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marché

market

noun mar-SHEH Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Also means

deal

Usage Note

Marché covers the open-air food market (le marché du dimanche), the economic market (le marché du travail = the job market), and a business deal or contract. The expression bon marché means cheap or inexpensive and is used as an invariable adjective. Marché shares its root with marchander (to haggle).

Examples

"Elle achète des légumes au marché."

Natural Translation

She buys vegetables at the market.

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