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drugstore

drugstore

noun DRUG-stor Rare
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Origin: English 'drugstore', borrowed directly

Usage Note

Drugstore in French does not mean a pharmacy (une pharmacie); it refers to a type of upmarket convenience store or café-boutique selling food, magazines, cosmetics, and gifts, popularised in Paris in the 1960s. The famous Publicis Drugstore on the Champs-Élysées is a well-known example. The word is a direct English loanword.

Examples

"On se retrouve au drugstore après le film."

Natural Translation

We'll meet at the drugstore after the film.

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