customs officer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for customs officer in the English»French Dictionary

customs officer, customs official N

customs officer

douanier/-ière m/f

Translations for customs officer in the French»English Dictionary

douan|ier

customs officer

agent des douanes

customs officer

agent en douane

customs officer

gabelou pej

customs officer

Translations for customs officer in the English»French Dictionary

I.custom [Brit ˈkʌstəm, Am ˈkəstəm] N

1. custom (personal habit):

custom

coutume f

custom

habitude f

it is/was her custom to do

elle a/avait l'habitude de faire

as is/was his custom

selon sa coutume

2. custom (convention):

custom

coutume f

custom

usage m

it is/was the custom to do

il est/était d'usage de faire

custom requires that …

l'usage veut que …

3. custom COMM (patronage):

custom

clientèle f

they've lost a lot of custom

ils ont perdu beaucoup de clients

I shall take my custom elsewhere

j'irai me faire servir ailleurs

4. custom LAW:

custom

coutume f

II.custom [Brit ˈkʌstəm, Am ˈkəstəm] ADJ

custom article, equipment, system:

custom

personnalisé

customs [Brit ˈkʌstəmz, Am ˈkəstəmz] N + vb sing ou pl (authority, place)

customs

douane f

at customs

à la douane

to go through customs

passer à la douane

I.officer [Brit ˈɒfɪsə, Am ˈɔfəsər, ˈɑfəsər] N

1. officer:

officer MIL, NAUT

officier m

2. officer (official):

officer (in a company)

responsable mf

officer (in government)

fonctionnaire mf

officer (in committee, union, club)

membre m du comité directeur or du bureau exécutif

information/personnel officer

responsable de la communication/du personnel

the Committee shall elect its officers

le Comité désignera son bureau

Phrases:

officer, a. police officer

policier m

‘excuse me, officer’

‘excusez-moi, monsieur l'agent’

Officer Smith Am

Agent Smith

II.officer [Brit ˈɒfɪsə, Am ˈɔfəsər, ˈɑfəsər] VB trans MIL

1. officer (command):

officer

commander

2. officer (supply with officers):

officer

pourvoir en officiers

customs officer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for customs officer in the English»French Dictionary

customs officer, customs official N

customs officer

douanier m

Translations for customs officer in the French»English Dictionary

douanier (-ière)

customs officer

préposé des douanes

customs officer

Translations for customs officer in the English»French Dictionary

custom [ˈkʌstəm] N

1. custom SOCIOL (tradition):

custom

coutume f

according to custom

selon l'usage

to be sb's custom to +infin

c'est la coutume de qn de +infin

as is sb's custom

selon la coutume de qn

2. custom ECON (clientele):

custom

clientèle f

customs N pl ECON, FIN

customs

douane f

to pay customs

payer un droit de douane

to get through customs

passer la douane

officer N

1. officer (person in army, police):

officer

officier m

yes officer

oui, monsieur/madame

2. officer (civil servant):

officer

fonctionnaire mf

3. officer (manager):

officer

responsable mf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We can add to these priests of the area and some passing-by officers, i.e. gendarmes, and one customs officer.

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He was a merchant there, and also a customs officer.

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By 1848 there were resident coastguards, and by 1855 a customs officer.

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His father was a retired army captain serving as a customs officer.

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Her father, a customs officer, did not permit her to study.

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Other merchants could pay the tariff by obtaining a paper tariff bond from the customs officer.

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A customs officer, seeing any of the book covers in one's luggage, would immediately pass one on through.

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A customs officer and his family lived at the fort.

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The customs officer, however, was enraged that the manuscript had been sent.

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He has even been known to have connections to corrupt officials, such as a customs officer.

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