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VENDEUR SAUVETTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic and Industrial Sociology
- Sales (Marketing)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- street peddler
1, record 1, English, street%20peddler
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a true rags to riches story, Wosk arrived in Canada in 1928 as a penniless Russian immigrant without a word of English. He worked with his father as a street peddler, picking up goods that had been thrown away, fixing them up, and re-selling them at a nominal profit. 1, record 1, English, - street%20peddler
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie économique et industrielle
- Vente
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vendeur à la sauvette
1, record 1, French, vendeur%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trabendou 2, record 1, French, trabendou
correct, masculine noun, Africa, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il se peut qu'un vendeur à la sauvette essaie de vendre sous le manteau des châles moins licites : les shatoosh, des châles encore plus fins fabriqués avec les poils des bouquetins de l'Himalaya, une espèce en danger d'extinction. 3, record 1, French, - vendeur%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Trabendou : En Algérie, vendeur à la sauvette. 2, record 1, French, - vendeur%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-07-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drugs and Drug Addiction
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- street-dealer 1, record 2, English, street%2Ddealer
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the other end of the low-level dealing continuum [ are those persons (most clearly represented by "street dealers") who always deal for profit, and often to strangers or near-strangers.] 1, record 2, English, - street%2Ddealer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drogues et toxicomanie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- vendeur à la sauvette
1, record 2, French, vendeur%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A l'autre extrémité de cet échelon inférieur du trafic, on trouve (...) des personnes, pour la plupart des vendeurs à la sauvette, qui opèrent toujours en vue d'un profit et traitent souvent avec des inconnus (...) 1, record 2, French, - vendeur%20%C3%A0%20la%20sauvette
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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