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1 grocer
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2 grocer
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3 grocer
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4 groceries
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5 Shops, trades and professions
In English you can say at the baker’s or at the baker’s shop ; in French the construction with chez (at the house or premises of…) is common but you can also use the name of the particular shop:at the baker’s= chez le boulanger or à la boulangerieI’m going to the grocer’s= je vais chez l’épicier or à l’épicerieI bought it at the fishmonger’s= je l’ai acheté chez le poissonnier or à la poissonneriego to the chemist’s= va à la pharmacie or chez le pharmacienat or to the hairdresser’s= chez le coiffeur/la coiffeuseto work in a butcher’s= travailler dans une boucherieChez is also used with the names of professions:at or to the doctor’s= chez le médecinat or to the lawyer’s= chez le notaireat or to the dentist’s= chez le dentisteNote that there are specific names for the place of work of some professions:the lawyer’s office= l’étude f du notairethe doctor’s surgery (GB) or office (US)= le cabinet du médecinCabinet is also used for architects and dentists. If in doubt, check in the dictionary.PeopleTalking of someone’s profession, we could say he is a dentist. In French this would be either il est dentiste or c’est un dentiste. Only when the sentence begins with c’est, can the indefinite article (un or une) be used.Paul is a dentist= Paul est dentisteshe is a dentist= elle est dentiste or c’est une dentisteshe’s a geography teacher= elle est professeur de géographie or c’est un professeur de géographieWith adjectives, only the c’est construction is possible:she is a good dentist= c’est une bonne dentisteIn the plural, if the construction begins with ce sont then you need to use des (or de before an adjective):they are mechanics= ils sont mécaniciens or ce sont des mécaniciensthey are good mechanics= ce sont de bons mécaniciensTrades and professionswhat does he do?= qu’est-ce qu’il fait?what’s your job?= qu’est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?I’m a teacher= je suis professeurto work as a dentist= travailler comme dentisteto work for an electrician= travailler pour un électriciento be paid as a mechanic= être payé comme mécanicienhe wants to be a baker= il veut devenir boulangerBig English-French dictionary > Shops, trades and professions
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adjective ((of a shop, hotel etc) legally allowed to sell alcohol to customers: a licensed grocer.) qui détient une licence (de)
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grocer — gro|cer [ˈgrəusə US ˈgrousər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: grossier person who sells in large quantities , from gros; GROSS1] 1.) someone who owns or works in a shop that sells food and other things used in the home 2.) grocer s a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
grocer — noun (C) 1 someone who owns or works in a shop that sells food such as flour, sugar, food in cans, and other things used in the home 2 grocer s a grocer s shop … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
grocer — [ˈgrəʊsə] noun [C] 1) grocer s a small shop that sells food and other goods for the home 2) someone who owns or works in a grocer s shop … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
grocer — UK [ˈɡrəʊsə(r)] / US [ˈɡroʊsər] noun [countable] Word forms grocer : singular grocer plural grocers someone whose job is to sell food and other goods for the home in a small shop. The shop they work in is called a grocer s … English dictionary
grocer — [[t]gro͟ʊsə(r)[/t]] grocers 1) N COUNT A grocer is a shopkeeper who sells foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods. 2) N COUNT: oft the N A grocer or a grocer s is a shop where foods such as flour, sugar, and tinned foods are sold. [mainly… … English dictionary
grocer's — noun A shop selling groceries … Wiktionary
close up shop — {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. * /The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock./ * /After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop./ 2. {informal} To stop some activity;… … Dictionary of American idioms
close up shop — {v. phr.} 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. * /The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock./ * /After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop./ 2. {informal} To stop some activity;… … Dictionary of American idioms
John Walker (grocer) — John (Johnnie) Walker (1805 – 1857) was a Scottish grocer, who originated what would become one of the world’s most famous whisky brand names, Johnnie Walker.Walker was born near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, Scotland. When his father Alexander died in … Wikipedia
close\ up\ shop — v. phr. 1. To shut a store at the end of a day s business, also, to end a business. The grocer closes up shop at 5 o clock. After 15 years in business at the same spot, the garage closed up shop. 2. informal To stop some activity; finish what you … Словарь американских идиом
James Robertson (grocer) — James Robertson was a grocer in Paisley, Scotland, who was persuaded to buy a barrel of bitter oranges. When sales were slow, James wife Marion made the oranges into a batch of marmalade and Golden Shred was born. In 1864 Robertson s was founded … Wikipedia
