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shop  (shp)
n.
1. also shoppe A small retail store or a specialty department in a large store.
2. An atelier; a studio.
3. A place for manufacturing or repairing goods or machinery.
4. A commercial or industrial establishment: a printing shop.
5. A business establishment; an office or a center of activity.
6. A home workshop.
7.
a. A schoolroom fitted with machinery and tools for instruction in industrial arts.
b. The industrial arts as a technical science or course of study.
v. shopped, shop·ping, shops
v.intr.
1. To visit stores in search of merchandise or bargains.
2. To look for something with the intention of acquiring it.
v.tr.
To visit or buy from (a particular store).
Phrasal Verb:
shop around
1. To go from store to store in search of merchandise or bargains.
2. To look for something, such as a better job.
3. To offer (a large block of common stock, for example) for sale to various parties: "[The company] is now actively being shopped around, with a prospectus in circulation" (Marianne Yen).
Idiom:
talk shop
To talk about one's work.

[Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.]

shopping [ˈʃɒpɪŋ]
n
1. a number or collection of articles purchased
2. the act or an instance of making purchases
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shopping - searching for or buying goods or servicesshopping - searching for or buying goods or services; "went shopping for a reliable plumber"; "does her shopping at the mall rather than down town"
buying, purchasing - the act of buying; "buying and selling fill their days"; "shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge"
marketing - shopping at a market; "does the weekly marketing at the supermarket"
2.shopping - the commodities purchased from stores; "she loaded her shopping into the car"women carrying home shopping didn't give me a second glance"
commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce

shopping
noun purchases, buys, acquisitions We put the shopping away.
Translations
shopping [ˈʃɒpɪŋ]
A. N (= act of buying) → compra f; (= goods bought) → compras fpl
I like shoppingme gusta ir de tiendas
to do the shoppinghacer la compra
to go shoppingir de tiendas or de compras
B. CPD shopping bag Nbolsa f de compras
shopping basket Ncesta f, canasta f (LAm)
shopping cart N (US) = shopping trolley shopping centre, shopping center (US) N (Brit) → centro m comercial
shopping channel Ncanal m de televentas
shopping list Nlista f de compras
shopping mall N (esp US) → centro m comercial
shopping precinct N (Brit) → centro m comercial
shopping spree N to go on a shopping spreesalir de compras(gastando mucho dinero)
shopping trip Nviaje m de compras
shopping trolley N (Brit) → carrito m de la compra

shopping [ˈʃɒpɪŋ]
n
(= activity) (for groceries)courses fpl; (as leisure activity)shopping m
to do the shopping → faire les courses
I love shopping → J'adore faire du shopping.
(= goods) → courses fpl
Can you get the shopping from the car? → Tu peux aller chercher les courses dans la voiture?
modif
to go on a shopping expedition, to go on a shopping trip → partir faire les magasins
shopping arcade ncentre m commercial
shopping bag nsac m à provisions
shopping basket n (lit)panier m à provisions (fig) (on website)panier m
shopping cart n (US)caddie® m
shopping centre (British) shopping center (US) ncentre m commercial
shopping channel n (on TV)chaîne f de téléachat
shopping complex ncentre m commercial
shopping facilities ncommerces mpl
shopping hours nheures fpl d'ouverture des magasins
shopping list n (lit)liste f de courses, liste f des courses
shopping mall ncentre m commercial
shopping precinct ncentre m commercial
shopping spree n
to go on a shopping spree → aller faire du shopping
shopping trolley n (British)caddie® m
shopping village ngrand centre m commercial
shop-soiled [ˈʃɒpsɔɪld] adjdéfraîchi(e), qui a fait la vitrine
shop steward n (British)délégué(e) m/f syndical(e)
shop window nvitrine f

shopping
n (= act)Einkaufen nt; (= goods bought)Einkäufe pl; she had her shopping in a plastic bagsie hatte ihre Einkäufe in einer Plastiktüte; to do one’s shoppingeinkaufen, Einkäufe machen

shopping:
shopping bag
shopping basket
nEinkaufskorb m
shopping cart
shopping centre, (US) shopping center
shopping channel
n (TV) → Shoppingsender m
shopping list
nEinkaufszettel m; a shopping of requests/demandseine (Wunsch)liste von Bitten/Forderungen
shopping mall
shopping precinct
nLadengegend f, → Ladenbereich m
shopping spree
shopping street
nEinkaufsstraße f
shopping trolley
n (Brit) → Einkaufswagen m

shopping [ˈʃɒpɪŋ] n (goods) → acquisti mpl, compere fpl; (food) → spesa
she loves shopping → adora lo shopping

shopping تسوق nakupování indkøb Einkaufen ψώνια compra ostoksilla käynti courses kupovina acquisti 買物 쇼핑 winkelen innkjøp zakupy compras посещение магазина с целью покупки shopping การซื้อของ alışveriş việc mua sắm 购物


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This was the lady who had come in the morning, and with whom Anna had gone out shopping.
Shopping in Blackstable was not a simple matter; for dissent, helped by the fact that the parish church was two miles from the town, was very common; and it was necessary to deal only with churchgoers; Mrs.
when she came to think of it, between getting the children fed and the place righted, and preparing herself for the shopping bout, she had actually forgotten to eat any luncheon at all!
 
 
 
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