Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Bon marché - French Expression
Bon marchà © - French Expression Expression: Bon marchà © Pronunciation: [ bo(n) mar shay] Meaning: inexpensive, cheap Literal translation: good deal Register: normal Notes The French expression bon marchà © might be translated by either inexpensive or cheap. Like the latter, bon marchà © can be both positive (indicating a reasonable price) and negative (insulting the products quality). Bon marchà © is invariable in gender and number: it does not change to agree with the noun it modifies. Examples    Je cherche un cadeau bon marchà ©.    Im looking for an inexpensive gift.     Avez-vous des voitures bon marchà © ?    Do you have any cheap cars? However, bon marchà © can be made comparative and superlative:    Je prà ©fà ¨re la tà ©là ©vision meilleur marchà ©, mà ªme si elle est un peu plus petite.    I prefer the cheaper TV, even though its a little smaller.     Il a achetà © les chaussures les meilleur marchà ©.    He bought the least expensive shoes. ​Synonyms (Positive and Negative) un bon rapport qualità ©-prix - good valueune bonne affaire - good dealun prix avantageux - bargain pricepas cher - inexpensiveune mauvaise affaire - bad dealla pacotille - cheap piece of junk More Expressions with bonFrench shopping vocabularyMost common French phrasesInvariable adjectives
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