trades in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for trades in the English»French Dictionary

trades union N Brit

trades union → trade union

See also trade union

trade union N

trade union

syndicat m

trade union attr activist, card, leader, headquarters, movement, subscription

syndical

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

Trades Union Congress, TUC N Brit

Trades Union Congress

Confédération f des syndicats (britanniques)

fair trade N

1. fair trade ECON:

fair trade

commerce m équitable

2. fair trade Am:

fair trade

régime m des prix imposés

trade union N

trade union

syndicat m

trade union attr activist, card, leader, headquarters, movement, subscription

syndical

trade war N

trade war

guerre f commerciale

building trade N

building trade

bâtiment m

trade tariffs N npl

trade tariffs

tarifs mpl douaniers

trade association N

trade association

association f professionnelle

trade barrier N COMM

trade barrier

barrière f douanière

trades in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for trades in the English»French Dictionary

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

fair trade N no pl

fair trade

commerce m équitable

fair trade coffee

café m du commerce équitable

trade fair N COMM

trade fair

foire f

trade surplus N

trade surplus

excédent m commercial

trade balance N

trade balance → balance of trade

See also balance of trade

balance of trade N

balance of trade

balance du commerce

trade war N

trade war

guerre f commerciale

trade barrier N

trade barrier

barrière f douanière

trade price N Brit

trade price

prix m de gros

inland trade N Brit

inland trade

marché m intérieur

trade union N

trade union

syndicat m (professionnel)

trades Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the tricks of the trade

les ficelles du métier

fair trade coffee

café m du commerce équitable

to be dentist by trade

être dentiste de métier

to ply one's trade

faire son travail

trader's entry in the trade register

immatriculation d'un commerçant au registre du commerce

to trade sb sth for sth

échanger qc avec qn contre qc

he's a jack of all trades

c'est un touche-à-tout

to know the tricks of the trade

connaître toutes les ficelles du métier

to be new to the trade

être jeune dans le métier

to be an architect by trade

être architecte de son métier

trades Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for trades in the French»English Dictionary

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délégué syndical

trade union representative

zone franche urbaine

urban free trade zone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While your company may be a jack-of-all-trades, your company's mission statement should have a clearly discernable, linear direction.

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It's a chemical jack-of-all-trades that affects the width of blood vessels, controls the movement of gut muscles, and more.

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The women worked a large farm and in later years other trades and manufacturing enterprises were tried.

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On the coast, marine trades (port activities and boat building), retirees, and tourism are the economic drivers.

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Because many medieval trades, and brewing specifically, were organized around the household, married brewsters could brew and sell ale for large profits.

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These are, however, not very important economically except as reminders of the responsibilities of some trades toward the public.

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Whereas, women of high birth enjoyed slightly more privileges, such as the ability to participate in trades and even several guilds.

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The cost of principal trades will also rise further as new systems for managing the regulatory capital required for "stress tests" and new capital charges are phased in.

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Long-term trades are contracts similar to power purchase agreements and generally considered private bi-lateral transactions between counterparties.

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They are also used in the printing trades to aid in setting movable type and in bookbinding.

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