negotiate

négocier

Discuter avec d'autres personnes pour essayer de parvenir à un accord.

En anglais simple : To discuss something with others and try to reach an agreement.

• We need to negotiate.
• She negotiated with her boss for better pay.
• They are still negotiating over the price.

Comment l'utiliser : negotiate with someone about something (We negotiated with the landlord about the rent.); negotiate over something (The two sides are negotiating over pay.)

Synonymes : bargain, discuss terms

Expressions courantes : negotiate with someone, negotiate over something, negotiate a price

négocier, conclure

Établir un accord ou régler une question grâce à des discussions.

En anglais simple : To arrange a deal or settle something through discussions that lead to agreement.

• They negotiated a fair deal.
• We have negotiated a new agreement with the union.
• Can you negotiate a lower price for us?

Comment l'utiliser : negotiate something with someone (The company negotiated a new contract with its suppliers.)

Synonymes : arrange, broker, settle

Expressions courantes : negotiate a deal, negotiate a contract, negotiate a settlement

franchir, négocier

Réussir à passer un endroit difficile ou à surmonter un problème.

En anglais simple : To get past or through a difficult place or problem successfully.

• She carefully negotiated the narrow stairs.
• The driver negotiated a sharp bend.
• We negotiated several obstacles before reaching the summit.

Synonymes : navigate, get past, get through

Expressions courantes : negotiate a bend, negotiate the stairs, negotiate an obstacle