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custom

/ˈkʌstəm/

custom made

Translations

customnoun

customs

/ˈkʌstəm/

coutume

It is a custom in many cultures to remove shoes before entering a home.

C'est une coutume dans de nombreuses cultures d'enlever ses chaussures avant d'entrer dans une maison.

droits de douaneAu pluriel, pour les taxes perçues sur les marchandises importées.

The travellers declared their purchases and paid customs at the border.

Les voyageurs ont déclaré leurs achats et ont payé des droits de douane à la frontière.

Additional translations

habitudeDans le sens d’une pratique habituelle ou régulière.

clientèleDans le sens de la fréquentation ou des clients d’un commerce.

Synonyms

customverb

customed

Past Simple

customed

Past Participle

customing

Gerund

/ˈkʌstəm/

Transitive verb meaning to build, make, or modify something to individual specifications; infrequent but attested.

personnaliser

The garage can custom any car to match the owner's vision.

Le garage peut personnaliser n'importe quelle voiture pour correspondre à la vision du propriétaire.

Additional translations

Synonyms

make to order

customadjective

/ˈkʌstəm/

sur mesure

She wore a custom dress designed specifically for her wedding day.

Elle portait une robe sur mesure conçue spécialement pour son mariage.

Additional translations

Synonyms

customsnoun

custom

customs

/ˈkʌstəmz/

douanesService et contrôle douanier.

The goods were held up at customs for inspection.

Les marchandises ont été retenues aux douanes pour inspection.

coutumesAu sens des usages traditionnels d’une société.

The festival is a celebration of local customs and traditions.

Le festival est une célébration des coutumes et des traditions locales.

droits de douaneAu sens des taxes prélevées sur les marchandises importées.

Importers must pay customs on all merchandise entering the country.

Les importateurs doivent payer des droits de douane sur toutes les marchandises entrant dans le pays.

Synonyms

Definitions

customnoun

A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time.

It is a custom in many cultures to remove shoes before entering a home.

A habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.

He has a custom of reading the newspaper every morning.

The practice of customers buying goods or services from a particular shop or business.

The shopkeeper was grateful for the custom of the local community.

Duties levied by a government on imported goods (used chiefly in the plural).

The travellers declared their purchases and paid customs at the border.

customverb

To build, make, or modify (something) according to an individual customer's specifications; to customize.

The garage can custom any car to match the owner's vision.

customadjective

Made or done to order for a particular customer.

She wore a custom dress designed specifically for her wedding day.

Designed for a particular individual or purpose.

The custom software was tailored to meet the company's unique needs.

customsnoun

The official department that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods.

The goods were held up at customs for inspection.

The place at a port, airport, or frontier where officials check incoming goods, travelers, or luggage.

We had to declare our purchases at customs before leaving the airport.

Traditional and widely accepted ways of behaving or doing something that are specific to a particular society, place, or time.

The festival is a celebration of local customs and traditions.

The duties or taxes imposed by a government on imported goods

Importers must pay customs on all merchandise entering the country.