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tout

/taʊt/

Translations

toutnoun

touts

/taʊt/

tuyauFamilier. Dans le sens d’information ou de renseignement confidentiel, surtout pour les courses hippiques.

He placed his bet on the favourite after getting a tout from a stable hand.

Il a misé sur le favori après avoir reçu un tuyau de la part d’un palefrenier.

Additional translations

revendeur de billetsSpécialement pour les billets, souvent avec l’idée de revente au marché noir ou à prix majoré.

pronostiqueur hippiqueSpécialisé dans les courses hippiques.

Synonyms

toutverb

touted

Past Simple

touted

Past Participle

touting

Gerund

/taʊt/

rabatteurPersonne qui sollicite des clients ou des acheteurs de manière insistante.

The tout outside the concert venue was trying to sell tickets at a higher price.

Le rabatteur devant la salle de concert essayait de vendre des billets à un prix plus élevé.

vanterS’emploie pour louer ou promouvoir quelque chose avec insistance.

The company touted its new product as a revolutionary breakthrough in technology.

L’entreprise a vanté son nouveau produit comme une avancée révolutionnaire dans le domaine de la technologie.

Additional translations

racolerFamilier. S’emploie pour solliciter des clients, des voix ou de la clientèle de manière insistante.

Synonyms

Definitions

toutnoun

A person who solicits business, employment, support, or customers in a persistent or annoying manner.

The tout outside the concert venue was trying to sell tickets at a higher price.

A person who buys up tickets for an event to resell them at a profit.

The tout managed to sell all his tickets for the football match at double the original price.

A person who offers racing tips for a fee.

The tout claimed to have insider information on the horse race, promising big wins for those who paid for his tips.

A piece of inside information or a tip, especially regarding the likely outcome of a horse race.

He placed his bet on the favourite after getting a tout from a stable hand.

toutverb

To attempt to sell something, typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner.

Street vendors tout their goods to passersby in the busy market.

To promote or praise something energetically.

The company touted its new product as a revolutionary breakthrough in technology.

To solicit business, votes, or patronage.

The politician was seen touting for votes in the local community.