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shop
(shŏp)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.
Phrasal Verb: To visit or buy from (a particular store).
shop around
Idiom: 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).
talk shop
To talk about one's work.
[Middle English shoppe, from Old English sceoppa, treasure house.]
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shopping
(ˈʃɒpɪŋ)n
1. a number or collection of articles purchased
2. the act or an instance of making purchases
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| Noun | 1. |  shopping - 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" |
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shopping
noun purchases, buys, acquisitions We put the shopping away.
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Translations
تَسَوُّقتَسَوُّق، شِراءمُشْتَرَيات
nákupnakupovánínákupy
indkøbindkøbs-
ostoksilla käynti
kupovinašoping
bevásárlás
innkaup, innkaupaferîinnkaup, vörur
買物
쇼핑
nákupnýnákupy
kupljeno blagokupovanje
shopping
การซื้อของ
alışverişçarşıya çıkmasatın alınan şeyler
việc mua sắm
shopping
[ˈʃɒpɪŋ]A. N (= act of buying) → compra f; (= goods bought) → compras fpl
I like shopping → me gusta ir de tiendas
to do the shopping → hacer la compra
to go shopping → ir de tiendas or de compras
I like shopping → me gusta ir de tiendas
to do the shopping → hacer la compra
to go shopping → ir de tiendas or de compras
B. CPD shopping bag N → bolsa f de compras
shopping basket N → cesta f, canasta f (LAm)
shopping cart N (US) = shopping trolley shopping centre, shopping center (US) N (Brit) → centro m comercial
shopping channel N → canal m de televentas
shopping list N → lista 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 spree → salir de compras (gastando mucho dinero)
shopping trip N → viaje m de compras
shopping trolley N (Brit) → carrito m de la compra
shopping basket N → cesta f, canasta f (LAm)
shopping cart N (US) = shopping trolley shopping centre, shopping center (US) N (Brit) → centro m comercial
shopping channel N → canal m de televentas
shopping list N → lista 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 spree → salir de compras (gastando mucho dinero)
shopping trip N → viaje m de compras
shopping trolley N (Brit) → carrito m de la compra
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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?
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 magasinsshopping arcade n → centre m commercialshopping bag n → sac m à provisionsshopping basket n (lit) → panier m à provisions (fig) (on website) → panier mshopping cart n (US) → caddie® mshopping centre (British) shopping center (US) n → centre m commercialshopping channel n (on TV) → chaîne f de téléachatshopping complex n → centre m commercialshopping facilities n → commerces mplshopping hours n → heures fpl d'ouverture des magasinsshopping list n (lit) → liste f de courses, liste f des coursesshopping mall n → centre m commercialshopping precinct n → centre m commercialshopping spree n
to go on a shopping spree → aller faire du shoppingshopping trolley n (British) → caddie® mshopping village n → grand centre m commercialshop-soiled [ˈʃɒpsɔɪld] adj → défraîchi(e), qui a fait la vitrineshop steward n (British) → délégué(e) m/f syndical(e)shop window n → vitrine f
to go on a shopping expedition, to go on a shopping trip → partir faire les magasinsshopping arcade n → centre m commercialshopping bag n → sac m à provisionsshopping basket n (lit) → panier m à provisions (fig) (on website) → panier mshopping cart n (US) → caddie® mshopping centre (British) shopping center (US) n → centre m commercialshopping channel n (on TV) → chaîne f de téléachatshopping complex n → centre m commercialshopping facilities n → commerces mplshopping hours n → heures fpl d'ouverture des magasinsshopping list n (lit) → liste f de courses, liste f des coursesshopping mall n → centre m commercialshopping precinct n → centre m commercialshopping spree n
to go on a shopping spree → aller faire du shoppingshopping trolley n (British) → caddie® mshopping village n → grand centre m commercialshop-soiled [ˈʃɒpsɔɪld] adj → défraîchi(e), qui a fait la vitrineshop steward n (British) → délégué(e) m/f syndical(e)shop window n → vitrine f
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shopping
n (= act) → Einkaufen nt; (= goods bought) → Einkäufe pl; she had her shopping in a plastic bag → sie hatte ihre Einkäufe in einer Plastiktüte; to do one’s shopping → einkaufen, Einkäufe machen
shopping
:shopping bag
n → Einkaufstasche f
shopping basket
n → Einkaufskorb m
shopping cart
n (US) = shopping trolley
shopping centre, (US) shopping center
n → Einkaufszentrum nt
shopping channel
n (TV) → Shoppingsender m
shopping list
shopping mall
n → Shoppingcenter nt
shopping precinct
n → Ladengegend f, → Ladenbereich m
shopping spree
n → Einkaufsbummel m
shopping street
n → Einkaufsstraße f
shopping trolley
n (Brit) → Einkaufswagen m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shopping
[ˈʃɒpɪŋ] n (goods) → acquisti mpl, compere fpl; (food) → spesashe loves shopping → adora lo shopping
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shop
(ʃop) noun1. a place where goods are sold. a baker's shop.
2. a workshop, or a place where any kind of industry is carried on. a machine-shop.
verb – past tense, past participle shopped – (often go shopping) to visit shops for the purpose of buying. We shop on Saturdays; She goes shopping once a week.
ˈshopper noun1. a person who is shopping. The street was full of shoppers.
2. a large bag used when shopping.
ˈshopping noun1. the activity of buying goods in shops. Have you a lot of shopping to do?; (also adjective) a shopping-list.
2. the goods bought. He helped her carry her shopping home; (also adjective) a shopping-basket / bag.
shop assistant (American ˈsalesclerk, *clerk) a person employed in a shop to serve customers.
shop floor the workers in a factory or workshop, as opposed to the management.
ˈshopkeeper noun a person who runs a shop of his own.
ˈshoplifter noun a person who steals goods from a shop.
ˈshoplifting nounshopping centre
a place, often a very large building, where there is a large number of different shops.
shopping mall noun (also mall) (American) a shopping centre in which traffic is usually not allowed.
shop around to compare prices, quality of goods etc at several shops before buying anything.
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