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(agreement, offer, sale) en douce, clandestin□ ;∎ an under-the-counter payment un dessous-de-table2 adverbclandestinement□, sous le manteau;∎ to sell sth under-the-counter vendre qch sous le manteauUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > under-the-counter
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adjective [goods, supply, trade] illicite; [payment] sous le manteau
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