maquignon

makijɔ̃

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Definition of maquignon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

commerce équin

Dated

marchand de chevaux et par extension de bovins

Dated

Le maquignon présente ses chevaux au marché chaque semaine.

marchand de chevaux

trompeur

Dated

personne qui revend des chevaux en cachant leurs défauts

Dated

Ce maquignon a vendu un cheval boiteux sans le dire.

trafiquant

magouilleur

Rare

intermédiaire qui tire profit malhonnêtement de diverses affaires

Rare

Il agit comme un maquignon dans cette transaction douteuse.

magouilleur

Adjective

affaires louches

Rare

qui use de combines et tromperies pour obtenir un avantage

Rare

Un arrangement maquignon a été conclu en coulisses.

manipulateur

élevage

Dated

ayant rapport au commerce de chevaux ou de bétail

Dated

Ce marché maquignon se tient chaque printemps.

marchand de chevaux

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Origin of maquignon

français, maquignon (marchand de chevaux)

Examples of maquignon in a sentence

Un vieux maquignon connaît tous les secrets du métier.
Le maquignon a trompé plusieurs acheteurs au marché.
Un maquignon expérimenté sait masquer les défauts d’un cheval.
Ce maquignon a profité de la vente des voitures.
Les maquignons pullulent dans le secteur immobilier.
Ils ont signé un contrat aux clauses franchement maquignonnes.

Cette négociation maquignonne a fini par scandaliser la direction.
Une foire maquignonne animait autrefois le centre du village.
L'activité maquignonne de la région décline avec la mécanisation des fermes.

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English:horse trader, shady, ...
German:Pferdehändler, zwielichtig, ...
Italian:commerciante di cavalli, losco, ...
Spanish:tratante de caballos, turbio, ...
Portuguese:negociante de cavalos, trapaceiro, ...
Chinese:马贩子, 见不得人的, ...
Japanese:馬商人, 不正な, ...
Arabic:تاجر خيول, مُتَحايِل, ...
Hebrew:סוֹחֵר סוּסִים, מִרְמָאִי, ...
Russian:лошадиный торговец, мошеннический, ...
Ukrainian:кіноторговець, сумнівний, ...
Catalan:tratinant, tèrbol, ...
Danish:hestehandler, plat, ...
Dutch:paardenhandelaar, dubieus, ...
Greek:έμπορος αλόγων, ύποπτος, ...
Hungarian:lókereskedő, sunyi, ...
Khmer:ឈ្មួញសេះ, កលល្បិច, ...
Korean:말장수, 속임수를 쓰는, ...
Polish:kupiec koni, kombinatorski, ...
Portuguese (BR):maquinhão, trapaceiro, ...
Romanian:negustor de cai, dubios, ...
Swedish:hästhandlare, skum, ...
Thai:พ่อค้าม้า, ฉ้อฉล, ...
Turkish:at tüccarı, hileli, ...
Vietnamese:người buôn ngựa, khuất tất, ...

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Definition of maquignon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

Origin of maquignon

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