Usage Note
Commercer means to engage in commerce or trade, often with a partner or country: commercer avec l'étranger ('to trade abroad'). It is more formal than faire du commerce; the related noun commerce and adjective commercial are far more frequent in everyday use.
Examples
"Ils commercent avec plusieurs pays."
Natural Translation
They trade with several countries.

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