Grammatical class

Noun

marchand

seller; vendor; merchant

Details

Syllables

mar-chand

Phonetics

maʁ.ʃɑ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

2221

Freq. (movies)

4236

Freq. (news)

7092

Sentences

Je suis un marchand.

I'm a merchant.

A1

Il est marchand de grains.

He deals in grain.

A1

C'était un marchand ambulant.

He was a wandering peddler.

A1

Où est-ce qu'il y a un marchand de glaces ?

Where can we find an ice cream truck?

A1

Le marchand de légumes est très amical avec ses clients.

The greengrocer is very kind to his customers.

A2

De ce fait, il est devenu un grand marchand.

As a result, he became a great merchant.

B1

On achète les timbres chez le marchand de tabac.

You buy stamps at the tobacco shop.

B1

Elle était si belle que le fils du marchand ne put s'empêcher de s'agenouiller pour lui baiser la main.

She was so beautiful that the merchant's son could not help kneeling down to kiss her hand.

B1

Tout marchand aspire à la bourgeoisie.

Every merchant aspires to join the bourgeoisie.

B2

Le riche marchand sentit sa dernière heure approcher.

The rich merchant felt the hour of his death approaching.

B2