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trade [treɪd] n 1. (Business / Commerce) the act or an instance of buying and selling goods and services either on the domestic (wholesale and retail) markets or on the international (import, export, and entrepôt) markets Related adj mercantile 2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) a personal occupation, esp a craft requiring skill 3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Crafts) the people and practices of an industry, craft, or business 4. exchange of one thing for something else 5. (Business / Commerce) the regular clientele of a firm or industry 6. (Business / Commerce) amount of custom or commercial dealings; business 7. (Business / Commerce) a specified market or business the tailoring trade 8. (Business / Commerce) an occupation in commerce, as opposed to a profession 9. (Business / Commerce) commercial customers, as opposed to the general public trade only trade advertising 10. Homosexual slang a sexual partner or sexual partners collectively 11. Archaic a custom or habit vb 1. (Business / Commerce) (tr) to buy and sell (commercial merchandise) 2. to exchange (one thing) for another 3. (Business / Commerce) (intr) to engage in trade 4. (intr) to deal or do business (with) we trade with them regularly adj (Business / Commerce) intended for or available only to people in industry or business trade prices See also trade down, trade-in, trade on, trade up [C14 (in the sense: track, hence, a regular business): related to Old Saxon trada, Old High German trata track; see tread] tradable , tradeable adj tradeless adj Trade the act of navigating or trading along a coast. Rare. useful arts, as agriculture, commerce, and manufacturing. Obsolete, the purchase of all of a given commodity in order to control its price. — coemptive, adj. the market condition that exists when there are only two sellers. — duopolist, n. — duopolistic, adj. the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers. — duopsonistic, adj. 1. Rare. the act of purchasing. 2. Obsolete, the thing purchased. — emptional, adj. Law. abuyer. 1. merchants collectively. 2. the business of commerce or trade. the practices and system of a monopoly. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj. an exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market, or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices. — monopolist, n. — monopolistic, adj. the market condition that exists when only one buyer will purchase the products of a number of sellers. — monopsonist, n. — monopsonistic, adj. the condition of free enterprise, without restriction as to the number of sellers of a given product. a market condition where no restriction on the number of buyers exists. — multiopsonist, n. — multiopsonistic, adj. the market condition that exists when there are few sellers. — oligopolistic, adj. a market condition in which there are few buyers. — oligopsonist, n. — oligopsonistic, adj. fatherlike control over subordinates or employees in business. — paternalist, n. — paternalistic, adj. the policy of giving preferential treatment in international trade. — preferentialist, n.
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trade noun 1. commerce, business, transactions, buying and selling, dealing, exchange, traffic, truck, barter The ministry has control over every aspect of foreign trade. 2. job, employment, calling, business, line, skill, craft, profession, occupation, pursuit, line of work, métier, avocation He was a jeweller by trade. 3. exchange, deal, swap, interchange It wouldn't exactly have been a fair trade. verb 1. deal, do business, buy and sell, exchange, traffic, truck, bargain, peddle, barter, transact, cut a deal, have dealings They had years of experience trading with the west. trade on something capitalize on, use, milk, exploit, take advantage of, profit from, make use of, cash in on (informal) He was a man who traded on the achievements of others. Related words adjective mercantile Translations trade [treɪd] A. N 1. (= buying and selling) → comercio m domestic/foreign/world trade → comercio m interior/exterior/internacional to do trade with sb → comerciar con algn to do a good or brisk or roaring trade (in sth) (Brit) → hacer(un)buen negocio(con algo) all trade in ivory is banned → el comercio de todo tipo de or con marfil está prohibido to be in trade (o.f.) → ser comerciante 2. (= industry) → industria f the building trade → la industria de la construcción the antiques trade → la compraventa de antigüedades the arms trade → el tráfico de armas the tourist trade → el turismo, el sector turístico 3. (= profession, occupation) → oficio m he's a butcher by trade → es carnicero de oficio known in the trade as → conocido en el gremio como ... as we/they say in the trade → como decimos/dicen en el oficio see also tool, trick 4. (= people in trade) to sell to the trade → vender al por mayor or (LAm) al mayoreo "no trade" → sólo particulares "trade only" → sólo mayoristas B. VT (esp US) (= exchange) [+ goods] → cambiar; [+ blows, insults, jokes] → intercambiar to trade sth for sth → cambiar algo por algo to trade sth with sb → intercambiar algo con algn I wouldn't trade places with her for anything → no quisiera estar en su lugar por nada del mundo managers traded places with cleaners for a day → los gerentes y el personal de limpieza se cambiaron los trabajos por un día C. VI 1. (= do business) → comerciar we are trading at a loss → estamos comerciando con pérdida to cease trading → cerrar to trade in sth → comerciar con algo to trade in ivory/hardware → comerciar con marfil/artículos de ferretería he trades in antique dolls → se dedica a la compraventa de muñecas antiguas he trades under a business name → opera con un nombre comercial to trade with sb → comerciar con algn 3. (= sell) [currency, shares] → cotizarse (at a) D. CPD trade agreement N → acuerdo m comercial, convenio m comercial trade association N → asociación f gremial, asociación f mercantil trade barriers NPL → barreras fpl arancelarias trade deficit N → déficit m comercial Trade Descriptions Act N (Brit) → ley f de protección al consumidor trade discount N → descuento m comercial trade embargo N → embargo m comercial trade fair N → feria f de muestras, feria f comercial trade figures NPL → estadísticas fpl comerciales trade gap N → déficit m comercial trade journal N → revista f especializada trade magazine N = trade journal trade name N → nombre m comercial trade price N → precio m al por mayor, precio m de mayoreo(LAm) trade restrictions NPL → restricciones fpl comerciales trade route N → ruta f comercial trade sanctions NPL → sanciones fpl comerciales trade secret N → secreto m comercial (fig) → secreto m profesional trades union N = trade union Trades Union Congress N (Brit) → Federación f de los Sindicatos trade surplus N → balanza f comercial favorable, superávit m (en balanza)comercial trade union N → sindicato m trade unionism N → sindicalismo m trade unionist N → sindicalista mf, miembro mf de un sindicato trade union leader N → líder mf sindicalista trade union movement N → movimiento m sindical, movimiento m sindicalista trade union official N → representante mf sindical trade war N → guerra f comercial trade winds NPL → vientos mpl alisios trade in VT + ADV (= exchange) → cambiar; (= give as deposit) [+ car, appliance] → ofrecer como parte del pago trade off VT + ADV to trade off manpower costs against computer costs → compensar los costes de personal con los costes de informatización he traded off information for a reduced sentence → pasó información a cambio de una reducción de la condena trade on VI + PREP → explotar, aprovecharse de he trades shamelessly on his good looks → explota su atractivo sin vergüenza ninguna, se aprovecha de su atractivo sin avergonzarse en absoluto trade [ˈtreɪd] n (= commerce) → commerce m the trade in sth → le commerce de qch the lucrative trade in tea and porcelain → le juteux commerce du thé et de la porcelaine trade with sb → échanges commerciaux avec qn Texas has a long history of trade with Mexico → Le Texas a une longue histoire d'échanges commerciaux avec le Mexique. foreign trade → commerce m extérieur Department of Trade and Industry (British) → ministère m du Commerce et de l'Industrie vi → commercer to trade at a profit → réaliser des bénéfices to trade with sb → commercer avec qn to trade in sth (= buy and sell) → faire le commerce de qch vt (= exchange) (mainly US) → échanger to trade sth [two or more people] → s'échanger qch They traded cards → Ils s'échangeaient des cartes. to trade sth with sb → échanger qch avec qn to trade sth for sth → échanger qch contre qch trade in vt [+ old car] → échanger (contre du neuf)Richard refused to trade in his old Canon cameras → Richard refusait d'échanger ses vieux appareils Canon contre du neuf. You can trade it in and get a new one → Tu peux l'échanger contre un nouveau modèle. trade agreement n → accord m commercial trade association n → association f professionnelle trade balance n → balance f commerciale trade barriers npl → barrières fpl commerciales trade deficit n → déficit m commercial Trade Descriptions Act n (British) loi protégeant les consommateurs contre la publicité et les appellations mensongères trade discount n → remise f professionnelle trade embargo n → embargo m commercial trade fair n → foire exposition f trade figures npl → résultats mpl commerciaux trade gap n → déficit m commercial trade-in [ˈtreɪdɪn] n (= object exchanged) → reprise f to take sth as a trade-in → reprendre qch contre l'achat d'un neuf They took my old camera as a trade-in → Ils ont repris mon vieil appareil contre l'achat d'un neuf. trade-in price n → prix m à la reprise trade n (= commerce) → Handel m, → Gewerbe nt; (= hotel trade, catering trade) → Gewerbe nt; (= turnover: of shop, hotel etc) → die Geschäfte pl; he used to be in trade → er war Geschäftsmann; how’s trade? → wie gehen die Geschäfte?; to do trade with somebody → mit jdm Handel treiben; to do a good trade → gute Geschäfte machen; to do a brisk trade in something → einen reißenden Absatz an etw (dat) → haben (= line of business) → Branche f, → Geschäftszweig m; he’s in the wool trade → er ist in der Wollbranche, er ist im Wollhandel tätig; what trade are you in? → in welcher Branche sind Sie (tätig)?; he’s in the trade → er ist in der Branche, er ist vom Fach; as we call it in the trade → wie es in unserer Branche heißt (= job) → Handwerk nt; he’s a bricklayer by trade → er ist Maurer von Beruf; a lawyer by trade (hum) → ein gelernter Rechtsanwalt (hum); to put somebody to a trade (old) → jdn ein Handwerk erlernen lassen (= people) → Geschäftsleute pl, → Branche f; special terms for the trade → Vergünstigungen pl → für Leute aus der Branche; to sell to the trade → an Gewerbetreibende verkaufen the Trades pl (Geog) → der Passat vt → tauschen; to trade something for something else → etw gegen etw anderes (ein)tauschen; to trade secrets → Geheimnisse austauschen; to trade places (with somebody) (lit) → (mit jdm) die Plätze wechseln; (fig) → (mit jdm) tauschen vi (Comm) → Handel treiben, handeln; to trade in something → mit etw handeln; to trade with somebody → mit jdm Geschäfte machen or Handel treiben (US inf) → einkaufen (at bei) adv to get something trade → etw zum Großhandelspreis bekommen trade: trade agreement n → Handelsabkommen nt trade balance n → Handelsbilanz f trade barrier n → Handelsschranke f trade cycle n (Brit) → Konjunkturzyklus m trade deficit n → Handelsdefizit nt Trade Descriptions Act n Gesetz über die korrekte Beschreibung von Waren trade directory n → Branchenverzeichnis nt, → Firmenverzeichnis nt trade discount n → Händlerrabatt m trade disputes pl → Arbeitsstreitigkeiten pl trade fair n → Handelsmesse f trade figures pl → Handelsziffern pl trade gap n → Außenhandelsdefizit nt trade-in n → Altgerät nt; (= car) → in Zahlung gegebenes Auto; we offer £50 as a trade if you buy a new cooker → beim Kauf eines neuen Herds nehmen wir Ihren alten für £ 50 in Zahlung; we will take your old car as a trade → wir nehmen Ihren alten Wagen in Zahlung attr trade value → Gebrauchtwert m; they don’t give very good trade terms → sie bezahlen nicht sehr viel für Altgeräte/Gebrauchtwagen trade margin n → Handelsspanne f trademark trade mission n → Handelsreise f trade name n → Handelsname m trade-off trade paper n → Fachzeitschrift f, → Fachblatt nt trade press n → Fachpresse f trade price n → Großhandelspreis m trade: trade school n → Gewerbe- or Berufsschule f trade secret n (lit, fig) → Betriebsgeheimnis nt trade: trade union n (Brit) → Gewerkschaft f trade unionism n (Brit) → Gewerkschaftsbewegung f trade unionist n (Brit) → Gewerkschaft(l)er(in) m(f) trade war n → Handelskrieg m trade wind n → Passat m trade [treɪd] 1. n a. (commerce) → commercio; (business) → affari mpl to do trade with sb → fare affari con qn, essere in rapporti commerciali con qn foreign trade → commercio estero to do a brisk or roaring trade → fare affari d'oro Department of Trade and Industry (Brit), Department of Trade (Am) → Ministero del Commercio 2. vt (fig) (swap sth for sth) → barattare he traded his tennis racquet for a football → ha barattato la sua racchetta da tennis con un pallone 3. vi to trade with sb → fare affari con qn, intrattenere rapporti commerciali con qn 4. adj (association, route) → commerciale trade in 2. vi + prep → commerciare in trade on vi + prep (pej) → approfittare di, sfruttare trade [treɪd] 1. n a. (commerce) → commercio; (business) → affari mpl to do trade with sb → fare affari con qn, essere in rapporti commerciali con qn foreign trade → commercio estero to do a brisk or roaring trade → fare affari d'oro Department of Trade and Industry (Brit), Department of Trade (Am) → Ministero del Commercio 2. vt (fig) (swap sth for sth) → barattare he traded his tennis racquet for a football → ha barattato la sua racchetta da tennis con un pallone 3. vi to trade with sb → fare affari con qn, intrattenere rapporti commerciali con qn 4. adj (association, route) → commerciale trade in 2. vi + prep → commerciare in trade on vi + prep (pej) → approfittare di, sfruttare n trade [treid] 1 the buying and selling of goods Japan does a lot of trade with Britain. handel تِجارَه търговия obchod handel; samhandel der Handel εμπόριο comercio kaubavahetus, kaubitsemine تجارت kauppa commerce מִסחָר व्यापार trgovina kereskedelem perdagangan viðskipti commercio 貿易 거래 prekyba tirdzniecība perdagangan handel handel handel comércio comerţ торговля obchod trgovina trgovina handel การค้าขาย ticaret 貿易 торгівля خريد و فروخت thương mại, sự buôn bán 贸易 2 (a) business, occupation, or job He's in the jewellery trade. bedryf حِرْفَه، مِهْنَه، عَمَل تِجاري професия zaměstnání, živnost branche; -branche das Gewerbe επάγγελμα, τέχνη negocio; industria ala حرفه؛ کار elinkeino métier, profession עָנָף व्यापार posao, zanimanje szakma bisnis atvinnugrein, starf lavoro, mestiere 職業 업 verslas, užsiėmimas arods; profesija perdagangan vak bransje, næring, fag zawód comércio profesie, meserie род занятий;профессия zamestnanie, živnosť poklic posao yrke, hantverk, bransch อาชีพ meslek, iş 行業,職業 заняття; професія تجارت، پيشہ، کام nghề nghiệp 行业,职业 v 1 (often withinorwith) to buy and sell They made a lot of money by trading; They trade in fruit and vegetables. handel dryf يُتاجِر търгувам obchodovat handle; handle med handeln εμπορεύομαι comerciar kauplema تجارت کردن käydä kauppaa commercer לִסחוֹר व्यापार करना trgovati kereskedik berdagang versla með, stunda viðskipti commerciare 商売をする 거래하다 prekiauti tirgoties berjual handel drijven omsette, handle handlować negociar a face comerţ (cu) торговать obchodovať trgovati trgovati handla [], idka handel ค้าขาย ticaret/iş yapmak 經商,貿易 торгувати تجارت کرنا kinh doanh 经商,贸易 2 to exchange I traded my watch for a bicycle. ruil يُبادِل، يَتَبادَل البَضائِع разменям vyměnit bytte tauschen ανταλλάσσω cambiar vahetama معوضه کردن vaihtaa échanger לְהַחֲלִיף वस्तु विनिमय करना trampiti, zamijeniti vmit vmire becserél tukar-menukar skipta á, bÿtta scambiare 交換する 교환하다 išmainyti iemainīt menukarkan sst dgn sst ruilen bytte; utveksle wymienić trocar a da la schimb обменивать(ся) vymeniť zamenjati trampiti byta แลกเปลี่ยน takas etmek, değiştirmek 對換 міняти تبادلہ کرنا trao đổi 对换 n trader a person who trades. handelaar تاجِر търговец obchodník, -ice handelsmand der/die Händler(in) έμπορος comerciante kaupmees تاجر kauppias commerçant/-ante סוֹחֵר व्यापारी trgovac kereskedő pedagang kaupmaður commerciante 商人 상인 prekiautojas, pirklys tirgotājs pedagang handelaar næringsdrivende, handelsmann kupiec, handlarz negociante comerciant торговец obchodník, -čka trgovec trgovac köpman ผู้ค้า tüccar 商人 торговець, крамар تاجر thương gia 商人 nouns trademark, ˈtradename an officially registered mark or name belonging to a particular company, and not to be used by anyone else, that is put on all goods made by the company. handelsmerk عَلامَه تِجاريَّه، مارْكَه запазена марка obchodní značka varemærke die Schutzmarke εμπορικό σήμα marca registrada kaubamärk علامت تجاری tavaramerkki marque déposée סֶמֶל מִסחָרִי व्यावसायिक चिह्न zaštićeni znak védjegy merek dagang vörumerki marchio (depositato) 商標 (등록) 상표 prekės ženklas, firmos ženklas firmas/preču zīme cap dagang handelsmerk varemerke znak handlowy marca registada marcă înregistrată торговая марка obchodná značka, obchodný názov tovarniški zaščitni znak zaštitni znak varumärke, firmamärke เครื่องหมายการค้า marka 商標 товарний знак, бренд تجارکہ نشان، مارکہ thương hiệu 商标 n tradesman [ˈtreidz-] 1 a shopkeeper. winkelier تاجِر، صاحِب حانوت собственик на магазин obchodník, kupec (en) handlende der/die Ladeninhaber(in) καταστηματάρχης, λιανέμπορος comerciante kaupmees مغازه دار kauppias commerçant/-ante בַּעַל חָנוּת दुकानदार trgovac, vlasnik trgovine kereskedő, boltos pemilik toko verslunarmaður negoziante, commerciante 商店主 소매 상인 krautuvininkas veikalnieks pekedai winkelier handels-/kjøpmann sklepikarz comerciante comerciant лавочник; торговец obchodník, kupec trgovec trgovac handlare, handelsman เจ้าของร้าน esnaf 零售商 торговець, крамар دکان دار người chủ hiệu 零售商 2 a workman in a skilled job My husband cannot mend the television-set – I'll have to send for a tradesman. vakman فَنِّي، مُخْتَص занаятчия odborník fagmand der Handwerker τεχνίτης técnico oskustööline پیشه ور elinkeinonharjoittaja spécialiste בַּעַל מִקצוֹעַ obrtnik, majstor iparos; szakember teknisi iðnaðarmaður tecnico 職人 장인 meistras amatnieks; meistars tukang vakman håndverker fachowiec técnico meseriaş; specialist мастер odborník, remeselník obrtnik majstor hantverkare, reparatör คนที่มีอาชีพที่ต้องใช้ฝีมือ เช่น ช่างไม้ usta 技術工人 спеціаліст کاري گر người giao hàng 技术工人 trade(s) union a group of workers of the same trade who join together to bargain with employers for fair wages, better working conditions etc. vakbond نِقابَة عُمّال професионален съюз odbory fagforening die Gewerkschaft εργατικό σωματείο sindicato ametiühing اتحادیه کارگری ammattiyhdistys syndicat אִיגוּד מִקצוֹעִי मजदूर संघ radnički sindikat szakszervezet serikat buruh stéttar/-verkalÿðsfélag sindacato 労働組合 직종별 노동 조합 profsąjunga arodbiedrība kesatuan sekerja vakbond fagforening związek zawodowy sindicato sindicat профсоюз; тред-юнион odbory delavski sindikat sindikat fackförening สหภาพแรงงาน işçi sendikası 工會 профспілка ٹريڈ يونين، کسي تجارت کے کارکنان کي جماعت hiệp hội thương mại 工会 trade(s) unionist ). vakbondlid عَضو في نِقابَة العُمّال член на професионален съюз odborář fagforeningsmedlem der/die Gewerkschafterler(in) συνδικαλιστής, συνδικαλισμός sindicalista; sindicalismo ametiühinguliige عضو اتحادیه کارگری ammattiyhdistyksen jäsen syndicaliste; syndicalisme חַבֵר בְּאִיגוּד מִקצוֹעִי श्रमिक संघवाद sindikalist szakszervezeti tag anggota serikat buruh félagi í verkalÿðsfélagi sindacalista 労働組合員 노동 조합원 profsąjungos narys arodbiedrības biedrs ahli (aktif) kesatuan sekerja vakbondslid fagforeningsmedlem; arbeid for opprettelse av fagforeninger związkowiec operário sindicalizado sindicalist; sindicalism тред-юнионист;тред-юнионизм odborár član delavskega sindikata sindikalac fackföreningsmedlem สมาชิกสหภาพแรงงาน (işçi) sendikalı 工會會員 член профспілки ٹريڈ يونين کا ممبر thành viên hiệp hội thương mại 工会会员 trade wind a wind that blows towards the equator (from the north-east and south-east). passaatwind ريح تِجارِيَّه، رياح تَهُب نحو خط الإسْتِواء пасат pasát passatvind der Passat μελτέμι viento alisio passaat باد مداوم جنوب شرقی یا شمال خاوری pasaatituuli (vent) alizé רוּחַ קְבוּעָה וַחֲזָקַה पूर्वी हवा pasatni vjetar passzátszél angin pasat staðvindur (vento) aliseo 貿易風 무역풍 pasatas pasāts angin pasat passaatwind passat(vind) pasat vento alísio (vânt) alizeu пассат pasát pasatni veter vetar koji duva ka ekvatoru passadvind ลมสินค้า alize rüzgarı 信風 пасат خط استوا کي طرف چلنے والي ہوائيں gió mậu dịch 信风 trade in inruil يَشْتَري ويُعْطي السَّيّاره كجُزءْ من الثَّمَن заменям dát na protiúčet give i (delvis) udbetaling; give i bytte in Zahlung geben δίνω σε αντάλλαγμα, ανταλλαγή dar como parte del pago, dar como entrada (juurdemaksuga) ümber vahetama مبادله کردن antaa vaihdossa faire reprendre; (n.) reprise לְהַחֲלִיף ב- आंशिक अदायगी zamijeniti kicserél, becserél tukar tambah hlutur látinn upp í greiðslu á nÿjum hlut cedere 下取りに出す (~을) 웃돈을 주고 신품으로 바꾸다 atiduoti (ką sena perkant nauja) nodot lietotu mantu, lai piemaksājot nopirktu jaunu tukar beli inruilen bytte inn wymienić za dopłatą trocar em pagamento parcial a face comerţ/schimb; comerţ, schimb сдавать вещь в счёт оплаты новой dať na protiúčet, urobiť výmenu dati staro za novo trampiti byta in กิจการซื้อขายแลกเปลี่ยน fiyat farkı verip eskiyi yeniyle değiştirmek 折價 віддавати стару річ в рахунок оплати нової بدلے ميں دينا trao đổi 折价 trade → تجارة obchod handel Handel εμπόριο comercio kaupankäynti commerce trgovina commercio 商売 장사 handel handel handel comércio торговля handel การค้าขาย ticaret thương mại 贸易 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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