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French-English translation of acheter
1 acheter Verb, transitive (a) (gen) to buy, purchase (frm) (à, pour, for, à, de, from); ~ qch en gros to buy sth wholesale; ~ qch à crédit to buy sth on credit; to buy sth on hire purchase, hire-purchase sth; je lui ai acheté un livre pour Noël I bought him/her a book for Christmas; je lui ai acheté sa Mercedes I bought his Mercedes off him (b) (Commerce) to buy, purchase; ~ qch à crédit to buy sth on credit; ~ en grandes quantités to buy in quantity, bulk-buy; ~ les yeux fermés to buy as seen;
(c) to bribe a judge, politician; to buy a vote
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