Grammatical class

Noun

contrebande

smuggling

Details

Syllables

con-tre-ban-de

Phonetics

kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃d

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

17970

Freq. (movies)

7770

Freq. (news)

15230

Sentences

Faire de la contrebande

To smuggle

A1

La police l'a arrêté pour contrebande.

The police arrested him for smuggling.

B1

Stanley a fait fortune en faisant de la contrebande de produits de luxe entre Macao et la Chine.

Stanley built his fortune smuggling luxury goods from Macau to China.

B2