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1 acheter Verb, transitive

How to pronounce acheter

(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;

~ au comptant to buy for cash; ~ à terme to buy forward

(c) to bribe a judge, politician; to buy a vote


Present
j' achète, tu achètes, il/elle achète, nous achetons, vous achetez, ils/elles achètent
Imperfect
j' achetais, tu achetais, il/elle achetait, nous achetions, vous achetiez, ils/elles achetaient
Future
j' achèterai, tu achèteras, il/elle achètera, nous achèterons, vous achèterez, ils/elles achèteront
Perfect
j' ai acheté, tu as acheté, il/elle a acheté, nous avons acheté, vous avez acheté, ils/elles ont acheté
Present subjunctive
j' achète, tu achètes, il/elle achète, nous achetions, vous achetiez, ils/elles achètent

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