bucket shop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bucket shop in the English»French Dictionary

bucket shop N inf

1. bucket shop Brit (travel agency):

bucket shop

agence f de voyage (proposant des billets d'avion à prix réduit)

2. bucket shop FIN:

bucket shop

société f frauduleuse d'agents de change

Translations for bucket shop in the English»French Dictionary

I.bucket [Brit ˈbʌkɪt, Am ˈbəkət] N

1. bucket (gen):

bucket

seau m (of de)

2. bucket TECH:

bucket (of scoop, dredger, waterwheel)

godet m

bucket (of pump)

piston m

II.buckets N

buckets npl inf:

to rain buckets

pleuvoir à seaux

to cry buckets

pleurer comme une Madeleine inf

to sweat buckets

suer à grosses gouttes

III.bucket [Brit ˈbʌkɪt, Am ˈbəkət] VB intr inf Brit a. bucket down

bucket

pleuvoir à seaux

IV.bucket [Brit ˈbʌkɪt, Am ˈbəkət]

to kick the bucket

mourir, casser sa pipe inf

I.shop [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] N

1. shop:

shop (where goods are sold)

magasin m

shop (small, fashionable)

boutique f

to work in/open a shop

travailler dans/ouvrir un magasin

to go to the shops

aller faire les courses

he's out at the shops

il est sorti faire les courses

to set up shop lit, fig

s'installer

he set up shop as a photographer fig

il s'est installé comme photographe

to shut up shop inf lit, fig

fermer boutique

2. shop Am (in department store):

shop

rayon m

gourmet/beauty shop

rayon gastronomique/de beauté

3. shop (workshop):

shop

atelier m

repair/print shop

atelier de réparation/d'imprimerie

4. shop Am SCHOOL:

shop

atelier m

5. shop Brit (shopping) inf:

to do the weekly shop

faire les courses pour la semaine

to do a big shop

faire le plein inf

II.shop <pres part etc shopping, shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB trans Brit (inform on)

shop inf

donner inf

shop inf

vendre

III.shop <pres part shopping; pret, pp shopped> [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp] VB intr

shop

faire ses courses

to be shopping for sth

vouloir acheter qc

to go shopping (gen)

aller faire des courses

to go shopping (as browser)

aller faire les magasins

to go shopping for sth

aller acheter qc

IV.shop [Brit ʃɒp, Am ʃɑp]

all over the shop inf Brit fig

partout

to talk shop

parler boutique

you've come to the wrong shop Brit

vous vous trompez d'adresse

bucket shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bucket shop in the English»French Dictionary

bucket shop N Brit inf

bucket shop

agence f de voyages discompte

Translations for bucket shop in the English»French Dictionary

bucket [ˈbʌkɪt] N

1. bucket (pail):

bucket

seau m

champagne bucket

seau à champagne

2. bucket pl inf (a lot):

bucket

beaucoup

to weep buckets

pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps

Phrases:

to kick the bucket inf

casser sa pipe

I.shop [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] N

1. shop (boutique, emporium):

shop

magasin m

record shop

magasin de disques

to go to the shops

aller faire les courses

to set up shop

ouvrir un magasin

to set up shop as a baker

ouvrir une boulangerie

to set up shop on one's own

se mettre à son compte

2. shop Brit, Aus (process of buying goods):

shop

courses fpl

to do the weekly shop

faire les courses de la semaine

3. shop (manufacturing area):

shop

atelier m

repair/assembly shop

atelier de réparation/de montage

Phrases:

all over the shop inf (everywhere)

partout

all over the shop (in confusion)

en pagaille

II.shop <-pp-> [ʃɒp, Am ʃɑ:p] VB intr

shop

faire ses courses

to shop for sth

aller acheter qc

to shop at the market/at Marks and Spencer

faire ses courses au marché/chez Marks and Spencer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, with a bucket shop, it could be better thought of as a place where people go to make side bets similar to a bookie.

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This practice became known as bucketing, and the location at which they drained the kegs became known as a bucket shop.

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People often mistakenly interchange the words bucket shop and boiler room, but there is actually a significant difference.

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In the next several years, he continued betting at the bucket shops.

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The bucket shop made its profit from commissions, and also profited when share prices went against the client.

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Bucket shops are, well, bucket shops.

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However, no actual shares were bought or sold: all trading was between the bucket shop and its clients.

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Unprofessional and unscrupulous entrants to the travel industry would lead to many airline and bucket shop failures.

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Like spread betting firms, bucket shops relied on customers either cancelling each other out or consistently making the wrong decisions.

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Surname family coats of arms as sold by bucket shops, will not be entertained.

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