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1 trolley
['troli]1) (a type of small cart for carrying things etc: She quickly filled the trolley with groceries.) chariot2) ((also tea-trolley, (American) teacart) a small cart, usually consisting of two or three trays fixed on a frame, used for serving tea, food etc: She brought the tea in on a trolley.) table roulante• -
2 dumbwaiter
1 ( elevator) monte-plats m inv ;2 ( food trolley) table f roulante ; -
3 sweet
sweet [swi:t]1. adjective• you're such a sweet guy! t'es vraiment un chic type ! (inf)d. [child, dog, house, hat] mignone. [sound, voice, music] mélodieux• sweet dreams! fais de beaux rêves !2. noun3. compounds* * *[swiːt] 1.2) (colloq) ( term of endearment) ange m2.1) lit [food, tea] sucré; [fruit] ( not bitter) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [wine, cider] ( not dry) doux/douce; ( sugary) sucré; [taste] sucré; [perfume] ( pleasant) doux/douce; ( sickly) écœurant2) ( kind) [person] gentil/-ille; [face, voice] doux/douce3) ( pure) [water, smell] bon/bonne; [sound] mélodieux/-ieuse4) ( cute) gen mignon/-onne; [old person] adorable5) [certainty, solace] doux/douce6) iron3.to go one's own sweet way — agir comme ça lui/leur etc plaît
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4 shopping
shopping ['ʃɒpɪŋ]1 noun (UNCOUNT)(a) (for food, necessities) courses fpl; (for clothes, gifts etc) courses fpl, shopping m, French Canadian magasinage m;∎ I do all the shopping c'est moi qui fais toutes les courses;∎ we're going into town to do some shopping nous allons en ville pour faire des courses ou pour faire le tour des magasins;∎ this area is good for shopping ce quartier est bon pour faire les courses;∎ to do a bit of shopping faire quelques (petites) courses ou emplettes;∎ to do one's Christmas shopping faire ses achats de Noël;∎ there is late-night shopping on Thursdays les magasins restent ouverts tard le jeudi(b) (goods bought) achats mpl, courses fpl, emplettes fpl;∎ there were bags of shopping everywhere il y avait des cabas remplis de provisions partout(street, area) commerçant;∎ my weekly shopping trip mes courses fpl hebdomadaires;∎ only three shopping days to Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours pour faire les courses avant Noël►► shopping arcade galerie f marchande;shopping bag sac m ou filet m à provisions, cabas m;shopping basket panier m (à provisions); Economics panier m de la ménagère; Computing (for Internet shopping) caddie m;shopping centre centre m commercial;Television shopping channel chaîne f de télé-achat;shopping list liste f des courses;American shopping mall galerie f marchande;shopping plaza centre m commercial;British shopping precinct centre m commercial;British shopping trolley chariot m, Caddie ® m
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