trade gap in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trade gap in the English»French Dictionary

trade gap N ECON

trade gap

déficit m commercial

Translations for trade gap in the English»French Dictionary

gap [Brit ɡap, Am ɡæp] N

1. gap (empty space):

gap (between planks, curtains)

interstice m (in entre)

gap (in fence, wall)

trou m

gap (in fence, wall)

ouverture f (in dans)

gap (between buildings, cars, furniture)

espace m (in entre)

gap (in text, diagram)

blanc m

gap (in text, diagram)

trou m (in dans)

gap (in hills, cloud)

trouée f (in dans)

to have gaps between one's teeth

avoir les dents écartées

his death left a gap in my life

sa mort a laissé un vide dans ma vie

to fill a gap lit, fig

combler un vide

2. gap (break in continuity):

gap (in timetable)

trou m

gap (in timetable)

créneau m

gap (in conversation)

silence m

gap (in accounts, records, report)

lacune f

gap (in accounts, records, report)

trou m

gap (of time)

intervalle m

gap (in event, performance)

interruption f

after a gap of six years

après un intervalle de six ans

3. gap (discrepancy):

gap (in age)

différence f

gap (between opinions)

divergence f

gap (between scores)

différence f (in entre)

gap (of status)

écart m

a 15-year age gap

une différence d'âge de 15 ans

the gap between the rich and the poor

l'écart entre les riches et les pauvres

the gap between myth and reality

l'écart or le décalage entre le mythe et la réalité

to close the gap

supprimer l'écart

4. gap (deficiency):

gap (in knowledge, education)

lacune f (in dans)

there's a gap in my memory

j'ai un trou de mémoire

technology/training gap

insuffisance f en matière de technologie/formation

5. gap:

gap MKTG, COMM

créneau m

to look for a gap in the market

chercher un créneau sur le marché

to fill a gap in the market

répondre à un besoin réel du marché

6. gap FIN:

gap

déficit m

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 gap in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trade gap in the English»French Dictionary

trade gap N

trade gap

déficit m commercial

Translations for trade gap in the English»French Dictionary

gap [gæp] N

1. gap (opening):

gap

trou m

gap in text

blanc m

gap in teeth

écart m

gap in trees, clouds

trouée f

gap in knowledge

lacune f

2. gap (space):

gap

espace m

3. gap fig:

gap

créneau m

gap emotional

vide m

market gap

créneau sur le marché

to fill a gap

combler un vide

4. gap (break in time):

gap

intervalle m

5. gap (difference):

gap

écart m

the generation gap

le fossé des générations

to bridge/close the gap between sth

réduire l'écart entre 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

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rise in the trade gap was also fuelled by high oil import prices, food items, machinery and automobiles.

en.wikipedia.org

The rise in the trade gap has been attributed to high oil import bill, and rise in the prices of food items, machinery and automobiles.

en.wikipedia.org

Contributing to the bump also was a smaller trade gap.

www.usnews.com

The most effective way to close a trade gap is to engineer a recession to deflate the demand for imports.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

A steady rise in imports by 30.24 per cent to $309.53 billion during the eight-month period resulted in the trade gap widening to $116.83 billion.

www.thehindu.com

There will be no trade gap, just a trade lag.

www.americasquarterly.org