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1 peddle
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2 peddle
peddle ['pedəl]∎ he didn't want to peddle encyclopedias all his life il ne voulait pas passer sa vie à faire du porte à porte pour vendre des encyclopédies∎ drug peddling trafic m de droguefaire du colportage -
3 peddle
['pedl](to go from place to place or house to house selling (small objects): Gypsies often peddle (goods) from door to door.) colporter- pedlar -
4 hawk
hawk [hɔ:k]1. nounfaucon m* * *[hɔːk] 1.noun lit, fig, Politics faucon m2.transitive verb gen vendre; ( door-to-door) colporter•• -
5 paper
paper ['peɪpə(r)]1 noun(a) (UNCOUNT) (material) papier m;∎ a piece/sheet of paper un bout/une feuille de papier;∎ the paper industry l'industrie f papetière, la papeterie;∎ he wants it on paper il veut que ce soit écrit;∎ to put sth down on paper mettre qch par écrit;∎ on paper, they're by far the better side sur le papier ou a priori, c'est de loin la meilleure équipe;∎ it's a good plan on paper ce projet est excellent en théorie(b) (newspaper) journal m;∎ it's in all the morning papers c'est dans tous les journaux du matin;(c) (usu pl) (document) papier m, document m;∎ could you fill out this paper? pourriez-vous remplir ce formulaire?;∎ once you've got the necessary papers together une fois que vous aurez réuni les pièces nécessaires;∎ Virginia Woolf's private papers les écrits mpl personnels de Virginia Woolf;∎ (identity) papers papiers mpl (d'identité);∎ ship's papers papiers mpl de bord(d) School & University (exam paper) épreuve f; (questions) questions fpl d'examen; (answer) copie f;∎ you have an hour for each paper vous avez une heure pour chaque épreuve;∎ hand in your papers rendez vos copies∎ to write a paper écrire un article;∎ to give or to read a paper on sth faire un exposé sur qch(f) (wallpaper) papier m peint∎ long/short paper papier m à long/court terme(a) (napkin, towel) en ou de papier(b) (theoretical) sur le papier, théorique(room, walls) tapisser►► Computing paper advance (on printer) entraînement m du papier;paper aeroplane avion m en papier;paper bag sac m en papier;paper chains guirlandes fpl de papier;paper chase rallye-papier m, ≃ jeu m de piste;∎ figurative education has become an academic paper chase l'éducation est devenue une véritable course aux diplômes;paper clip trombone m;Finance paper company société f d'investissement;paper copy copie f sur papier, sortie f papier;paper cup gobelet m en carton;paper currency papier-monnaie m;paper dart avion m en papier;Computing & Typography paper feed alimentation f du papier;Computing & Typography paper format format m de papier;paper handkerchief, familiar paper hankie mouchoir m en papier□ ;Computing paper jam bourrage m de papier;paper knife coupe-papier m inv;Finance paper loss moins-value f;Finance paper money papier-monnaie m, monnaie f fiduciaire;paper nautilus argonaute f;paper plate assiette f en carton;paper profits profits mpl fictifs;paper qualifications diplômes mpl;paper round livraison f de journaux;∎ to have or do a paper round distribuer les journaux;Finance paper securities titres mpl fiduciaires, papiers mpl valeurs;British paper shop (commerce) marchand m de journaux;∎ to go to the paper shop aller chez le marchand de journaux;∎ he works in a paper shop il travaille dans un magasin de journaux;paper shredder broyeur m;Computing paper tape bande f perforée;paper tiger tigre m de papier;paper tissue mouchoir m en papier;paper towel serviette f en papier;paper transaction jeu m d'écritures;Computing paper tray bac m à feuilles;paper victory victoire f inutile(a) (with wallpaper) recouvrir de papier peint∎ to paper over the cracks (disguise faults) masquer les défauts; (disguise disagreements) masquer les mésententes -
6 tout
1 noun(a) (ticket) tout revendeur(euse) m,f de billets (au marché noir)(b) (in racing) vendeur(euse) m,f de tuyaux∎ the cries of the market traders touting their wares les cris des marchands essayant de racoler ou raccrocher les clients;∎ he's been touting those records around for days ça fait des jours qu'il essaie de revendre ces disques;∎ she had touted her article around all the newspapers elle avait fait le tour de tous les journaux pour essayer de placer son article∎ he is being touted as a future prime minister on veut faire de lui un futur premier ministre(a) salesmen touting for custom des vendeurs qui essaient d'attirer les clients;∎ they've been touting around for work/business ils essayaient de trouver du travail/de se constituer une clientèle
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peddle — ► VERB 1) sell (goods) by going from place to place. 2) sell (an illegal drug or stolen item). 3) derogatory promote (an idea) persistently or widely. USAGE On the confusion between pedal and peddle, see the note at PEDAL(Cf. ↑pedaller) … English terms dictionary
peddle — ped‧dle [ˈpedl] verb [transitive] COMMERCE to sell, or try to sell, goods to people, especially by going from place to place or by selling them in the street: • a door to door salesman peddling his wares • Farmers come to Seoul to peddle rice. *… … Financial and business terms
peddle — verb Peddle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑myth, ↑wares … Collocations dictionary
peddle — verb 1》 sell (goods, especially small items) by going from place to place. 2》 sell (an illegal drug or stolen item). 3》 promote (an idea or view) persistently or widely. Origin C16: back form. from pedlar. Usage On the confusion of peddle and… … English new terms dictionary
peddle — verb (T) 1 to go from place to place, trying to sell something: An old woman was peddling goods on a street corner. | peddle drugs (=sell illegal drugs) 2 to try to get people to accept opinions, false information etc: a magazine that peddles… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
peddle — verb (peddled; peddling) Etymology: back formation from peddler, from Middle English pedlere, alteration of pedder peddler Date: 1532 intransitive verb 1. to travel about with wares for sale; broadly sell 2. to be busy with trifles ; piddle … New Collegiate Dictionary
peddle — verb a) To sell things, especially door to door. b) To sell illegal narcotics. See Also: peddler, peddling … Wiktionary
peddle — verb 1) they are peddling water filters Syn: sell, sell from door to door, hawk, tout, vend; trade (in), deal in, traffic in 2) peddling unorthodox views Syn: advocate, champion, preach … Thesaurus of popular words
peddle — verb Syn: sell, hawk, tout, trade, deal in, traffic in … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
peddle — [[t]pe̱d(ə)l[/t]] peddles, peddling, peddled 1) VERB Someone who peddles things goes from place to place trying to sell them. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] His attempts to peddle his paintings around London s tiny gallery scene proved unsuccessful. 2)… … English dictionary
peddle — UK [ˈped(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms peddle : present tense I/you/we/they peddle he/she/it peddles present participle peddling past tense peddled past participle peddled 1) a) to sell something on the street or by going to customers,… … English dictionary