Usage examples of "bull buying" in English with translation to French

You have to take the bull by the horns. Tu dois prendre le taureau par les cornes.

Are you seriously thinking about buying a computer from that store? Pensez-vous sérieusement à acheter un ordinateur dans ce magasin ?

You must take the bull by the horns. Tu dois prendre le taureau par les cornes.

He is bent on buying the seaside villa. Il est décidé à faire l'acquisition de la villa marine.

The landlord told me a cock and bull story about why we didn't have heat for three days. Le propriétaire m'a raconté toute une histoire pour expliquer pourquoi nous n'avions pas de chauffage depuis trois jours.

I gave up on the idea of buying a house. J'ai abandonné l'idée d'acheter une maison.

The bull is stronger than the bullfighter, but he almost always loses. Le taureau est plus fort que le toréador, mais il perd quasiment à chaque fois.

I should have tried out this electric shaver before buying it. J'aurais dû essayer ce rasoir électrique avant de l'acheter.

To catch the bull, grab its horns. Il faut prendre le taureau par les cornes.

He was looking into the possibility of buying a house. Il envisageait la possibilité d'acheter une maison.

Take the bull by the horns Il faut prendre le taureau par les cornes

I stopped buying newspapers in paper form a few years ago already; I only read them in electronic format. J'ai cessé d'acheter des journaux en version papier il y a déjà quelques années ; je ne les lis plus qu'en format électronique.

Buying such an expensive car is out of the question. Acheter une voiture aussi chère est hors de question.

I missed a trick by not buying the complete version. Je me suis planté en achetant pas la version complète.

Don't waste your money by buying things you don't need. Ne gaspillez pas votre argent en achetant des choses dont vous n'avez pas besoin.

I am buying candy and cookies. J'achète des bonbons et des biscuits.

Women are always buying hats. Les femmes sont toujours en train d'acheter des chapeaux.

He worked hard for the purpose of buying a foreign car. Il travailla dur dans le but d'acheter une voiture étrangère.

I was thinking about buying a new camera. Je pensais à acheter un nouvel appareil photo.

The profit from drugs they used for buying lots of real estate. Les bénéfices de la drogue, ils l'employaient à acquérir de nombreuses propriétés immobilières.

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