketing job, he sells phone service.
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sell: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Formes composées
buy and sellv (trade)acheter et revendre v
hard sellvendre difficilement v
sell at a discountvtr (offer for sale at lower price)vendre à prix réduit vtr
When stores have trouble selling goods at the original price they often sell them at a discount.
 vendre au rabais vtr
 brader vtr
Ils n'ont pas réussi à vendre toutes leurs huîtres ; ils vont devoir les brader dans une semaine.
sell at auctionvtr (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.
sell backrevendre v
sell forvendre pour v
sell illegally on the street vendre sans licencevendre à la sauvette vtr
sell offvtr (dispose of by selling)vendre⇒ vtr
The company will sell off some of its assets to raise cash.
If he needs money, he should sell off his collection of paintings.
Il a vendu sa collection de tableaux pour se faire de l'argent.
sell oneselfse vendre v
sell outvtr (all be sold)complet adj
It's always annoying to get to the ticket booth and be told they've sold out.
C'est toujours ennuyeux d'arriver au guichet et de découvrir que c'est complet.
 (tout) vendre⇒ vtr
Il ne reste plus de place : on a tout vendu.
sell outvtr (stock: clear by discounting)liquider⇒ vtr
Year-end clearances are when they sell out the current car models.
sell out against bourse - clientexécuter v
sell retailvendre au détail v
sell shortvendre à découvert v
sell stocksvendre des actions v
sell upvendre v
sell wholesalevtr (offer for sale in bulk)vendre en gros vtr
Il vend du bois de chauffage en gros, on ne peut acheter chez lui qu'un mètre cube minimum.
sell-offvente nf
sell-outtrahison nf
soft selln (gentle persuasion to buy sth)campagne (de vente) non agressive nf
The salesman tried the soft sell approach, just casually hinting at how the product would improve their lives.
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I'd sell my soul, my self esteem, a dollar at a time
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