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| trade | n | (commerce) | commerce nm |
| International trade has been increasing over the last few years. |
| Le commerce international n'a pas cessé d'accroître ces dernières années. |
| trade | vtr | (exchange sth) | échanger⇒ vtr |
| He traded his bar of chocolate for her biscuit. |
| Il a échangé sa barre chocolatée contre son gâteau. |
| trade | adj | (professional) presse, journal | professionnel adj |
| The trade magazine was read by everybody in the industry. |
| Le magazine professionnel était lu par tous les gens du secteur. |
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| Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires |
| trade | adj | (business to business) | commerciale adj |
| This is a trade newsletter, which we send to similar businesses. |
| C'est une lettre d'information commerciale, que nous envoyons à des entreprises similaires. |
| trade | adj | (relating to trade unions) | syndicale adj |
| There is a trade meeting tonight about the strike. |
| Il y a une réunion syndicale ce soir à propos de la grève. |
| trade | adj | (paperbacks) édition : livre de | poche adj |
| The trade edition sells better than the hardbound version. |
| L'édition de poche se vend mieux que la version reliée. |
| trade | n | (a transaction) | échange nm |
| | | troc nm |
| I like your coat. Do you want to do a trade for my new skirt? |
| J'aime bien ton manteau. Tu veux faire un échange avec nouvelle jupe ? |
| * C'est un quartier où les gens font beaucoup de troc. |
| trade | n | (customers) | clients nmpl |
| Let them have the table cheap. They are good trade. |
| Faisons-leur un prix, ce sont de bons clients. |
| trade | n | (profession) | profession nf |
| He's one of the best doctors in the trade. |
| * C'est un des meilleurs de sa profession. |
| trade | n | (handicraft) | artisanat nm |
| The printer's trade has changed since the days of metal type. |
| * L'artisanat d'ameublement a bien changé depuis l'arrivée des meubles fabriqués en série. |
| trade | n | (people involved in a trade) | commerçants nmpl |
| We sell wholesale to them because they are trade. |
| On leur vend en gros car ce sont des commerçants. |
| trade, trades | npl | (trade winds) météorologie | alizés nmpl |
| The trades usually helped the merchant ships to sail faster. |
| En général, les alizés aident les navires marchands à naviguer plus vite. |
| trade | vi | (do business) commerce dans | faire⇒ vtr |
| This company trades in industrial equipment. |
| Cette société fait commerce dans l'équipement industriel. |
| trade | vi | (deal in the stock market) des opérations en Bourse | faire⇒ vtr |
| What does he do in the city? Does he trade? |
| * Il est venu à La City faire des opérations en Bourse. |
| trade | vtr | (buy and sell) | vendre et acheter⇒ vtr |
| This shop trades second-hand video games. |
| Ce magasin vend et achète des jeux vidéo d'occasion. |
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| Compound Forms/Formes composées |
| anti-trade | | | anti-commercial adj |
| arms trade | | | commerce des armes nm |
| balance of trade | n | (difference in values of imports and imports) | balance commerciale nf |
| The growth in imports has lead to a worsening of the balance of trade. |
| board of trade | n | (business association) | chambre de commerce nf |
| building trade | n | (construction industry) | bâtiment nm |
| Le bâtiment est un secteur dynamique en ce moment. |
| copperware trade | | commerce | dinanderie nf |
| diamond trade | | | commerce de diamant |
| export trade | | | commerce d'exportation nm |
| fair trade | n | (legal or ethical commerce) | commerce équitable nm |
| Note: often used as adj (fair trade coffee, fair trade apparel) |
| Fair trade combines fair prices for farmers with strict environmental standards. |
| Le commerce équitable propose des prix corrects du producteur au consommateur. |
| fair trade | n | informal (satisfactory exchange) | échange équitable nm |
| 20 Canadian dollars for 20 US dollars is not a fair trade. |
| Vingt dollars US pour vingt euros, tu appelles ça un échange équitable ? |
| | fam | bon deal nm |
| Ton vieux vélo contre mon téléphone portable, tu appelles ça un bon deal ? |
| fish trade | | Pêche | mareyage nm |
| flour trade | | | meunerie nf |
| foreign trade | n | (international commerce) | commerce extérieur nm |
| On l'a nommée ministre du commerce extérieur. |
| free trade | n | (unfettered trade between nations) | libre échange nm |
| The USA has a free trade agreement with Mexico and Canada. |
| free trade area | n | (countries between which trade is unrestricted) | zone de libre-échange nf |
| The purpose of NAFTA is to make North America a free trade area. |
| global trade | n | (worldwide commerce) | commerce international nm |
| grocery trade | | profession | épicerie nf |
| hardware trade | | commerce | droguerie nf |
| hat trade | | activité | chapellerie nf |
| jeweller's trade | | commerce de la bijouterie | joaillerie nf |
| locksmith trade | | | serrurerie nf |
| locksmith's trade | | corps de métier | serrurerie nf |
| mirror trade | | | miroiterie nf |
| multilateral trade | | | commerce multilatéral |
| rag trade | | informal | confection nf |
| reciprocal trade | n | (exchange of trade between nations) | échanges commerciaux nmpl |
| Reciprocal trade agreements form the basis of most nations' foreign trade policies |
| Japan and the United States sometimes disagree about what is fair concerning reciprocal trade. |
| | | commerce bilatéral nm |
| restraint of trade | | | contrôle de la concurrence |
| restraint of trade | | | restriction de la concurrence nf |
| retail trade | n | (shop selling) | commerce de détail nm |
| secondhand trade | | Commerce | brocante nf |
| sensitive trade data | n | (confidential business information) | données sensibles nfpl |
| On le suspecte d'avoir divulgué des données sensibles. |
| | | informations professionnelles confidentielles nfpl |
| silversmith's (or goldsmith's) trade | | | orfèvrerie nf |
| slave trade | n | (trafficking in people) | trafic d'esclaves nm |
| | | traite des esclaves nf |
| spectacle trade | | | lunetterie nf |
| spice trade | n | (buying and selling of spices) | commerce des épices nm |
| The spice trade encouraged early sailors to circumnavigate the globe. |
| Le commerce des épices comprend également celui des aromates et des herbes. |
| | | négoce des épices nm |
| stock-in-trade | n | figurative (person: characteristic ability) | talent caractéristique nm |
| terms of trade | | | modalités d`échange |
| trade account | n | (business customer) | compte client nm |
| trade agreement | n | (commercial treaty between nations) | accord commercial nm |
| The UK and the USA are working on a new trade agreement. |
| Les deux délégations se sont entendues sur un accord commercial entre ces deux pays. |
| | | traité commercial nm |
| trade association | n | (group representing an industry) | regroupement industriel nm |
| The soft drink trade association will have a meeting next Wednesday. |
| trade balance | n | (difference in value between nation's imports and exports) | balance commerciale nf |
| trade barrier | n | (sth that restricts international trading) | barrière commerciale nf |
| trade center | | US | centre commercial |
| trade commissioner | | | intermédiaire nmf |
| trade credit | | | crédit commercial |
| trade discount | | | remise professionnelle |
| trade discount | | | escompte commercial nm |
| trade fair | n | (exhibition by a particular industry) | salon nm |
| Le Salon International de l'Agriculture ouvrira ses portes le 25 novembre. |
| | | foire nf |
| Notre coopérative viticole tient chaque année un stand à la foire aux vins. |
| trade gap | | | déficit commercial |
| trade goods | | | articles de commerce |
| trade in | vtr | literal (sell, deal in) | faire le commerce de loc v |
| He trades in stocks and bonds. |
| Il fait le commerce de produits d'alimentation générale. |
| | | vendre⇒ vtr |
| Il vend des produits d'alimentation générale. |
| trade in | vtr | (turn sth in as partial payment for new one) | bénéficier d'une reprise loc v |
| I traded in my old car for a new one. |
| J'ai bénéficié d'une reprise pour mon ancien véhicule en échange d'un neuf (or: pour l'achat d'un neuf). |
| | | échanger⇒ vtr |
| J'ai échangé mon ancienne voiture contre une nouvelle. |
| trade journal | n | (periodical of a profession) | revue spécialisée nf |
| The Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are the top trade journals for doctors in English-speaking countries. |
| | | revue professionnelle nf |
| trade magazine | n | (periodical of a particular business field) | presse spécialisée nf |
| The soft drink trade magazine will be distributed freely a week before the trade fair takes place. |
| trade mission | n | (commercial business trip) | mission commerciale nf |
| trade name | n | (brand name, proprietary name) | nom commercial nm |
| Prescription drugs have both trade names and generic names. |
| Lors du brainstorming, nous avons décidé que l'analgésique serait vendu sous le nom commercial de Pamal. |
| | | appellation commerciale nf |
| trade off | | | concessions mutuelles |
| trade on | | take unfair advantage of | exploiter v |
| trade paper | | | revue professionnelle nf |
| trade practice | | | pratique commerciale nf |
| trade price | | | prix de gros nm |
| trade road | | | route commerciale nf |
| trade route | | | route commerciale nf |
| trade sale | | | marque de distribution |
| trade school | | | collège technique |
| trade secret | n | figurative, informal (helpful hint) fam | truc secret nm |
| | fig | formule secrète nf |
| Je vais vous confier la formule secrète pour venir à bout du problème. |
| trade secret | n | (inside information) | secret de fabrication nm |
| Many companies refuse to reveal their trade secrets. |
| Beaucoup d'entreprises refusent de divulguer leurs secrets de fabrication. |
| | | secret de fabrique nm |
| L'entreprise n'est pas prête à révéler ses secrets de fabrique. |
| | | savoir-faire nm |
| trade show | n | (industry fair or exhibition) | salon (professionnel) nm |
| trade stand | n | (stall at a business exhibition) | stand nm |
| trade test | | | test nm |
| trade union | n | (worker's syndicate) | syndicat nm |
| Trade unions can call for a strike when collective bargaining talks fail. |
| Les syndicats appellent à une grève générale contre la réforme des retraites. |
| trade unionism | | | syndicalisme nm |
| trade unionist | | | syndicaliste nmf |
| trade up | | | reprise v |
| trade wind | | | alizé nm |
| trade winds | npl | (strong winds blowing over Torrid zone) | alizés nmpl |
| To sail across the oceans before steam engines were invented, ships waited for favorable trade winds. |
| trade with | vtr | (do business with) | traiter avec loc v |
| I trade with him from time to time. |
| | | faire des affaires avec loc v |
| Nous avons déjà eu l'occasion de faire des affaires avec ce client. |
| trade with | vtr | informal (exchange or swop sth with) | troquer⇒ vtr |
| I traded a bucket full of marbles with Carl for a one-eyed kitten. |
| J'ai troqué un seau entier de billes contre un chaton borgne. |
| | | échanger⇒ vtr |
| J'ai échangé un seau entier de billes contre un chaton borgne. |
| trade work | | | travailler dans le commerce v |
| trade-in | | | reprise nf |
| trade-off | | bourse | arbitrage nm |
| trade-off | | (compromise) Juridique | compromis nm |
| tricks of the trade | | | les ficelles du métier |
| tricks of the trade | | colloquial familier | ficelles du métier nfpl |
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