leasing
The English phrase car lease is translated into French as leasing.
In French, leasing is used to describe a contract that allows a person to use a car for a set period of time in exchange for payments.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun leasing is masculine, so you would say le leasing to mean the lease.
Did you know?
- Unlike in English where 'lease' can refer to an apartment, leasing in French is almost exclusively used for vehicles and industrial equipment.
- While leasing is an 'anglicisme', the French government has a dedicated body called the Académie française that officially discourages its use in favor of crédit-bail.
- Despite being an English word, the French pronunciation of leasing often shifts the stress to the end of the word, sounding closer to 'lee-zeeng' than the English 'lee-sing'.
Examples in context
- Je voudrais souscrire un leasing pour une nouvelle voiture.I would like to take out a lease for a new car.
- Je cherche un leasing pour une petite voiture.I am looking for a lease for a small car.
- Le prix de ce leasing est très attractif.The price of this lease is very attractive.
- Il a signé un leasing de trois ans.He signed a three-year lease.
Example conversation
Chloé and Gabriel are discussing how to get a new vehicle.
- ChloéGabriel, tu veux acheter une voiture ?Gabriel, do you want to buy a car?
- GabrielNon, je pense choisir le leasing.No, I think I'll choose leasing.
- ChloéC'est une bonne idée pour changer souvent.That's a good idea if you want to change often.
- GabrielExactement, c'est plus flexible comme ça.Exactly, it's more flexible that way.
