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1 touting
touting ['taʊtɪŋ](a) (by salesmen) racolage m, raccrochage m -
2 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 -
3 tout
tout [taʊt]1. noun• the taxi drivers were touting for the hotels les chauffeurs de taxi racolaient des clients pour les hôtels* * *[taʊt] 1.1) GB ( selling tickets) revendeur m de billets au marché noir2) Commerce ( soliciting custom) racoleur/-euse (colloq) m/f pej3) ( racing) vendeur m de tuyaux2.transitive verb1) [street seller] vendre (en faisant du boniment)2) GB ( illegally) revendre [quelque chose] au marché noir [tickets]3) ( publicize) vanter les mérites de [product, invention]3.to tout for business — racoler (colloq) la clientèle
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4 tout
(to go about in search of buyers, jobs, support, votes etc: The taxi-driver drove around touting for custom.) solliciter
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