window shopping in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

window shopping N

to go window shopping

faire du lèche-vitrines m inv

shop window N

shop window

vitrine f also fig

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

aglow shop window

illuminé

to dress a shop window

faire une vitrine

Translations for window shopping in the French»English Dictionary

lèche-vitrines

window-shopping

faire du lèche-vitrines

to go window-shopping

elle a passé la journée à lécher les vitrines

she spent the whole day window-shopping

faire les vitrines (regarder)

to go window-shopping

lécher les vitrines

to go window-shopping

devanture

shop window

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

shopping [Brit ˈʃɒpɪŋ, Am ˈʃɑpɪŋ] N U

1. shopping (activity):

shopping

courses fpl

to do some/the shopping

faire des/les courses

we are open for lunch-time shopping

le magasin est ouvert à l'heure du déjeuner

2. shopping (purchases):

shopping

courses fpl

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

window [Brit ˈwɪndəʊ, Am ˈwɪndoʊ] N

1. window (to look through):

window (of house, room)

fenêtre f

window (of shop, public building)

vitrine f

window (of shop, public building)

devanture f

window (of train)

vitre f

window (of train)

fenêtre f

window (of car)

vitre f

window (of car)

glace f

window (of car)

fenêtre f

window (of plane)

hublot m

window (stained glass)

vitrail m

to sit at or by the window (in room)

s'asseoir à la fenêtre

to sit at or by the window (in train, car)

s'asseoir près de la fenêtre

I'd like a seat by a window AVIAT

j'aimerais une place côté fenêtre

to look out of or through the window

regarder par la fenêtre

if you look out of the window you will see Paris AVIAT

si vous regardez par le hublot vous verrez Paris

to lean out of the window

se pencher par la fenêtre

‘do not lean out of the window’ (in train)

‘ne pas se pencher au dehors’

to break a window

casser une vitre or un carreau

to clean or wash the windows

laver les vitres or les carreaux

how much is the jacket in the window? COMM

combien coûte la veste dans la vitrine?

a window on the world fig

une fenêtre sur le monde

to provide a window on what goes on behind the scenes fig

ouvrir une fenêtre sur ce qui se passe dans les coulisses

2. window (for service at bank or post office):

window

guichet m

3. window (of envelope):

window

fenêtre f

4. window COMPUT:

window

fenêtre f

5. window (space in diary, time):

window

créneau m

we've missed our window

nous avons raté notre créneau

to provide a window of opportunity for sb to do

fournir un créneau à qn pour faire

launch window

créneau de lancement

to go or fly out the window inf plans:

tomber à l'eau

to go or fly out the window hopes:

s'écrouler

the eyes are the windows of the soul prov

les yeux sont le miroir de l'âme

window shopping in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

window-shopping N no pl

window-shopping

lèche-vitrines m

to go window-shopping

faire du lèche-vitrines

shop window N (display)

shop window

vitrine f

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

window of shop

vitrine f

in the window in shop

en vitrine

Translations for window shopping in the French»English Dictionary

faire du lèche-vitrines

to go window shopping

lèche-vitrines

window shopping

vitrine

(shop) window

Translations for window shopping in the English»French Dictionary

window [ˈwɪndəʊ, Am -doʊ] N

1. window (glass):

window

fenêtre f

window of shop

vitrine f

window of vehicle

vitre f

at the window

à la fenêtre

in the window

par la fenêtre

in the window in shop

en vitrine

2. window (stained glass):

window

vitrail m

3. window COMPUT:

window

fenêtre f

window separator

barre f de fractionnement

4. window (time period):

window

créneau m

Phrases:

to go out (of) the window inf

s'envoler

shopping N no pl

1. shopping (purchasing):

shopping

courses fpl

shopping

magasinage m Quebec

shopping Christmas

achats mpl

to do the shopping

faire les courses

to do the shopping

magasiner Quebec

to go shopping

aller faire les courses

to go on a shopping binge

dévaliser les magasins

2. shopping (items purchased):

shopping

achats mpl

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

But the rise of the internet has drawn millions to window-shopping online.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Doing so would only add a layer of bureaucracy, though several used the window-shopping function on the exchanges to scope out the market.

www.theatlantic.com

If clients were window-shopping for a meal before, they're quickly being ushered to the cash register.

business.financialpost.com

This is a city that loves to shop, whether it's bargain-hunting at small local markets, or window-shopping for luxury brands at huge airconditioned malls.

www.stuff.co.nz

The storefront will be a window-shopping experience where we will touch and see the products.

www.computerworld.co.nz

Funny how you can go from window-shopping together to visions of joint custody.

www.cnn.com

Folks who spend 14 plus minutes equates to window-shopping.

www.zdnet.com

The windows outside are pretty big for all the window-shopping crowd.

nation.com.pk

It operates 24/7, so a passerby can buy an item when window-shopping, rather than entering the store.

www.wired.co.uk

We would walk all the way, saving the bus charge and doing a lot of window-shopping on the way.

www.thehindu.com