rag trade in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rag trade in the English»French Dictionary

rag trade [Brit, Am ˈræɡ ˌtreɪd] N inf

the rag trade

la confection

Translations for rag trade in the English»French Dictionary

I.rag [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

chiffon m

a bit of rag

un chiffon

2. rag:

rag (newspaper) inf (local)

canard m inf

rag (tabloid) pej

torchon m inf, pej

rag (tabloid) pej

quotidien m populaire

Phrases:

rag, a. ragtime

rag m

II.rags N

rags npl (old clothes):

rags

loques fpl

in rags

en haillons

III.rag <pres part ragging; pret, pp ragged> [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ] VB trans inf

to rag sb

taquiner qn (about à propos de)

IV.rag [Brit raɡ, Am ræɡ]

it's like a red rag to a bull

ça a le don de l'exciter

to be on the rag vulg sl Am (menstruate)

avoir ses règles

to feel like a wet rag

se sentir vidé

to go from rags to riches

connaître une ascension spectaculaire

a rags-to-riches story

une histoire de réussite sociale spectaculaire

to lose one's rag inf Brit

sortir de ses gonds inf

I.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] N

1. trade (activity):

trade

commerce m

to do trade with sb

faire du commerce avec qn

to do a good trade

faire de bonnes affaires

to do a good trade attr negotiations, route, agreement, restrictions

commercial

to do a good trade sanctions, embargo

économique

2. trade (sector of industry):

trade

industrie f

car/book trade

industrie automobile/du livre

she's in the furniture trade

elle travaille dans l'ameublement

she's in the furniture trade attr press, journal

professionnel/-elle

3. trade (profession):

trade (manual)

métier m

trade (intellectual)

profession f

by trade

de métier

in the trade we call it…

dans la profession or le métier on appelle cela…

as we say in the trade…

comme on dit dans le métier…

4. trade (swap):

trade

échange m

trade

troc m

to do Brit or make Am a trade with sb

faire un échange or un troc avec qn

5. trade METEO → trade wind

6. trade (male prostitute):

trade sl

prostitué m

II.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB trans (swap)

trade objects

échanger (for contre)

trade insults, compliments, blows

échanger

the two countries traded hostages

les deux pays ont échangé des otages

III.trade [Brit treɪd, Am treɪd] VB intr

1. trade COMM (buy and sell):

trade

faire du commerce (with avec, at Am dans)

the company trades as Grunard's

la société fait du commerce sous le nom de Grunard's

to trade in sth with sb

vendre qc à qn

to trade at a profit/loss

vendre à profit/perte

2. trade FIN (on financial markets):

trade share, commodity:

s'échanger

to trade at $10

s'échanger à $10

Phrases:

to trade on (exploit)

exploiter

to trade on name, reputation, image

se servir de

See also trade wind

trade wind N METEO

trade wind

alizé m

rag trade in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rag trade in the English»French Dictionary

rag trade N inf

rag trade

confection f

Translations for rag trade in the English»French Dictionary

I.rag [ræg] N

1. rag (cloth):

rag

lambeau m

2. rag pl (old clothes):

rag

guenilles fpl

3. rag Am (duster):

rag

chiffon m à épousseter

4. rag Brit (student event):

rag

kermesse d'étudiants

5. rag pej inf (newspaper):

rag

torchon m

6. rag (ragtime music):

rag

ragtime m

II.rag <-gg-> [ræg] VB trans inf

rag

taquiner

I.trade [treɪd] N

1. trade no pl (buying and selling):

trade

commerce m

balance of trade

balance f commerciale

trade is picking up

les affaires repartent

2. trade (type of business):

trade

commerce m

the fur trade

le commerce des peaux

the building trade

la construction

3. trade (handicraft):

trade

métier m

to be dentist by trade

être dentiste de métier

4. trade Am (swap):

trade

échange m

II.trade [treɪd] VB intr

1. trade (do business):

trade

faire du commerce

to trade in sth

faire le commerce de qc

2. trade (be bought and sold):

trade

s'échanger

III.trade [treɪd] VB trans

1. trade (swap):

trade

échanger

trade places

changer de

to trade sth for sth

échanger qc contre qc

2. trade (buy and sell):

trade

faire le commerce de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The family has always been in the rag trade so there's always been businesses.

utv.ie

The problem with textile is that anyone can go into the rag trade.

www.smartcompany.com.au

Her younger brothers are also steeped in the rag trade.

www.independent.co.uk

The rag trade returning to its historic home.

blogs.channel4.com

It is also expected to investigate the rag trade, with a taskforce focusing on the import, wholesale, marketing and sale of clothing.

www.thisismoney.co.uk

With this avenue of free expression shut down, graphic artists moved over into the rag trade.

www.independent.co.uk

The tension in the rag trade is over which major retailer might start the inevitable "mid-season" sale sooner than usual, starting an avalanche of copycats.

www.smh.com.au

What were once skin wraps became fodder for the rag trade.

blog.seattlepi.com

But where the shelves of food and household goods once stood, the rag trade has taken over.

www.bbc.co.uk

The modernist fabric designer's work in the rag trade was the subject of a retrospective exhibition and book five decades after the work first appeared.

www.stuff.co.nz