haggle
gb/hˈæɡəl/ us/hˈæɡəl/
B2
Anglais
alkudozik, alkuszik, szőrszálhasogat, apróságokon vitatkozik, alkudozás, összevagdal
VERBE
B2
1
Schéma d’usage :
haggle (with [someone]) (over/for [price/deal])
We haggled over the price of the used bike until we agreed on $120.
Addig alkudoztunk a használt bicikli áráról, amíg végül 120 dollárban állapodtunk meg.
She haggled with the vendor and got two scarves for the price of one.
Alkudozott az árussal, és egy sál áráért kettőt kapott.
In many street markets, people expect you to haggle.
Exemples pédagogiques
I haggled for a cheaper price.
Olcsóbb árért alkudoztam.
He tried to haggle with the seller.
Megpróbált alkudozni az eladóval.
Erreur fréquente :
Don’t use *haggle* for friendly general conversation; it specifically means negotiating (often about price).
Sens
negotiate a lower price
Collocations
haggle over the price
|haggle with a vendor
|haggle with the seller
|haggle for a discount
|haggle at the market
|haggle hard
|haggle politely
|haggle successfully
|haggle for a better deal
|haggle with a taxi driver
Synonymes
bargain (The most common synonym for negotiating price.)
|
negotiate (More general and often more formal than haggle.)
|
dicker (More common in American English and slightly informal.)
Antonymes
accept (To agree to the offered price or terms without negotiating.)
|
pay the asking price (To pay the stated price with no negotiation.)
Thèmes
shopping
|money
|business
|negotiation
|travel
Définition
to talk and argue about the price to pay less
To argue and negotiate with someone, especially a seller, in order to reach a lower price or a better deal.
VERBE
C1
2
Schéma d’usage :
haggle over [details/terms/wording]
They kept haggling over the exact wording of the agreement.
Folyton a megállapodás pontos szövegén szőrszálhasogattak.
Don’t haggle over every little decision—just choose one and move on.
Ne vitatkozz minden apróságon — csak válassz egyet, és lépj tovább.
We haggled over the schedule until late at night.
Exemples pédagogiques
We haggled over the plan.
A terv részletein vitatkoztunk.
Erreur fréquente :
This meaning is not about price; it’s about arguing over details or conditions.
Sens
argue over small details
Collocations
haggle over details
|haggle over the terms
|haggle over the wording
|haggle over who pays
|haggle over responsibilities
|haggle over the budget
|haggle over the schedule
|haggle over minor points
|haggle endlessly
|haggle back and forth
Synonymes
quibble (Focuses on small or unimportant details; often implies pettiness.)
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bicker (Suggests repeated, often childish arguing.)
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wrangle (Emphasizes prolonged, difficult arguing or negotiating.)
Antonymes
agree (To reach the same decision without prolonged argument.)
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concede (To give in on a point instead of continuing to argue.)
Thèmes
communication
|conflict
|business
|daily_life
Définition
to argue a lot about small details
To argue persistently about small points or exact terms, especially in a way that seems petty or unhelpful.
NOM
C1
3
alkudozás
B1
Schéma d’usage :
have a haggle (over [price])
After a brief haggle, they settled on $60.
Egy rövid alkudozás után 60 dollárban egyeztek meg.
There was a lot of haggling, but in the end we got a good deal.
Sok volt az alkudozás, de végül jó üzletet kötöttünk.
The purchase involved the usual haggle over delivery costs.
Exemples pédagogiques
We had a short haggle and agreed on the price.
Rövid alkudozás után megegyeztünk az árban.
Erreur fréquente :
In this noun sense, *haggle* is countable (a haggle) but *haggling* is more common overall.
Sens
an instance of bargaining
Collocations
a brief haggle
|a quick haggle
|a long haggle
|a bit of a haggle
|after a haggle
|a haggle over price
|a haggle with the seller
|the usual haggle
|a friendly haggle
|a tough haggle
Synonymes
bargaining (More general and more common than the noun haggle.)
|
negotiation (More formal; can be about many topics, not just price.)
Antonymes
agreement (The settled result rather than the back-and-forth process.)
Thèmes
shopping
|money
|negotiation
Définition
a short time spent bargaining about a price
An occasion or period of bargaining, especially over a price.
VERBE
C2
ARCHAIC
4
összevagdal
B2
Schéma d’usage :
haggle [something]
With a dull knife, he haggled the meat instead of slicing it cleanly.
Tompa késsel tiszta szeletelés helyett összevagdosta a húst.
The cloth looked as if it had been haggled into strips.
Az anyag úgy nézett ki, mintha csíkokra szabdalták volna.
Erreur fréquente :
This sense is rare in modern English; most of the time *haggle* means negotiating a price.
Sens
cut roughly; hack at
Collocations
haggle at the wood
|haggle a piece of meat
|haggle something into pieces
|haggle with a dull blade
|haggle roughly
Synonymes
hack (More common; suggests rough, repeated cutting.)
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chop (More neutral; does not necessarily imply uneven edges.)
Antonymes
slice (To cut cleanly and smoothly.)
Thèmes
crafts
|tools
Définition
to cut something badly or roughly
To cut or chop something roughly or irregularly, often leaving a jagged edge.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
haggle
API
GB/hˈæɡəl/
US/hˈæɡəl/
Syllabes et accentuation
haggle (1 syllabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (haggle)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: haggle
- 3rd Person Singular: haggles
- Present Participle: haggling
- Past: haggled
Famille de mots
Forms
haggles
verb
haggling
verb
haggled
verb
Core family
haggler
noun
Related words
Expressions
after some haggling
1/ˈæftɚ sˈʌm hˈæɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
after negotiating back and forth
after negotiating for a while
Exemples
- After some haggling, we agreed on a fair price.
- After some haggling with the landlord, they lowered the rent slightly.
- After some haggling, the two sides settled on a date.
Exemples pédagogiques
- After some haggling, I paid less.
haggle down
1/hˈæɡəl dˈaʊn/
phrasal verb
reduce a price by bargaining
to make a price lower by bargaining
Exemples
- I haggled the price down to $200.
- They haggled him down from $500 to $420.
- She managed to haggle down the repair bill.
Exemples pédagogiques
- I haggled it down to ten dollars.
no haggling
1/nˈoʊ hˈæɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
prices are fixed
you cannot bargain about the price
Exemples
- The sign says 'No haggling'—all prices are final.
- This dealership advertises 'no haggling' to make buying simpler.
- The manager told us there would be no haggling on the rate.
Exemples pédagogiques
- The store has no haggling.