What does commerce in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word commerce in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use commerce in French.

The word commerce in French means business, business, shop, exchange, company, trade, have a head for business, commercial bank, BTS in international business studies, Chamber of Commerce, Chamber of Commerce and Industry, commercial law, trade laws, commercial laws, food business, retail outlet, specialist retail outlet, wholesale trade, wholesale business, local shop, corner shop, spice trade, slave trade, e-commerce, fair trade, fair trade, foreign trade, overseas trade, international trade, merchant shipping, Fair Trade, triangular trade, on sale, available in business, commercially available, commercial law, e-commerce, e-shopping, business school, school of commerce, bill of exchange, salesperson, sales representative, trade, sell your body, be the stock in trade of, business assets, stock in trade, fair trade, merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel, the World Trade Organization, small shop, shop, small business, commercial port, commercial register, trade register, business takeover, business takeover, business sense, business mindedness, soda, washing soda, run a store, manage a store, Arms Trade Treaty, commercial court. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word commerce

business

nom masculin (échange de marchandises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il achète et revend des fruits, son commerce marche bien.
He buys and sells fruit. His business is going well.

business

nom masculin (profession commerciale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le petit commerce diminue de plus en plus.
There are fewer and fewer small businesses.

shop

nom masculin (établissement commercial) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sandrine a investi dans un commerce, elle a acheté cette charcuterie.
Sandrine has invested in a shop; she's bought that delicatessen.

exchange

nom masculin (littéraire (échange de pensées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Madame de Sévigné avait un grand commerce épistolaire.
Madame de Sévigné conducted a vast exchange of letters.

company

nom masculin (littéraire (compagnie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'était un homme d'un commerce fort agréable.
He was a man who was very pleasant company.

trade

verbe intransitif (échanger des marchandises.)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les Anglais commercèrent beaucoup avec les Indes.

have a head for business

locution verbale (être doué pour les affaires)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

commercial bank

nom féminin (banque qui fait le commerce de l'argent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

BTS in international business studies

nom masculin invariable (France (diplôme de commerce international) (French qualification)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les titulaires d'un BTS commerce international peuvent travailler dans l'import-export ou le marketing.

Chamber of Commerce

nom féminin (organisme représentant les entreprises) (business association)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les entreprises locales sont inscrites à la chambre de commerce.
Local businesses are registered with the Chamber of Commerce.

Chamber of Commerce and Industry

nom féminin (établissement public dédié aux entreprises) (business association)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les chambres de commerce et d'industrie organisent aussi des projets de développement.

commercial law

nom masculin (ensemble de lois liées au commerce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

trade laws, commercial laws

nom masculin (lois commerciales)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Le code du commerce réglemente les transactions commerciales.

food business

nom masculin (lieu vendant de l'alimentation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sandrine a investi dans un commerce de bouche, elle a acheté cette charcuterie.

retail outlet

nom masculin (commerce vendant de petites quantités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon père tient un commerce de détail.
My father runs a retail outlet.

specialist retail outlet

(commerce restreint à un domaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

wholesale trade, wholesale business

nom masculin (commerce vendant aux professionnels)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local shop, corner shop

nom masculin (petit commerce de quartier) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

spice trade

nom masculin (activités commerciales liées aux épices)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commerce des épices était initialement pratiqué par voie terrestre ou par voie maritime.

slave trade

nom masculin (vente et achat d'êtres humains asservis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

e-commerce

nom masculin (commerce via Internet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fair trade

nom masculin (commerce respectant les producteurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce café bénéficie d'un label de commerce équitable.
This café has a fair trade certificate.

fair trade

nom masculin (commerce respectant les travailleurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreign trade, overseas trade

nom masculin (importations et exportations)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

international trade

nom masculin (échanges commerciaux entre les pays)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commerce international passe énormément par la voie maritime.
International trade is carried out in the most part via sea routes.

merchant shipping

nom masculin (transport de marchandises par la mer) (commercial shipping)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le commerce maritime représente 90% des marchandises en circulation au niveau mondial.

Fair Trade

nom masculin (commerce payant bien les producteurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

triangular trade

nom masculin (traite négrière)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on sale, available in business, commercially available

locution adjectivale (prêt en magasin)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

commercial law

nom masculin (lois des achats et ventes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le droit du commerce définit les règles qui régissent l'exercice de l'acte commercial et le commerçant.

e-commerce, e-shopping

nom masculin (commerce en ligne)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le e-commerce est devenu un sérieux concurrent aux commerces traditionnels.

business school, school of commerce

nom masculin (école pour apprendre à vendre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bill of exchange

nom masculin (titre financier négociable) (Finance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lettres de change et billets à ordre sont des effets de commerce.

salesperson, sales representative

nom masculin (travailleur commercial) (sales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un employé de commerce est en contact avec de la clientèle.

trade

locution verbale (familier (vendre [qch])

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il fait commerce de bétail lors des foires.

sell your body

locution verbale (figuré (se prostituer)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Passé 22 heures, les femmes de ce quartier font commerce de leurs charmes.

be the stock in trade of

(favoriser une idéologie)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Good creative ideas are the stock in trade of any top advertising agency.

business assets

nom masculin (biens professionnels d'un commerçant)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Son fonds de commerce comprend l'atelier et les machines.
His business assets include the workshop and the machinery.

stock in trade

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (thèmes favoris) (figurative, pejorative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'immigration est le fond de commerce des partis nationalistes.
The subject of immigration is the nationalist parties' stock in trade.

fair trade

locution adjectivale (qui respecte les producteurs) (ethical commerce)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
Un café issu du commerce équitable provient d'un système d'échange dont l'objectif est de parvenir à un plus grand respect des producteurs.

merchant ship, merchant vessel, trading vessel

nom masculin (navire de transport de marchandises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the World Trade Organization

nom féminin (groupe international)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

small shop, shop, small business

nom masculin (commerce de taille modeste)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial port

nom masculin (port dédié au commerce)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

commercial register, trade register

nom masculin (fichier des sociétés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque société figure au registre du commerce de sa ville de référence.

business takeover

nom féminin (rachat d'une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

business takeover

nom féminin (rachat d'une activité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La reprise d'un fonds de commerce permettra son installation personnelle.

business sense, business mindedness

nom masculin (faculté à contenter un client)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

soda, washing soda

nom féminin (produit chimique : Na2CO3)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La soude est utilisée comme adoucissant.
Soda crystals are used as a softener.

run a store, manage a store

locution verbale (posséder un magasin) (US)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Sa mère tient un commerce de fruits et légumes.

Arms Trade Treaty

nom masculin (traité de l'ONU)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le traité sur le commerce des armes contribue à réguler le commerce licite des armes.

commercial court

nom masculin (tribunal du droit commercial)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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