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1 merchant
A n1 Comm ( selling in bulk) négociant m ; ( selling in small quantities) marchand m ; ( retailer) détaillant m ; wine/silk merchant marchand de vins/de soie, négociant en vins/en soie ; -
2 merchant ship vessel
Mar. navire marchand; navire de commerceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > merchant ship vessel
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3 mate
Ⅰ.mate1 [meɪt]1 noun∎ listen, mate! écoute, mon vieux!;∎ watch where you're going, mate! hé, regarde devant toi!(b) (colleague) camarade mf (de travail)(c) (workman's helper) aide mf;∎ plumber's mate aide-plombier m∎ (on merchant vessel) (first) mate second m;∎ second mate lieutenant m(e) (sexual partner → animal) mâle m, femelle f; humorous (→ husband) époux m; (→ wife) épouse f; (→ lover) partenaire mf;∎ some animals pine when separated from their mate certains animaux dépérissent quand on les sépare de leur compagnon(f) (in chess) mat m∎ to mate a cow with a bull accoupler une vache à un taureau(b) (in chess) mettre échec et mat, maters'accouplerⅡ. -
4 seed
seed [si:d]1 noun∎ grass seed semence f pour gazon;∎ to go or to run to seed Horticulture monter en graine; figurative (physically) se laisser aller, se décatir; (mentally) perdre ses facultés;∎ his mother has really gone to seed during the past year sa mère a bien baissé ou s'est bien décatie au cours de l'année passée(b) (in fruit, tomatoes) pépin m∎ the seeds of doubt/of suspicion les germes mpl du doute/de la suspicion∎ the top seeds les meilleurs joueurs mpl classés∎ seeded borders bordures fpl ensemencées∎ to seed clouds ensemencer les nuages(c) (take seeds from → melon, grapes) épépiner∎ he's seeded number 5 il est tête de série numéro 5;∎ seeded player tête f de série►► Finance seed capital capital m initial ou de départ, mise f de fonds initiale;Agriculture seed drill semoir m;British seed merchant grainetier(ère) m,f;Finance seed money capital m initial ou de départ, mise f de fonds initiale;seed pearl perle f minuscule;seed pearls semence f de perles;seed potato pomme f de terre de semence;Horticulture seed tray terrine f à semis;Botany seed vessel péricarpe m
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