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marchand
adjective
merchant; mercantile
marchand
noun, masculine
seller; vendor; merchant
marchand d'art
noun, masculine
art dealer
marchand de sable
noun, masculine
sandman
marchand de sommeil
noun, masculine
slumlord (person who makes money by renting housing that is kept in poor condition)
marchand de vin
noun, masculine
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see marchand, de, vin; wine merchant; marchand de vin sauce
marchandage
noun, masculine
bargaining, haggling, negotiating a price
to bargain over, to haggle over; to haggle, to dicker
marchandisage
noun, masculine
merchandising
marchandisation
noun, feminine
merchandising
marchandise
noun, feminine
merchandise
marchant
adjective
walking
marche
noun, feminine
march (formal, rhythmic way of walking); march (song in the genre of music written for marching); walk (distance walked); movement (of a vehicle); functioning
marche arrière
noun, feminine
reverse
marche avant
noun, feminine
forward gear
marche blanche
noun, feminine
solemn march in memory of someone, tribute march
marche de la mort
noun, feminine
death march (forced movement of people, on foot, in such circumstances that many die during the journey)
marche des fiertés
noun, masculine
pride parade
marche forcée
noun, feminine
forced march, yomp; manual override
marche funèbre
noun, feminine
funeral march, dead march (mournful, deliberately-paced musical work suitable for a funeral or remembrance ceremony)
marche nordique
noun, feminine
Nordic walking
sink or swim, do or die
marche à pied
noun, feminine
walking
marche à suivre
noun, feminine
procedure, step-by-step instructions, course of action, way to go
marchepied
noun, masculine
step (of a train); running board (of car); stepping-stone
to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work, to function; to step; to cooperate
to keep it on the straight and narrow, to toe the line, to behave
to walk on eggshells
to act against common sense, to do absurd things, to behave irrationally
to follow in someone's footsteps
to step on someone's toes
to step on someone's toes, to encroach on somebody's turf
to walk on all fours; walk on all four legs; to crawl
marcheur
noun, masculine
walker, hiker; Supporter of the former French political party En marche
marché
noun, masculine
market; deal, contract
marché aux puces
noun, masculine
flea market (a market selling inexpensive antiques, curios)
marché conclu
interjection
it's a deal! deal!
marché d'antan
noun, masculine
antiques market, antique market, a market for antiques; flea market; synonym of marché aux puces
marché de dupe
noun, masculine
sucker deal, fool's bargain
marché de dupes
noun, masculine
alternative spelling of marché de dupe
marché de l'emploi
noun, masculine
labor market, job market
marché du carbone
noun, masculine
carbon emissions trading; carbon market
marché du travail
noun, masculine
labor market, job market
marché noir
noun, masculine
black market
marché public
noun, masculine
public tender, government contract, government procurement
marcophilie
noun, feminine
marcophily
marcottage
noun, masculine
marcottage
marcotte
noun, feminine
cutting, layer (horticulture)
to layer
mardi
noun, masculine
Tuesday
mardi gras
noun, masculine
Shrove Tuesday: the day when traditionally all fat and meat in the house were finished up, before Christians were banned from eating them during Lent, which commenced the following day on mercredi des Cendres; Mardi Gras: the last day of a carnival, traditionally the celebration immediately before the start of Lent when joy could be out of place for Christians; a person dressed up in a ridiculous disguise
mare
noun, feminine
puddle; pool
marelle
noun, feminine
hopscotch
maremmatique
adjective
of Maremma
maremme
noun, feminine
a coastal marshy plain of Italy
marennes
noun, feminine
Marennes oysters
marennine
noun, feminine
marennin
mareyeur
noun, masculine
wholesale fish merchant; fishmonger
marfouré
noun, masculine
stinking hellebore, dungwort (Helleborus foetidus)
margarine
noun, feminine
margarine