giveaway

distribution gratuite, jeu-concours

Événement où l’on reçoit des objets gratuits, parfois en participant à un concours.

En anglais simple : An event where people receive things without paying, sometimes by entering a competition.

• I entered the giveaway yesterday.
• The shop held a giveaway to celebrate its opening.
• Three lucky readers won books in our latest giveaway.

Expressions courantes : enter a giveaway, online giveaway, giveaway event

cadeau, objet promotionnel

Objet offert gratuitement, souvent pour faire connaître une entreprise ou un produit.

En anglais simple : Something given to people free, often to advertise a business or product.

• This pen was a giveaway.
• The company’s giveaways included bags and mugs.
• I still wear the shirt I received as a giveaway.

Synonymes : freebie, free gift

Expressions courantes : free giveaway, promotional giveaway, giveaway item

indice révélateur, signe révélateur

Élément qui révèle clairement un fait que quelqu’un essaie de cacher.

En anglais simple : Something that clearly reveals a fact someone may be trying to hide.

• His accent was a giveaway.
• Her smile was a dead giveaway that she knew the secret.
• The price was the biggest giveaway that the watch was fake.

Comment l'utiliser : a giveaway that… (His muddy boots were a giveaway that he had been outside.)

Synonymes : clue, sign, tell

Expressions courantes : dead giveaway, giveaway sign, giveaway that something

distribution gratuite, don

Action de donner quelque chose à d’autres personnes sans demander de paiement.

En anglais simple : The act of giving something to others without asking for payment.

• The giveaway of supplies began at noon.
• Critics called the sale a giveaway of valuable public assets.
• The charity arranged a large giveaway of winter clothing.

Comment l'utiliser : giveaway of something (They opposed the giveaway of public land.)

Synonymes : free distribution, donation

Expressions courantes : giveaway of something, land giveaway, massive giveaway

gratuit

Donné sans demander de paiement.

En anglais simple : Given to people without asking them to pay.

• The shop has a basket of giveaway samples.
• They offered giveaway tickets to local students.
• These giveaway pens carry the company logo.

Synonymes : free, complimentary

Expressions courantes : giveaway items, giveaway samples, giveaway tickets

dérisoire, cassé

Dont le prix est beaucoup plus bas que d’habitude.

En anglais simple : So low that something costs much less than usual.

• They sell books at giveaway prices.
• We bought the chairs for a giveaway price.
• Even at giveaway prices, these coats remained unsold.

Synonymes : very low, bargain

Expressions courantes : giveaway prices, giveaway price