vendre
/vɑ̃dʁ/
vendre is the French verb meaning vendre (phrase).
How does it change in a sentence?
vendre is the infinitive form meaning to sell. In the present tense, the first and second person singular forms are vends, while the third person singular form is vend. The past participle is vendu, which means sold.
How do you pronounce it?
/vɑ̃dʁ/
Did you know?
- The French expression vendre la mèche literally means 'to sell the wick' but it is used to mean 'to let the cat out of the bag' or betray a secret.
- In a legal context, the phrase vendre à perte refers to selling a product at a loss, which is actually illegal for businesses in France under certain consumer laws.
- The expression vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué uses the verb to describe a person who is counting their chickens before they hatch.
Examples in context
- La société a vendu tous ses produitsThe company sold all its products
- Le vendeur me montre les différentes optionsThe salesperson is showing me the different options
- Vous vendez des produits de qualitéYou sell quality products
- Il a revendu sa console de jeux à son amiHe resold his gaming console to his friend
- J'ai vendu mes vieux vêtements sur InternetI sold my old clothes online
- Je veux vendre ma vieille voiture.I want to sell my old car.
- Il a décidé de vendre sa maison.He decided to sell his house.
- Nous allons vendre des fleurs au marché.We are going to sell flowers at the market.
Example conversation
Léa and Hugo are talking about their weekend plans.
- LéaHugo, est-ce que tu veux vendre ton vélo ?Hugo, do you want to sell your bike?
- HugoNon, je ne veux pas vendre mon vélo.No, I do not want to sell my bike.
- LéaC'est dommage, je peux aider à le vendre.That's a shame, I can help sell it.
- HugoMerci, mais je vais le garder.Thanks, but I'm going to keep it.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry vendre, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
