shopping

courses, shopping

Activité qui consiste à chercher et acheter ce dont on a besoin ou envie.

En anglais simple : The activity of looking for and buying things you need or want.

• I enjoy shopping for clothes.
• We do our shopping on Saturdays.
• Online shopping makes it easy to compare prices.

Comment l'utiliser : shopping for something (Shopping for shoes can take hours.)

Synonymes : buying, purchasing

Expressions courantes : go shopping, do the shopping, online shopping

courses, achats

Choses qu’on vient d’acheter, surtout des aliments et d’autres produits du quotidien.

En anglais simple : The things you have just bought, especially food and other everyday supplies.

• Put the shopping on the table.
• She carried two heavy bags of shopping.
• Have you unpacked the shopping yet?

Synonymes : purchases, groceries

Expressions courantes : carry the shopping, bags of shopping, unpack the shopping

commerces, offre commerciale

Ensemble des magasins et des produits disponibles dans un quartier ou une région.

En anglais simple : The shops and goods available in a particular area.

• The town has excellent shopping.
• Our hotel is close to the best shopping.
• The island offers little shopping beyond a few small stores.

Synonymes : retail facilities

Expressions courantes : excellent shopping, local shopping, shopping nearby

passage en atelier, révision

Envoi d’un véhicule ou d’une machine en atelier pour de grosses réparations ou un contrôle complet.

En anglais simple : Sending a vehicle or machine to a workshop for major repairs or a thorough check.

• The locomotive is due for shopping.
• Scheduled shopping kept the engines in good condition.
• After the accident, shopping was necessary before the locomotive could return to service.

Synonymes : overhaul, workshop overhaul

Expressions courantes : scheduled shopping, locomotive shopping, shopping for repairs