customs official in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for customs official in the French»English Dictionary

préposé des douanes

customs official

Translations for customs official 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.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] N

official (of central or local government, of state)

fonctionnaire mf

official (of party, trade union)

officiel/-ielle m/f

official (of police, customs)

agent m

official (at town hall)

employé/-e m/f

II.official [Brit əˈfɪʃ(ə)l, Am əˈfɪʃəl] ADJ

official statement, reason, document, function, visit, language, candidate, strike

officiel/-ielle

official biography

autorisé

it's official!

c'est officiel!

customs official in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for customs official 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

I.official [əˈfɪʃl] N

1. official (responsible person):

official

officiel(le) m (f)

2. official Am (referee):

official

arbitre mf

II.official [əˈfɪʃl] ADJ

official

officiel(le)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Also, he obtained an appointment as a customs official with the municipal government, giving him a good income and leisure time to write.

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One customs official took one glance at the money, neatly packaged and layered like you'd see in a spy film.

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This, the customs official told her, meant she would be denied entry into the country.

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On top of that, the bland faced customs official asked him to explain what the instrument was and how it was used.

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It's the customs official who won't let you across the border.

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The surly immigration officer at passport control refuses to speak, while the customs official aggressively pushes people's luggage.

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When you reach the head of the queue, you are directed to the next available server, or teller, or customs official.

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From 1926 to 1944 he was a customs official at different locations throughout the territory.

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These writs were called writs of assistance because they called upon sheriffs, other officials, and loyal subjects to assist the customs official in carrying out his duties.

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It is up to the customs official to decide whether to clear people through special lane.

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