UNDER-THE-COUNTER - Translation from English into French

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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. under-the-counter ADJ

under-the-counter goods, supply, trade: illicite

under-the-counter payment: sous le manteau

II. under the counter ADV

under the counter buy, obtain, sell:

under the counter: sous le manteau, clandestinement

these magazines are sold under the counter: on vend ces magazines en sous-main

to do a deal under the counter: conclure un accord en sous-main

French

English

dessous-de-table <pl dessous-de-table> [d(ə)sudtabl] N m

dessous-de-table (entre particuliers): under-the-counter payment

dessous-de-table (pot-de-vin): bribe

dessous-de-table (pot-de-vin): backhander Brit inf

recevoir des dessous-de-table de qn: to be bribed by sb

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under the counter: sous le manteau

in the PONS Dictionary

under the counter: sous le manteau

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under the counter: sous le manteau

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These were sold at burlesque halls as well as under-the-counter at discreet newsstands.

en.wikipedia.org

Public health experts have warned about the dangers of buying under-the-counter meat.

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The soaring prices have seen people on a tight budget resort to buying under-the-counter packets -- unaware of the massive added health risks they are exposing themselves to.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

Detectives seized 80 million cigarettes and more than 70 tonnes of tobacco headed for under-the-counter sales.

www.theage.com.au

We bet people paid extra for under-the-counter homemade desserts.

gothamist.com

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