-
1 chemist
-
2 chemist
-
3 shop
1 noun∎ she's gone out to the shops elle est sortie faire des courses;∎ to have or to keep a shop être propriétaire d'un magasin, tenir un magasin;∎ you can't get these in the shops on ne les trouve pas en magasin;∎ would you mind the shop for me for a few hours? est-ce que vous voulez bien me tenir le magasin pendant quelques heures?;∎ at the chemist's shop chez le pharmacien, à la pharmacie;∎ at the fruit shop chez le marchand de fruits, chez le fruitier, à la fruiterie;∎ the new book should reach the shops in July le nouveau livre devrait être en vente en juillet;∎ to set up shop ouvrir un magasin; figurative s'établir, s'installer;∎ he's set up shop as a freelance translator il s'est installé comme traducteur indépendant;∎ also figurative to shut up shop fermer boutique;∎ familiar my notes are all over the shop c'est la pagaille dans mes notes;∎ familiar they're all over the shop on defence policy leur politique de défense n'est absolument pas cohérente□ ;∎ to talk shop parler boutique∎ to do one's weekly shop faire les courses ou les achats de la semaine∎ the repair/paint/assembly shop l'atelier de réparations/de peinture/de montage(for food, necessities) faire les ou ses courses; (for clothes, gifts etc) faire les magasins, faire du shopping, French Canadian magasiner;∎ he usually shops on Mondays d'habitude, il fait ses courses le lundi;∎ I always shop at the local supermarket je fais toujours mes courses ou mes achats au supermarché du coin;∎ to go shopping faire des courses, courir les magasins;∎ I went shopping for a new dress je suis allée faire les magasins pour m'acheter une nouvelle robe►► British shop assistant vendeur(euse) m,f (de magasin), employé(e) m,f de magasin;shop floor (place) atelier m;the shop floor (workers) les ouvriers mpl;∎ he was on the shop floor for twenty-two years il a travaillé vingt-deux ans comme ouvrier;shop foreman chef m d'atelier;British shop front devanture f;shop steward porte-parole mf inv des ouvriers, délégué(e) m,f syndical(e);shop window vitrine f (de magasin);∎ figurative a shop window for British exports une vitrine pour les exportations britanniquescomparer les prix;∎ prices vary a lot, so shop around les prix varient énormément, il vaut mieux faire plusieurs magasins avant d'acheter;∎ I shopped around before opening a bank account j'ai comparé plusieurs banques ou je me suis renseigné auprès de plusieurs banques avant d'ouvrir un compte;∎ our company is shopping around for new premises notre société est à la recherche de nouveaux locaux -
4 chemist
2 ( scientist) chimiste mf. -
5 dispensing chemist
-
6 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
См. также в других словарях:
chemist's shop — n Brit a place where medicines are sold … Medical dictionary
chemist's shop — noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold • Syn: ↑drugstore, ↑apothecary s shop, ↑chemist s, ↑pharmacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑pharmaceutic (for: ↑pharmacy), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
chemist's — n. a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold; a {drugstore}. [British] Syn: drugstore, apothecary s shop, chemist s shop, dispensary, pharmacy. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shop — Shop, n. [OE. shoppe, schoppe, AS. sceoppa a treasury, a storehouse, stall, booth; akin to scypen a shed, LG. schup a shed, G. schoppen, schuppen, a shed, a coachhouse, OHG. scopf.] 1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chemist's — noun a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold • Syn: ↑drugstore, ↑apothecary s shop, ↑chemist s shop, ↑pharmacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑pharmaceutic (for: ↑pharmacy) … Useful english dictionary
chemist — [[t]ke̱mɪst[/t]] chemists 1) N COUNT: oft the N A chemist or a chemist s is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics and some household goods. Compare , pharmacy. [BRIT] There are many creams… … English dictionary
chemist */*/ — UK [ˈkemɪst] / US noun [countable] Word forms chemist : singular chemist plural chemists 1) chemist or chemist s British a shop that sells medicines, beauty products, and toiletries 2) British someone who works in a chemist s shop preparing and… … English dictionary
chemist — [ˈkemɪst] noun [C] 1) chemist or chemist s British a shop that sells medicines, beauty products, and TOILETRIES Syn: pharmacy 2) British someone whose job is preparing and selling medicines in a chemist s shop Syn: pharmacist 3) a scientist who… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
shop — n. & v. n. 1 a building, room, etc., for the retail sale of goods or services (chemist s shop; betting shop). 2 a place in which manufacture or repairing is done; a workshop (engineering shop). 3 a profession, trade, business, etc., esp. as a… … Useful english dictionary
chemist — noun 1 (BrE) person who prepares and sells medicines ⇨ See also druggist ADJECTIVE ▪ local ▪ dispensing PHRASES ▪ chemist s shop, the chemist s ▪ I ve … Collocations dictionary
chemist — chem‧ist [ˈkemst] also chemist s noun [countable] shop where you can buy medicines, beauty products etc; = DRUGSTORE AmE * * * chemist UK US /ˈkemɪst/ noun [C] ► a person who studies chemistry, or a scientist who works with chemicals … Financial and business terms