trade up

remplacer par mieux

Vendre quelque chose qu’on possède pour en acheter un autre de meilleure qualité ou plus cher.

En anglais simple : To sell something you own and buy a more expensive or better one.

• We want to trade up.
• He traded up to a newer car.
• Can we afford to trade up to a larger home?

Comment l'utiliser : trade up to something (They traded up to a bigger house.); trade something up for something (She traded her car up for a newer model.)

Synonymes : upgrade

Contraires : trade down

Expressions courantes : trade up to something, trade something up

monter, prendre de la valeur

Se vendre à un prix plus élevé qu’avant, en parlant d’actions ou d’autres placements.

En anglais simple : For shares or other investments to sell at a higher price than before.

• The shares traded up today.
• Bank stocks traded up after the announcement.
• The company is trading up three percent this morning.

Synonymes : rise, gain value

Contraires : fall

Expressions courantes : trade up sharply, trade up today

échanger pour un choix plus haut

Pour une équipe, échanger son tour de sélection de joueurs contre un tour plus précoce lors d’une draft.

En anglais simple : For a sports team to exchange its turn to choose a player for an earlier turn.

• The team traded up yesterday.
• They traded up to get the first pick.
• Would you trade up for that young quarterback?

Comment l'utiliser : trade up to a pick (The team traded up to the third pick.); trade up for someone (They traded up for a promising defender.)

Contraires : trade down

Expressions courantes : trade up in drafts, trade up for someone