How to Say "Out of Stock" in French

en rupture de stock

The English phrase 'out of stock' is translated into French as en rupture de stock.

This phrase is used in both commercial and formal contexts to indicate that a product is unavailable.

Meaning: unavailable for sale (prep_phrase)

What does it mean word for word?

Literally, en rupture de stock means 'in rupture of stock'.

The phrase is an adverbial prepositional phrase and does not change its form based on the gender or number of the noun it describes.

French uses the same word rupture for both a stock shortage and a romantic breakup.
In casual French shopping, you might see épuisé used instead of en rupture de stock, which literally means 'exhausted'.
The word stock in this phrase is a direct loanword from English, making the term a linguistic hybrid of French and English.

Désolé, le livre est en rupture de stock.
Sorry, the book is out of stock.
This sentence shows how to apologize when a book is out of stock using en rupture de stock.
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Cet article est actuellement en rupture de stock.
This item is currently out of stock.
This sentence uses en rupture de stock to state that an item is currently unavailable.
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Je suis désolé, mais ils sont en rupture de stock.
I'm sorry, but they're out of stock.
This sentence demonstrates using en rupture de stock to explain that certain items are out of stock.
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Manon and Nathan are looking for a specific game at a store.

Manon

Est-ce que vous avez ce jeu ?
Do you have this game?
Nathan

Désolé, nous sommes en rupture de stock.
Sorry, we are out of stock.
Manon

C'est dommage, je le voulais vraiment.
That's a pity, I really wanted it.
Nathan

Je peux vous prévenir quand il reviendra.
I can let you know when it comes back.

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