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fishmonger ['fɪʃ‚mʌŋgə(r)]British poissonnier(ère) m,f;∎ fishmonger's (shop) poissonnerie f;∎ to go to the fishmonger's aller à la poissonnerie ou chez le poissonnier -
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fishmonger ⇒ Shops, trades and professions n GB poissonnier/-ière m/f ; fishmonger's (shop) poissonnerie f. -
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1) (a person who sells fish.) poissonnier/-ière2) (a shop that sells mainly fish: I must go down to the fishmonger.) poissonnerie -
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slab [slæb]* * *[slæb]1) ( piece) (of stone, wood, concrete) dalle f; (of meat, cheese, cake) pavé m; ( of ice) plaque f; ( of chocolate) tablette ffishmonger's slab — étal m de poissonnier
2) (colloq) ( operating table) billard (colloq) m, table f d'opération; ( mortuary table) table f d'autopsie -
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(a fishmonger.) poissonnier/-ière -
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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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Fishmonger — Fish mon ger, n. A dealer in fish. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fishmonger — mid 15c., from FISH (Cf. fish) + MONGER (Cf. monger) … Etymology dictionary
fishmonger — ► NOUN ▪ a person or shop that sells fish for food … English terms dictionary
fishmonger — [fish′muŋ΄gər, fishmäŋ΄gər] n. Chiefly Brit. a dealer in fish … English World dictionary
Fishmonger — A fishmonger (fishwife for women practitioners wife in this case used in its archaic meaning of woman ) is someone who sells fish and seafood. In some countries modern supermarkets are replacing fishmongers who operate in shops or markets. Many… … Wikipedia
fishmonger — [[t]fɪ̱ʃmʌŋgə(r)[/t]] fishmongers 1) N COUNT A fishmonger is a shopkeeper who sells fish. [mainly BRIT] 2) N COUNT: oft the N The fishmonger or the fishmonger s is a shop where fish is sold. [mainly BRIT] Purchase your oysters from a reputable… … English dictionary
fishmonger — noun /ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡ.ə(ɹ)/ a) A person who sells fish. And Susan, sure of this inevitable answer, would ask Cook to pop into the fishmonger for a nice bit of salmon, b) A fishmongers, a fishmongers shop: a shop that sells fish. A nice woman at the… … Wiktionary
fishmonger — UK [ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡə(r)] / US [ˈfɪʃˌmʌŋɡər] noun [countable] Word forms fishmonger : singular fishmonger plural fishmongers someone whose job is to sell fish … English dictionary
fishmonger's — noun A shop that sells wet fish and seafood See Also: fishmonger … Wiktionary
fishmonger — fish|mon|ger [ˈfıʃmʌŋgə US ma:ŋgər, mʌŋ ] n BrE 1.) someone who sells fish 2.) also fishmonger s a shop that sells fish … Dictionary of contemporary English
Fishmonger Lane — Peter de Frowik had shops there, temp. H. III. (Chancery I. p.m.). Qy. = Fishmonger Alley (q.v.) … Dictionary of London