- racheter
- racheter [ʀa∫(ə)te]➭ TABLE 51. transitive verba. [+ objet que l'on possédait avant] to buy back ; [+ nouvel objet] to buy another ; [+ pain, lait] to buy some more ; [+ objet d'occasion] to buy ; [+ entreprise, usine en faillite] to buy out• je lui ai racheté son vieux vélo I bought his old bike off him• j'ai dû racheter du tissu/des verres I had to buy some more material/some more glassesb. ( = réparer) [+ péché, crime] to atone for ; [+ mauvaise conduite, faute] to make amends for• il n'y en a pas un pour racheter l'autre (inf) they're both as bad as each other2. reflexive verb► se racheter [criminel] to make amends• se racheter aux yeux de qn to redeem o.s. in sb's eyes* * *ʀaʃte
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verbe transitif1) (récupérer un objet vendu) to buy [something] back2) (acheter encore)je vais racheter du vin — I'll buy some more wine
3) (pour renouveler)mes draps sont usés, il faut que j'en rachète — my sheets are worn out, I'll have to buy new ones
4) (acheter) to buy out [société, usine]; to buy up [ensemble d'actions]5) [pécheur] to atone for [faute] (par by); [qualité] to make up for [défaut]6) [examinateur] to mark up [candidat, copie]
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se racheter verbe pronominal to redeem oneself (par through)* * *ʀaʃ(ə)te vt1) [article perdu] to buy anotherJ'ai racheté un portefeuille. — I've bought another wallet.
2) (davantage) to buy moreIl faut racheter du lait. — We have to buy some more milk.
Il faut racheter 3 œufs. — We have to buy another 3 eggs., We have to buy 3 more eggs.
3) (après avoir vendu) to buy backTrois mois après, on lui a racheté la maison. — Three months later we bought the house back from him.
4) (reprise)Si on le prend chez eux, ils nous rachètent l'ancien à un bon prix. — If we buy it from them, they'll give us a good trade-in price for the old one., If we buy it from them, they'll buy back the old one for a good price.
5) (d'occasion) to buyIl m'a racheté ma moto. — He bought my bike from me.
6) COMMERCE, [participation, firme] to buy up7) [pension, rente] to redeem8) RELIGION, [pécheur] to redeem, [péché] to atone for, to expiate9) [mauvaise conduite, oubli, défaut] to make up for* * *racheter verb table: acheterA vtr1 (récupérer un objet vendu) to buy [sth] back;2 (acheter encore) je vais racheter du vin/une bouteille/deux bouteilles I'll buy some more wine/another bottle/two more bottles;3 (pour renouveler) mes draps sont usés, il faut que j'en rachète my sheets are worn out, I'll have to buy new ones;4 (acheter) je rachète votre voiture 500 euros I'll buy your car off you for 500 euros;5 (effectuer une opération commerciale) to buy out [société, usine]; to buy up [ensemble d'actions];6 (pour se dégager) to redeem [dette, rente];7 (contre rançon) to redeem [esclave]; to ransom [otage];8 Relig [pécheur] to atone for [faute, péché] (par by); [Dieu] to redeem [humanité] (par through);9 (compenser) [personne] to make amends for [impolitesse]; [qualité] to make up for, to compensate for [défaut]; il n'y en a pas un pour racheter l'autre they're as bad as each other;10 Scol [examinateur] to mark up [candidat, copie].B se racheter vpr to redeem oneself (par through); se racheter aux yeux de qn to redeem oneself in sb's eyes.[raʃte] verbe transitif1. [en plus] to buy some more (of)racheter des actions{{ind}}a. [en supplément] to buy some more shares{{ind}}b. [pour remplacer celles qu'on a vendues] to buy back ou to repurchase sharesje vais racheter un service à café I'm going to buy another ou a new coffee set2. [acheter] to buy‘on vous rachète vos anciens meubles’ COMMERCE your old furniture taken in part-exchange (UK) ou as a trade-in (US)j'ai racheté sa part/son affaire FINANCE I've bought him out (of the business)/bought him upracheter une entreprise to take over a company3. [rente, cotisations] to redeem4. [erreur, défaut] to make up for (inseparable), to compensate for (inseparable)[péché] to atone for (inseparable), to expiate (soutenu)[vie dissolue] to make amends for, to make up for (inseparable)[pécheur] to redeemil n'y en a pas un pour racheter l'autre one's as bad as the other5. CONSTRUCTION to modify, to compensate6. HISTOIRE [soldat] to buy out (separable)[prisonnier, esclave] to ransom, to buy the freedom of7. ÉDUCATIONracheter un candidat to pass a candidate (in spite of insufficient marks)racheter une (mauvaise) note to make up for a (poor) grade————————se racheter verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) [généralement] to make amends, to redeem oneself[pécheur] to redeem oneself
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. 2013.