trading post

• Comptoir commercial ou petit établissement situé dans une région éloignée ou frontalière, où l'on échange ou vend des marchandises, historiquement utilisé pour le commerce avec les populations locales.

A store or small settlement where goods are exchanged or sold, historically used in remote or frontier areas, especially for trade with local populations.

1. Historical retail locationB2formal

   A store or small settlement in a remote area where goods are bought, sold, or bartered, often between settlers and indigenous people.

   comptoir commercial

   • The fur traders established a trading post near the river.
   • Supplies were scarce at the remote trading post.
   • The trading post exchanged blankets and tools for animal pelts.