merchant navy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for merchant navy in the English»French Dictionary

merchant navy Brit, merchant marine Am N

merchant navy

marine f marchande

Translations for merchant navy in the French»English Dictionary

marine marchande

merchant navy

flotte marchande NAUT

merchant navy fleet Brit

flotte de commerce NAUT

merchant navy fleet Brit

officier de la marine marchande

officer in the merchant navy Brit

Translations for merchant navy in the English»French Dictionary

I.navy [Brit ˈneɪvi, Am ˈneɪvi] N

1. navy (fleet):

navy

flotte f

2. navy (fighting force):

navy

marine f

to join the navy

s'engager dans la marine

Phrases:

navy, a. navy blue

bleu m marine

II.navy [Brit ˈneɪvi, Am ˈneɪvi] ADJ

1. navy:

navy, a. navy blue (colour)

bleu marine

2. navy:

navy MIL, NAUT life, uniform, wife

de marin

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

merchant navy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for merchant navy in the English»French Dictionary

merchant navy N

merchant navy

marine f marchande

Translations for merchant navy in the English»French Dictionary

I.navy <-vies> [ˈneɪvi] N

1. navy (military fleet):

the Navy

la Marine

to serve in the navy

servir dans la marine

2. navy (colour):

navy

marine

II.navy [ˈneɪvi] ADJ

navy

bleu marine inv

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

The latter forced him to become a sailor again, this time in the merchant navy.

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My uncle was a merchant navy officer on a petrol tanker, and a real cycling fan.

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At the end of the 1940s there was a surge in demand for merchant navy cadets.

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Initially he worked for thirteen years in the merchant navy, from able-bodied seaman to captain.

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This was because the kingdom could count on a very large and efficient merchant navy, which was able to compensate for the need for railways.

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