chapman

French translation: colporteur, marchand ambulant

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English term or phrase:chapman
French translation:colporteur, marchand ambulant
Entered by: Pasteur

19:41 Jan 10, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: chapman
Bonjour
C'est un métier du Moyen-âge
BC45
Local time: 11:31
colporteur, marchand ambulant
Explanation:
D'après mes dictionnaires!
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Pasteur
Local time: 12:31
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2colporteur, marchand ambulant
Pasteur
4négociant, marchand
Christiane Lalonde


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
colporteur, marchand ambulant


Explanation:
D'après mes dictionnaires!

Pasteur
Local time: 12:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Dutch
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Didier Martiny
0 min

agree  Jacques Desnoyers: Tout à fait.
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
négociant, marchand


Explanation:
Attention, s'il s'agit d'un terme du Moyen-âge, il pourrait très bien s'agir plutôt de NEGOCIANT (vins, épices, soie...). A vérifier selon ce qui précède.

Christiane Lalonde
Canada
Local time: 07:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 19
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