trade description in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trade description in the English»French Dictionary

trade description N COMM

trade description

désignation f de marchandise

Translations for trade description in the English»French Dictionary

description [Brit dɪˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n, Am dəˈskrɪpʃ(ə)n] N

1. description:

description (of person, event, object)

description f (of de, as comme étant)

description (for police)

signalement m (of de)

to be beyond description

être indescriptible

2. description (type, kind):

description

genre m

of every description of all descriptions

de toutes sortes

items of a similar description

articles du même genre

I need a table of some description

j'ai besoin de quelque chose qui puisse faire office de table

See also job description

job description N

job description

description f de poste

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

trade description in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trade description in the English»French Dictionary

description [dɪˈskrɪpʃən] N

description

description f

of every description

en tout genre

to answer a description of sb/sth

correspondre à la description de qn/qc

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