shop around

comparer les prix, faire le tour des magasins

Comparer les prix ou les possibilités à différents endroits avant de décider quoi acheter ou choisir.

En anglais simple : To compare prices or other choices at different places before deciding what to buy or choose.

• Shop around before you buy.
• We shopped around for cheaper car insurance.
• Have you shopped around to compare different builders?

Comment l'utiliser : shop around for something (Shop around for a better insurance deal.); shop around before doing something (We shopped around before choosing a builder.)

Synonymes : compare prices, compare options

Expressions courantes : shop around for something, shop around first

comparer les possibilités

Examiner plusieurs possibilités avant de décider laquelle choisir.

En anglais simple : To look at several possible choices before deciding which one you want.

• Shop around before you decide.
• He shopped around for a new tennis coach.
• Are you shopping around for better insurance?

Comment l'utiliser : shop around for someone/something (She is shopping around for a better employer.)

Synonymes : look around, compare options

Expressions courantes : shop around, shop around for something

proposer à plusieurs acheteurs

Proposer quelque chose à plusieurs personnes ou entreprises en espérant que l’une l’accepte ou l’achète.

En anglais simple : To offer something to several people or companies, hoping someone will accept or buy it.

• He shopped his idea around.
• She is shopping around her novel to publishers.
• They shopped the project around until a studio agreed.

Comment l'utiliser : shop something around to someone (She shopped her screenplay around to several producers.)

Synonymes : pitch, offer

Expressions courantes : shop something around, shop around a script