biffin

bifɛ̃

Definition

Definition of biffin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

déchets

Rare

personne qui collecte et trie les déchets pour les recycler

Rare

Le biffin fouille dans les poubelles à la recherche de métaux.

chiffonnier

ramasseur

récupérateur

récupération

Dated

personne pauvre qui récupère des objets usagés pour les revendre

Dated

Ce biffin vend des vêtements trouvés sur les marchés aux puces.

brocanteur

chineur

récupérateur

militaire

Dated

soldat d'infanterie qui combat à pied

Dated

Les biffins marchaient en formation vers le front de bataille.

fantassin

piéton

soldat d'infanterie

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Origin of biffin

français, biffin (argot, chiffonnier)

Examples of biffin in a sentence

Les biffins vendent parfois leurs trouvailles au marché.
Un biffin fouille les poubelles à la recherche d’objets utiles.
Les biffins installent leurs étals tôt le matin.
Le biffin avançait prudemment dans la tranchée.
Un biffin racontait ses souvenirs de guerre.

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English:waste picker, ragpicker, ...
German:Müllsammler, Trödler, ...
Italian:rovistatore, rigattiere, ...
Spanish:reciclador informal, biffin, ...
Portuguese:catador, vendedor ambulante, ...
Chinese:拾荒者, 捡破烂的人, ...
Japanese:廃品回収者, 廃品回収人, ...
Arabic:جامع نفايات, بائع أشياء مستعملة فقير, ...
Hebrew:מְחַזֵּר פְּסוֹלֶת, מְחַזֵּר, ...
Russian:бомж-собиратель, барахольщик, ...
Ukrainian:сортувальник сміття, барахольник, ...
Catalan:recuperador, rodamón, ...
Danish:affaldssamler, klunser, ...
Dutch:vuilnisophaler, rommelzoeker, ...
Greek:συλλέκτης απορριμμάτων, συλλέκτης μεταχειρισμένων, ...
Hungarian:hulladékgyűjtő, lomizós, ...
Khmer:អ្នកប្រមូលសំរាមកែច្នៃ, អ្នកទិញលក់របស់ចាស់, ...
Korean:재활용품 수집인, 고물장수, ...
Polish:zbieracz odpadów, zbieracz, ...
Portuguese (BR):catador, vendedor ambulante de usados, ...
Romanian:culegător de deșeuri, recuperator, ...
Swedish:avfallssamlare, lumpare, ...
Thai:คนเก็บของเก่า, คนเก็บของเก่าขาย, ...
Turkish:kağıt toplayıcısı, eskici, ...
Vietnamese:người nhặt ve chai, người thu gom ve chai, ...

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Definition of biffin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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