comptoir
French → English
(hospitality) Counter: the high table in a bar or cafe where drinks are served to customers
Les ivrognes étaient accoudés au comptoir du bistrot en chantant bruyamment.
(English) The drunks were leaning on the bar counter, singing loudly.
Léon dormassait derrière son comptoir en attendant l'arrivée des premiers clients.
(English) Léon was dozing behind his counter while waiting for the first customers to arrive.
(commerce) Trading post: a permanent commercial settlement established by a nation abroad
Les marchands danois allaient visiter leurs comptoirs commerciaux situés en Islande.
(English) Danish merchants were going to visit their trading posts located in Iceland.
Lorient a entretenu des relations privilégiées avec le comptoir de Pondichéry en Inde.
(English) Lorient maintained privileged relations with the trading post of Pondicherry in India.
Entry ID: fr:en:comptoir · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary