wool merchant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wool merchant in the English»French Dictionary

wool merchant N HISTORY

wool merchant

lainier/-ière m/f

Translations for wool merchant in the English»French Dictionary

wool [Brit wʊl, Am wʊl] N

wool

laine f

pure (new) wool

pure laine (vierge)

knitting/baby wool

laine à tricoter/pour bébé

knitting/baby wool attr carpet, coat, shop

de laine

knitting/baby wool trade

lainier/-ière

to pull the wool over sb's eyes

duper qn

you can't pull the wool over my eyes

je ne suis pas dupe

I.merchant [Brit ˈməːtʃ(ə)nt, Am ˈmərtʃənt] N

1. merchant COMM:

merchant (selling in bulk)

négociant m

merchant (selling in small quantities)

marchand m

merchant (retailer)

détaillant m

wine/silk merchant

marchand de vins/de soie, négociant en vins/en soie

2. merchant (person) inf → rip-off merchant

II.merchant [Brit ˈməːtʃ(ə)nt, Am ˈmərtʃənt] ADJ attr

merchant ship, vessel, fleet, shipping

marchand

merchant sailor, seaman

de la marine marchande

See also speed merchant, rip-off artist

speed merchant N inf, pej

speed merchant

fou/folle m/f du volant

rip-off artist, rip-off merchant N inf

rip-off artist

arnaqueur/-euse sl

wool merchant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wool merchant in the English»French Dictionary

wool [wʊl] N no pl

wool

laine f

a ball of wool

une pelote de laine

Phrases:

to pull the wool over sb's eyes

voiler la face à qn

I.merchant [ˈmɜ:tʃənt, Am ˈmɜ:r-] N

1. merchant (trader):

merchant

négociant(e) m (f)

2. merchant (retailer):

merchant

commerçant(e) m (f)

II.merchant [ˈmɜ:tʃənt, Am ˈmɜ:r-] ADJ

merchant

marchand(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Next door there was a bicycle shop, there was a butcher, a hardware shop, wool merchant, and a blacksmith.

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