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dry goods store

French translation: magasin de nouveautés

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English term or phrase:dry goods store
French translation:magasin de nouveautés
Entered by: LBMas

21:46 May 5, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: dry goods store
Bonsoir, je recherche le terme correspondant à dry goods store en français. Il y a eu une question Kudoz EN-GE à ce sujet et l'une des explications données correspond exactement au sens du terme dans mon contexte.

Quelqu'un aurait-il une idée ?

Merci ! :-)

Lien Kudoz EN-GE: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/602084

Extrait de l'explication : "A dry goods store was the forerunner of the modern department store. Think of any old West movie you have seen. The dry goods store was the one that sold everything. Dresses, hats, guns, grain, flour, candy, tools, etc. So, it was more than just a textile shop, but the 'one-stop shop' of a bygone era."
Dees
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:15
magasin de nouveautés
Explanation:
Per Webster's and the GDT, this is the historical, literal translation. I think General Store (magasin général) has a slightly broader meaning and can still exist today in rural areas.

(But I still think magasin général fits the description in the text.)
Selected response from:

LBMas
Local time: 09:15
Grading comment
Merci à tous ! Have a great weekend ! :-)

Lien intéressant à ce sujet :
http://home.ican.net/~lingua/fr/chroniques/chron_81.htm

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1magasin général
Anne Girardeau
3 +2bazar
sarahl (X)
4 +1magasin de nouveautés
LBMas
2 -1épicerie/bazar
iol


Discussion entries: 2





  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
magasin général


Explanation:
Voir photo en cliquant sur le lien du site ci-dessous.


    Reference: http://www.stci.qc.ca/magasingeneral.html
Anne Girardeau
Local time: 15:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Syllab (X): Oui tout à fait!
10 hrs
  -> Merci !
agree  Marina Dufour (X)
19 hrs
  -> Merci !
disagree  Huguette Matte: magasin général = general store - Source : OLF
4 days
  -> Maybe, but if you read the description from the asker, and check out the link I provided... There is not always one translation only for a term...
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
bazar


Explanation:
il me semble...

sarahl (X)
Local time: 06:15
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BRUNO DUCOS: agree
32 mins
  -> la pâtisserie et les bazars ?
agree  Anne Bohy
8 hrs
  -> merci bohy
agree  Najib Aloui: c'est peut-être le terme qui rappelle le mieux la chose bien qu'il appartienne à un autre contexte...
2 days 15 hrs
  -> un autre contexte ? c'est-à-dire ?
disagree  Huguette Matte: = paraphernalia
4 days
  -> well, we had several bazars in the town I grew in, they were *stores*.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): -1
épicerie/bazar


Explanation:
To take into account candies and other stuff of the kind

iol
France
Local time: 15:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Huguette Matte: = paraphernalia
3 days 19 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
magasin de nouveautés


Explanation:
Per Webster's and the GDT, this is the historical, literal translation. I think General Store (magasin général) has a slightly broader meaning and can still exist today in rural areas.

(But I still think magasin général fits the description in the text.)

LBMas
Local time: 09:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
Merci à tous ! Have a great weekend ! :-)

Lien intéressant à ce sujet :
http://home.ican.net/~lingua/fr/chroniques/chron_81.htm

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Huguette Matte: En 1871, Samuel Carsley fonde son magasin de nouveautés du côté nord de la rue ... Les origines du magasin de nouveautés de Henry et NE Hamilton restent ...
3 days 7 hrs
  -> merci, Huguette
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