bargain

bonne affaire

Quelque chose acheté à un prix bien inférieur à celui auquel on s’attendait.

En anglais simple : Something bought for a price much lower than you would expect.

• This jacket was a bargain.
• We found some great bargains at the market.
• At that price, the apartment is a real bargain.

Synonymes : good deal, good buy

Expressions courantes : a real bargain, bargain price, find a bargain, a great bargain

accord, marché

Entente dans laquelle chacun donne ou fait quelque chose en échange d’autre chose.

En anglais simple : An agreement in which each person gives or does something in return for something else.

• We made a bargain.
• She kept her side of the bargain.
• Our bargain was simple: I cooked, and he washed the dishes.

Comment l'utiliser : a bargain with someone (He made a bargain with the owner.)

Synonymes : deal, agreement

Expressions courantes : make a bargain, strike a bargain, keep a bargain

négocier, marchander

Discuter avec quelqu’un du prix ou des conditions pour parvenir à un accord.

En anglais simple : To discuss prices or conditions with someone to reach an agreement.

• You can bargain here.
• She bargained with the seller over the price.
• They bargained for better working conditions.

Comment l'utiliser : bargain with someone (We bargained with the dealer.); bargain over something (They bargained over the final price.); bargain for something (The workers bargained for higher pay.)

Synonymes : negotiate, haggle

Expressions courantes : bargain with someone, bargain over something, bargain for something

troquer, échanger

Donner quelque chose en échange d’argent, de biens ou de services.

En anglais simple : To give something in exchange for money, goods, or services.

• They bargained their grain for tools.
• He bargained away his horse for a sack of gold.
• She bargained the land for a small yearly payment.

Comment l'utiliser : bargain something for something (He bargained his watch for a winter coat.)

Synonymes : trade, barter, exchange

Expressions courantes : bargain something away, bargain something for something