trade

A noun referring to the activity of buying and selling goods and services, or a specific occupation or line of work.

ruДеятельность по покупке и продаже товаров и услуг, или конкретная профессия или сфера работы.esActividad de comprar y vender bienes o servicios, o un oficio o sector laboral concreto.frActivité d'achat et de vente de biens et de services, ou métier ou domaine de travail spécifique.deDie Tätigkeit des Kaufens und Verkaufens von Waren und Dienstleistungen; auch ein bestimmtes Handwerk oder Gewerbe.ptAtividade de comprar e vender bens e serviços, ou uma ocupação, ofício ou ramo específico de trabalho.zh买卖商品和服务的活动，或指某一行业、职业或手艺。arنشاط شراء وبيع السلع والخدمات، أو مهنة أو حرفة معينة.

1. Buying and selling A2 formal

   The activity of buying and selling goods and services.

   • International trade is important for the economy.
   • She works in the trade industry.
   • The trade between the two countries increased last year.

   ruПокупка и продажаesComercio (compra y venta)frcommercedeKauf und VerkaufptCompra e vendazh买卖arالبيع والشراء

   المرادفات: barterbusinesscommercedealingexchangemerchandisingtraffic

2. Occupation or job B1 formal

   A skilled job, especially one that involves manual work.

   • Carpentry is a useful trade.
   • He learned the trade from his father.
   • Many people in the town work in the building trade.

   ruПрофессияesOficiofrMétier manueldeBerufptOfíciozh职业arمهنة حرفية

   المرادفات: businesscallingcraftjobline of workoccupationprofessionvocationwork

   الأضداد: career

3. Exchange B1 informal

   An exchange of one thing for another.

   • It's a fair trade: your book for my pen.
   • They made a trade of ideas during the meeting.
   • The trade of secrets was discovered.

   ruОбменesIntercambiofréchangedeTauschptTrocazh交换arتبادل

   المرادفات: barterexchangeinterchangeswaptransaction

• trades plural form
• trades' possessive plural form
• trade's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to buy and sell goods or services, or to exchange one thing for another.

ruГлагол, обозначающий покупку и продажу товаров или услуг, либо обмен одного на другое.esVerbo que denota comprar y vender bienes o servicios, o intercambiar uno por otro.frVerbe désignant l'action d'acheter et de vendre des biens ou des services, ou d'échanger une chose contre une autre.deVerb, das den Kauf und Verkauf von Waren oder Dienstleistungen bezeichnet oder den Austausch einer Sache gegen eine andere.ptVerbo que significa comprar e vender mercadorias ou serviços, ou trocar uma coisa por outra.zh表示买卖商品或服务的动词，也指以物易物、互相交换。arفعل يدل على بيع وشراء السلع أو الخدمات، أو مبادلة شيء بآخر.

1. Exchange goods or services A2 formal

   To buy and sell goods or services, or to exchange one thing for another.

   • They trade coffee with other countries.
   • She traded her old phone for a new one.
   • The countries trade oil for technology.

   ruОбменивать товары или услугиesComerciarfrÉchanger des biens ou servicesdeWaren oder Dienstleistungen austauschenptTrocar bens ou serviçoszh买卖商品或服务arتبادل السلع أو الخدمات

   المرادفات: barterdealexchangemerchandiseswaptraffic

2. Exchange positions or roles B1 informal

   To swap places, roles, or responsibilities with someone.

   • Let's trade seats so you can see better.
   • He traded places with his brother in line.
   • They traded jobs for the day to understand each other.

   ruМеняться местамиesintercambiar rolesfréchanger des placesdePlätze tauschenptTrocar de lugarzh互换位置arتبادل الأدوار أو الأماكن

   المرادفات: exchangeswapswitch

3. Engage in a profession B2 formal

   To work in a particular occupation or business.

   • He trades as a stockbroker on Wall Street.
   • She trades in antiques for a living.
   • Many people trade online these days.

   ruЗаниматься профессиейesEjercer una profesión u oficiofrExercer un métierdeEinen Beruf ausübenptExercer uma profissãozh从事职业arمزاولة المهنة

   المرادفات: dealoperatepracticework

• traded past participle
• traded past simple
• trading present participle
• trades third person singular

الصيغ المركّبة: trade in