trade

trade
trade [treɪd]
1. noun
   a. ( = commerce) commerce m ; (illegal) trafic m
• overseas trade commerce m extérieur
• it's good for trade ça fait marcher le commerce
• the fur trade l'industrie f de la fourrure
• the drug trade le marché de la drogue
• they do a lot of trade with ... ils font beaucoup d'affaires avec ...
• to do a brisk trade vendre beaucoup (in de)
   b. ( = job, skill) métier m
• she wants him to learn a trade elle veut qu'il apprenne un métier
• he's in the trade il est du métier
   c. ( = swap) échange m
• to do a trade with sb for sth échanger qch avec qn
2. intransitive verb
   a. [country] faire du commerce (in de)
   b. [currency, commodity] to be trading at se négocier à
   c. ( = exchange) échanger
3. transitive verb
( = exchange) to trade A for B échanger A contre B
• I traded my penknife with him for his marbles je lui ai donné mon canif en échange de ses billes
• to trade places with sb (US) changer de place avec qn
4. compounds
► trade agreement noun accord m commercial
► trade association noun association f commerciale
► trade balance noun balance f commerciale
► trade barriers plural noun barrières fpl douanières
► trade deficit noun déficit m commercial
► Trade Descriptions Act noun (British) loi protégeant les consommateurs contre la publicité et les appellations mensongères
► trade fair noun foire-exposition f
► trade figures plural noun résultats mpl financiers
► trade gap noun déficit m commercial
► trade-in noun reprise f
• trade-in value valeur f à la reprise ► trade name noun nom m de marque
► trade-off noun ( = exchange) échange m ; (balancing) compromis m
► trade school noun collège m technique
► trade secret noun secret m de fabrication
► trade surplus noun excédent m commercial
► trade talks plural noun négociations fpl commerciales
► trade union noun syndicat m
► trade unionism noun syndicalisme m
► trade unionist noun syndicaliste mf
► trade war noun guerre f commerciale
► trade down intransitive verb
• to trade down to a smaller car vendre sa voiture pour en acheter une moins chère
► trade in separable transitive verb
[+ car, television] obtenir une reprise pour
► trade off separable transitive verb
( = exchange)
to trade off one thing against another échanger une chose contre une autre
► trade up intransitive verb
• to trade up to a bigger car vendre sa voiture pour en acheter une plus grande
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[treɪd] 1.
noun
1) (activity) commerce m

to do a good trade — faire de bonnes affaires

2) (sector of industry) industrie f

she's in the furniture trade — elle travaille dans l'ameublement

3) (profession) (manual) métier m; (intellectual) profession f

by trade — de métier

2.
noun modifier [route, agreement, balance, deficit] commercial; [sanctions, embargo] économique; [association, journal] professionnel/-elle; [barrier] douanier/-ière
3.
transitive verb échanger
4.
intransitive verb Commerce faire du commerce

to trade in something with somebody — vendre quelque chose à quelqu'un

to trade at $10 — Finance s'échanger à $10

to trade on — fig exploiter [name, reputation, image]

Phrasal Verbs:

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