What does magasin in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word magasin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use magasin in French.

The word magasin in French means shop, warehouse, magazine, mass, supply ship, have in stock, mobile shop, like a bull in a china shop, like a bull in a china shop, in stock, department store, supermarket, approved outlet, specialist outlet, accessories shop, accessories store, mini-mart, furniture store, antique store, appliance store, factory outlet, DIY store, DIY shop, hardware shop, shoe store, joke shop, joke and novelty shop, toy store, china shop, china store, local shop, clothes shop, health food shop, discount store, parcel pickup point, parcel collection point. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word magasin

shop

nom masculin (local commercial) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les principaux magasins sont dans la grande rue.
The main shops are on the main street.

warehouse

nom masculin (lieu de stockage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il garde ses produits en magasin avant de les distribuer.
He keeps his products in a warehouse before distributing them.

magazine

nom masculin (arme : réceptacle à munition) (of a gun)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il lui restait encore trois balles dans le magasin de son revolver.
He still had three bullets in the magazine of his revolver.

mass

nom masculin (littéraire (ensemble, collection) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son jardin est un magasin de bulbes.
His garden is a mass of bulbs.

supply ship

nom masculin (marine : navire d'approvisionnement) (navy)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'escadre attendait que son magasin soit chargé avant d'appareiller.
The squadron waited for its supply ship to be loaded before casting off.

have in stock

locution verbale (avoir en stock)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Si vous aimez ce modèle, nous l'avons en magasin.
If you like this model, we do have it in stock.

mobile shop

nom masculin (camion qui fait magasin) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a beaucoup de camions-magasins itinérants à la campagne.

like a bull in a china shop

locution adjectivale (maladroit)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

like a bull in a china shop

locution adverbiale (avec maladresse)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

in stock

locution adverbiale (en stock)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

department store

nom masculin (magasin galerie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jacques achète ses vêtements au grand magasin.
Jack buys his clothes at the department store.

supermarket

nom masculin (familier (grande surface, supermarché) (food)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon père tient un grand magasin de jardinerie.
My father runs a garden centre.

approved outlet, specialist outlet

nom masculin (magasin représentant d'une marque) (store)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n’achète qu'en magasin agréé pour mes outils.

accessories shop, accessories store

nom masculin (boutique d'accessoires de mode) (shops)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mini-mart

nom masculin (commerce alimentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

furniture store

nom masculin (commerce de meubles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

antique store

nom masculin (commerce de vieilles choses)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

appliance store

nom masculin (commerce de matériel ménager) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

factory outlet

nom masculin (magasin à prix d'usine) (store)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les magasins d'usine proposent des prix d'usine aux particuliers.

DIY store, DIY shop, hardware shop

nom masculin (lieu de vente de matériaux) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais aller dans un magasin de bricolage acheter ce qu''il me faut pour repeindre les murs de la cuisine.

shoe store

nom masculin (magasin vendant des chaussures) (mainly US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

joke shop, joke and novelty shop

nom masculin (boutique vendant des articles piégeurs)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand j'étais jeune, mon frère et moi allions au magasin de farces et attrapes pour acheter du poil à gratter et des coussins péteurs.

toy store

nom masculin (magasin vendant des jouets)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

china shop, china store

nom masculin (commerce de porcelaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

local shop

nom masculin (commerce de dépannage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

clothes shop

nom masculin (commerce d'habillement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

health food shop

nom masculin (commerce d'aliments équilibrés) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On trouve tout un tas de compléments alimentaires dans un magasin diététique.

discount store

nom masculin (commerce à bas prix)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

parcel pickup point, parcel collection point

nom masculin (point de livraison de colis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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