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WINDOW-SHOPPER [1 record]

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Record 1 1991-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sales (Marketing)
  • Hobbies (General)
DEF

One that window-shops, that is, looks at the displays in store windows without going inside the stores to make purchases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vente
  • Passe-temps (Généralités)
DEF

Personne qui aime passer le temps à "lécher les vitrines", soit de flâner le long des rues en regardant les étalages ou, dans un centre commercial, de passer d'un magasin à l'autre en regardant longuement les vitrines sans entrer y faire des achats.

OBS

"Window-shopper" peut également se rendre par la forme verbale "faire du lèche-vitrines".

Spanish

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