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hawking

/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/

/ˈhɔkɪŋ/

Translations

hawkingnoun

hawkings

fauconnerieSens sportif et historique.

Hawking was a popular pastime among the nobility in medieval times.

La fauconnerie était un passe-temps populaire parmi la noblesse au Moyen Âge.

colportageVente ambulante de rue ou de porte à porte.

The hawking of souvenirs is common in tourist areas.

Le colportage de souvenirs est courant dans les zones touristiques.

Synonyms

hawkinggerund / present participle

/ˈhɔːkɪŋ/

/ˈhɔkɪŋ/

Used attributively to denote someone or something engaged in the act of hawking (peddling).

ambulantSe dit d’une personne qui vend des marchandises dans la rue ou de porte à porte.

Hawking vendors lined the market square, calling out to passers-by.

Des vendeurs ambulants bordaient la place du marché, interpellant les passants.

Synonyms

hawkverb

hawking

Gerund

hawked

Past Simple

hawked

Past Participle

hawking

Gerund

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colporterSens commercial: vendre de manière insistante ou à la criée.

Street vendors hawk their wares to passersby in the busy market.

Les vendeurs de rue colportent leurs marchandises aux passants dans le marché bondé.

fauconnerChasser au moyen d’un faucon.

Medieval nobles often hawked across the open fields at dawn.

Les nobles médiévaux fauconnaient souvent dans les champs ouverts à l'aube.

se racler la gorgeSe dit d’un raclement sonore de la gorge.

He hawked loudly before beginning his speech.

Il s'est raclé la gorge bruyamment avant de commencer son discours.

Synonyms

Definitions

hawkingnoun

The act of selling goods in the street or from door to door.

The hawking of souvenirs is common in tourist areas.

The sport of hunting with trained hawks or falcons.

Hawking was a popular pastime among the nobility in medieval times.

hawkinggerund / present participle

Engaged in selling goods in the street or from door to door; peddling.

Hawking vendors lined the market square, calling out to passers-by.

hawkverb

To sell goods aggressively, often by calling out to attract customers.

Street vendors hawk their wares to passersby in the busy market.

To clear the throat noisily.

He hawked loudly before beginning his speech.

To hunt small game with a trained hawk.

Medieval nobles often hawked across the open fields at dawn.