vendre
/vɑ̃dʁ/
To sell in French is vendre.
The verb is used to express the agreement to transfer goods or provide services in exchange for payment.
Meaning: to agree to transfer goods or provide services for payment (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
vendre is a regular -re verb. In the present indicative, the first and second person singular forms are vends, while the third person singular form is vend. The past participle of the verb is vendu.
How do you pronounce it?
/vɑ̃dʁ/
Did you know?
- The French phrase vendre la mèche literally means 'to sell the wick' but actually means to let out a secret or betray a plot.
- In French, the phrase vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué describes someone who is 'selling the bear's skin before killing it', equivalent to counting your chickens before they hatch.
- The word vendu can be used as a derogatory adjective to describe someone who has 'sold out' or lost their integrity for money.
Examples in context
- Je veux vendre ça.I want to sell this.Tatoeba #5927182 by Aiji, translation #5858459 by CK
- Je souhaite le vendre.I want to sell it.Tatoeba #11072957 by Aiji, translation #6274673 by CK
- Elle veut me le vendre.She wants to sell it to me.Tatoeba #8703867 by Julien_PDC, translation #12724657 by samir_t
- Je vends des produits artisanaux.I sell handmade products.
- Elle vend sa voiture.She is selling her car.
- Nous commercialisons nos produits à l'échelle internationale.We sell our products internationally.
- Il commercialise des produits pharmaceutiques.He sells pharmaceutical products.
- Je vais revendre ma vieille console de jeu.I am going to sell my old gaming console.
- Elle revend ses vêtements d'enfance.She sells her childhood clothes.
- On peut toujours refourguer ces vieux livres.We can still sell off these old books.
- Il refourgue ses billets de concert.He sells his concert tickets.
- 142 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Lucas and Chloé are talking about an old car in a garage.
- LucasTu veux vendre ta voiture ?Do you want to sell your car?
- ChloéOui, je vais la vendre bientôt.Yes, I am going to sell it soon.
- LucasJe peux t'aider à la vendre ?Can I help you sell it?
- ChloéC'est gentil, merci Lucas !That's kind, thanks Lucas!
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sell” translations and entries vendre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
