comptoir

le comptoir
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. counter
Après avoir commandé votre boisson, vous payez au comptoir.After ordering your drink, you pay at the counter.
b. bar
Les habitués boivent leur café au comptoirThe regular customers drink their coffee at the bar.
a. trading post
Au dix-huitième siècle, la France a établi plusieurs comptoirs coloniaux pour étendre son influence commerciale et impériale.In the eighteenth century, France established several colonial trading posts to expand its commercial and imperial influence.
3. (work surface)
Regionalism used in Québec.
(Québec)
a. counter
J’ai choisi un comptoir en granit pour ma cuisine parce que c'est facile à nettoyer.I chose a granite counter for my kitchen because it's easy to clean.
4. (trade show)
Regionalism used in Switzerland.
(Switzerland)
a. fair
Une soixantaine d’exposants sont présents au Comptoir du Val-de-Travers.About sixty exhibitors are present at the Val-de-Travers fair.
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