shop

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. An establishment that sells goods or services to the public; originally only a physical location, but now a virtual establishment as well.
2. A place where things are manufactured or crafted; a workshop.
3. A large garage where vehicle mechanics work.
4. Workplace; office. Used mainly in expressions such as shop talk, closed shop and shop floor.
5. Discussion of business or professional affairs.
6. A variety of classes taught in junior or senior high school that teach vocational skills.
7. An establishment where a barber or beautician works.
8. An act of shopping, especially routine shopping for food and other domestic supplies.
9. (colloquial) The collective items bought (or to be bought) on a shopping trip.

Verb

1. To visit stores or shops to browse or explore merchandise, especially with the intention of buying such merchandise.
2. To purchase products from (a range or catalogue, etc.).
3. (slang) To report the criminal activities or whereabouts of someone to an authority.
4. (slang) To imprison.
5. To photoshop; to digitally edit a picture or photograph.
6. (slang) To dismiss from employment.
7. (colloquial) To investigate or evaluate as a mystery shopper.

Intj

Used to attract the services of a shop assistant

Concepts

boutique

magasin

atelier

commerce

faire les magasins

faire du shopping

échoppe

faire des achats

stand

courser

boutique en ligne

magasin virtuel

faire des courses

faire les courses

point de vente

société de commerce

kiosque

forain

place de marchand

magasiner

taverne

dénoncer

herbe

livrer

rat

achat

guichet

fréquent

sponsor

menuiserie

centre commercial

foire

marché

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʃɒp/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English shoppe, schoppe, from Old English sċoppa (“shed; booth; stall; shop”), from Proto-Germanic *skupp-, *skup- (“barn, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *skub-, *skup- (“to bend, bow, curve, vault”). Cognate with Dutch schop (“spade, kick”), German Schuppen (“shed”), German Schober (“barn”), French échoppe (“booth, shop”) (< Germanic).

Phrases

It contains a booking office and shop .

Il contient un bureau de réservation et un magasin.

He waited patiently for the merchant to awaken and open the shop .

Il a attendu patiemment que le marchand se réveille et ouvre la boutique.