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Ch4: Faire Du Shopping, Au Quebec, Se plaindre...

cher expensive
bon marché cheap
une réduction a discount
une promotion a special offer
un article an item
la taille size
la pointure shoe size
faire du lèche-vitrine to window shop
dépenser to spend
se ruiner to spend too much, to go bankrupt
un magasin a store
un centre commercial a mall
une grande surface a supermarket
un magasin d'usine an outlet store
un magasin en ligne an online store
un grossiste a wholesaler
vente au détail retail sale
ventre en gros wholesale
le S.A.V. (service après vente) after-sales service
le service-client customer service
la TVA (taxe à valeur ajoutée) sales tax
le rayon (homme) (men's) department
les soles/ en solde sales/ on sale
les bonnes affaires good deals
régler to pay
une etiquette a price label
la caisse the cash register
le prix TTC (toutes taxes comprises) the price with all taxes included
la monnaie change (money)
un paquet cadeau gift wrap
Il ne va pas (bien). It doesn't fit (well).
Il est cassé. It is broken.
Il ne fonctionne pas (bien). It does not work (well).
Il manque un bouton. It's missing a button.
Il manque une pièce. There is a part missing.
échanger to exchange
rendre to return
un marché en plein air an outdoor market
d'occasion used, secondhand
des fripes used, secondhand clothes
une friperie used clothes store/ thrift store
un stand a stall
un(e) chineur(se) a bargain hunter
chiner to bargain hunt, to look for antiques
(chineur) du dimanche amateur (antique hunter)
dénicher to find, to dig out
les bonnes affaires good bargains
récupérer to salvage
un brocaanteur a secondhand goods dealer
un antiquaire an antique dealer
un dédale a maze
prisés sought after
magasiner to shop
une piasse a dollar (from une piastre, an old currency)
un sou a cent
C'est un comble! That tops it all!
Ce n'est pas possible! That's not possible! (It can't be!)
Pas question! No way!
Vous rêves! Dream on!
Je n'ai jamais vu ça! I've never seen such a thing!
On n'a jamais vu ça! This is unheard of!
Vous me prenez pour un(e) idiot(e)?! Do you take me for an idiot?!
Vous vous moquez de moi?! Are you kidding me?!
C'est une blague? It this a joke?
Vous êtes (vraiment) gonflé(e)! You have some nerve!
Avec ceci? Something else?
Ce sera tout? Is that all?
faire crédit to put it on credit
devoir to owe
Ça (vous) fait... It amounts to...
Vous avez de la monnaie? Do you have change?
coloré colorful
le prêt-à--porter ready-to-wear collection
une ligne de vêtements a collection
le tissu fabric
reseigner to give information
une blague a joke
une croix a cross
une oie a goose
une passoire a strainer
un trottoir a sidewalk
un bon truc a good tip, a trick
avoir tendance à to tend to
une tâche a stain
se rendre compte (de) to realize
un look a look, a style
controversé controversial
l'essence gasoline
un timbre a stamp
une balade a relaxed walk
une tournée musicale a music tour
une tournée de pain a baker's morning route
un épicer, une épicière a grocer
les provisions groceries
faire les courses to do the grocery shopping
faire une course to run an errand
un magaisin de proximité a neighborhood/corner store
jouer à la marchande, au marchand to play store
Je cherche un t-shirt. I am looking for a t-shirt.
Je ne comprends pas, je suis perdu(e). I don't understand, I am confused.
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