Usage examples of "buy off" in English with translation to French

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If you buy me an ice-cream, I'll give you a kiss. Si tu me paies une glace, je te donnerai un baiser.
Brush off the dust from your shoes. Enlève la poussière de tes chaussures.
Why did you decide to buy this house? Pourquoi as-tu décidé d'acheter cette maison ?
Get off at the next stop and take a bus headed to the airport. Descends au prochain arrêt et prends un bus à destination de l'aéroport.
That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car. Ce vendeur persévérait à me demander d'acheter une voiture.
He can't take his eyes off her. Il ne peut pas la quitter des yeux.
I have to buy a new carpet for this room. Je dois acheter un nouveau tapis pour cette pièce.
They heard a gun go off in the distance. Ils entendirent un coup de feu partir au loin.
Why didn't you buy a Japanese car? Pourquoi n'as-tu pas acheté une japonaise ?
The plane took off just now. L'avion vient juste de décoller.
I didn't buy anything at that store. Je n'ai rien acheté dans ce magasin.
Police cordoned off the crime scene. La police délimita la scène de crime.
I'll buy you a beer. Je vais te payer une bière.
Make sure that the lights are turned off before you leave. Assurez-vous que les lumières sont éteintes avant de partir.
I am saving money in order to buy a new personal computer. J'économise de l'argent afin de m'acheter un nouvel ordinateur personnel.
She stormed off in a huff. Elle prit la mouche.
"Honey, quick, quick. There's this website called Tatoeba that's auctioning it's sentence collection for a cent each! They've even got special offers like buy 100 sentences and get 1 free!" "Ah great! now people collect sentences as a hobby?! what's the world coming to!" Chérie, vite, vite. Ce site web, Tatoeba, vend ses collections de phrases aux enchères pour un cent chacune ! Ils ont même une offre spéciale du type pour cent achetées on vous en offre une !" "Ah super ! maintenant les gens collectionnent les phrases ! mais où va le monde ?"
Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off. Nombreux sont ceux qui baisent la main qu'ils souhaitent trancher.
I will buy a watch at the store. J'achèterai une montre au magasin.
It has been raining on and off since the day before yesterday. Il a plu par intermittences depuis avant-hier.
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