auction

vente aux enchères, enchères

Vente où l’objet revient à la personne qui propose le plus d’argent.

En anglais simple : A sale where the person offering the most money buys the item.

• We bought this chair at an auction.
• The auction attracted buyers from several countries.
• How much did the painting fetch at auction?

Comment l'utiliser : at auction (The painting was sold at auction.)

Expressions courantes : at auction, online auction, auction house

vendre aux enchères

Vendre quelque chose à la personne qui propose le plus d’argent lors d’une vente aux enchères.

En anglais simple : To sell something to the person who offers the most money for it.

• They plan to auction the house.
• We auctioned off some paintings for charity.
• The collection will be auctioned next month.

Comment l'utiliser : auction something off (They auctioned off the old office furniture.)

Expressions courantes : auction something off, auction a painting