thrift shop in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for thrift shop in the English»French Dictionary

thrift shop N

thrift shop

boutique f d'articles d'occasion (dont les bénéfices sont versés à des œuvres)

Translations for thrift shop in the English»French Dictionary

I.thrift [Brit θrɪft, Am θrɪft] N

1. thrift (frugality):

thrift

économie f

2. thrift BOT:

thrift

armeria f

II.thrift [Brit θrɪft, Am θrɪft] thrifts, a. thrift institutions N npl Am FIN

thrift

établissements mpl de crédit

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

thrift shop in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thrift shop in the English»French Dictionary

thrift [θrɪft] N no pl

thrift

épargne f

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

He considered buying used shoes from a thrift shop but has opted against that.

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A thrift shop is run in the basement, next to the community center.

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Sometimes you can find real treasures at the local thrift shop or garage sale, but often times another person's junk is well, just junk.

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Another purchase from a thrift shop -- and another addition to a rather large collection of kerchiefs.

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If you run out of holders, group candles on a mirrored tile, or a thrift shop platter spray-painted in gold, silver or matte white.

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The church also operates a thrift shop.

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A congregant established a thrift shop in the church's undercroft in 1979 to pay for maintenance of the parking lot.

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This precinct hosts a variety of businesses including a butcher, tyre store, landscaping supplies, martial arts, reticulation, hardware, thrift shop and others.

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We all have some tucked away or go and raid a thrift shop.

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We are heading to a thrift shop this afternoon.

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