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For the verb: "to sell"

Simple Past:	sold
Past Participle:	sold

Pocket Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

sell

1. transitive verb
   1. vendre;
      to ~ sth to sb, to ~ sb sth vendre qch à qn;
      to ~ sth for £5 vendre qch 5 livres sterling;
   2. (promote sale of) faire vendre;
   3. faire accepter (idea, image, policy, party).

2. intransitive verb
   1. (person, shop, dealer) vendre (to sb à qn);
   2. (goods, product, house, book) se vendre.

sell off:

~ [sth] off, ~ off [sth] liquider;
(in sale) solder.

sell out

1. (merchandise) se vendre;
   we've sold out of tickets tous les billets ont été vendus;
   we've sold out nous avons tout vendu;
   the play has sold out la pièce affiche complet;

2. (colloquial)(betray one's principles) retourner sa veste (familiar) .

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'sell' found in these entries:

English:

advertisement - bulk - cheaply - market - publicity campaign - push - sell-by date - short - stock - wholesale

French:

brader - céder - commerce - damner - date - démarcher - écouler - fourguer - franchise - limite - main - meilleur - noir - offrant - pain - possible - promesse - revendre - solder - unité - vendre

sell: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
sell	vtr	(vend)	vendre vtr ⇒
He sells newspapers for 50 cents each.
Il vend des journaux pour 50 centimes pièce.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
sell	n	slang (reluctant buyer)	acheteur nm
He's a hard sell and will only buy at a low price.
C'est un acheteur difficile qui n'achète qu'à prix réduits.
sell	vi	(get bought)	se vendre vpr ⇒
Do those shirts really sell?
Est-ce que ces chemises se vendent vraiment ?
sell	vtr	(deal in)	faire commerce vi
He sells precious metals.
Il fait commerce de métaux précieux.
sell	vtr	(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 pût, il ne réussit pas à lui vendre la voiture.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il pût, il ne réussit pas à la convaincre d'acheter la voiture.
sell	vtr	informal (convince) familier, figuré	vendre vtr ⇒
			convaincre, persuader vtr ⇒ ⇒
As hard as he tried, he couldn't sell her on the idea.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il pût, il ne réussit pas à lui vendre l'idée.
Il eut beau essayer autant qu'il pût, il ne réussit pas à la convaincre (or: persuader).
sell	vtr	(hoax, deceive)	traduction non disponible
In his marketing job, he sells phone service.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
buy and sell			acheter et vendre
hard sell		v	vendre difficilement
sell at a discount		v	discounter ⇒
sell at auction		v	vendre aux enchères
sell back		v	revendre ⇒
sell for		v	vendre pour
sell illegally on the street		adv	sauvette (vente sans licence)
sell off		v	solder ⇒
sell off		v	écouler ⇒ (vendre)
sell off		v	brader ⇒
sell oneself		v	se vendre ⇒
sell out		v	épuiser ⇒ (épuiser un stock)
sell out against		v	exécuter ⇒ (bourse - client)
sell retail		v	vendre au détail
sell short		v	vendre à découvert
sell stocks		v	vendre des actions
sell up		v	vendre ⇒
sell wholesale		v	vendre en gros
sell-off		nf	vente
sell-out		nf	trahison
soft sell		nf	publicité persuasive
soft sell		nf	publicité suggestive
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I sell the shadow to support the substance
I'd sell my soul just to breathe in her sighs.
I'd sell my soul, my self esteem, a dollar at a time
I'll sell it to you for 5 francs
kids sell?
Marcellin wanted a complete change of lifestyle. He wished to sell the old house and move to the city
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Past its sell-by date
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