offres
The English phrase bids is translated into French as offres.
You can use the phrase faire une offre to say "to make a bid", or soumettre une proposition to mean "to submit a bid". Additionally, accepter/considérer une enchère is used to express "to accept/consider a bid". The specific phrase appel d'offres is the standard way to express a "call for bids" or a "tender" in business or legal settings.
What does it mean word for word?
The word offres is the plural form of offre, which literally means "offers".
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form offre is a feminine noun, meaning it is preceded by the feminine article une (e.g., une offre).
Did you know?
- In French auctions, the act of bidding is called enchérir. This word is also used metaphorically to mean 'to outdo' or 'to top' someone's comment in a conversation.
- In a formal appel d'offres (call for bids), the French government often requires bidders to submit a mémoire technique. This is a detailed technical manifesto that can be far more exhaustive than a standard English bid proposal.
- While offres is used for business tenders, French uses the word enchère for bids at an auction. If you use offre at an auction, you are making a proposal rather than competing in a price war.
Examples in context
- La société a lancé un appel d'offres pour le projet de construction.The corporation invited bids for the construction project.This sentence is useful for seeing how to use the form offres in the context of a corporation inviting bids for a project.Tatoeba #12330940 by lbdx, translation #240480 by CM
- Nous avons reçu plusieurs offres pour le projetWe received several bids for the project
Example conversation
Emma and Nathan are reviewing project proposals in an office.
- EmmaAs-tu analysé toutes les offres ?Have you analyzed all the bids?
- NathanOui, j'ai comparé les prix hier.Yes, I compared the prices yesterday.
- EmmaLaquelle de ces offres préfères-tu ?Which of these bids do you prefer?
- NathanJe pense que la deuxième est meilleure.I think the second one is better.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
