grocer

[US]/ˈɡrəʊsə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɡroʊsər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. um comerciante que vende alimentos e outros suprimentos domésticos.
Word Forms
Pluralgrocers

Example Sentences

That grocer always overcharges.

Aquele quitandeiro sempre cobra demais.

Send round to the grocer's for a tin of biscuits.

Mande buscar na quitanda uma lata de biscoitos.

The grocer sells wine and spirits.

O quitandeiro vende vinhos e bebidas alcoólicas.

Go down to the grocer's and get some sugar.

Desça até a quitanda e compre um pouco de açúcar.

I started work in the employ of a grocer and wine merchant.

Comecei a trabalhar a serviço de um quitandeiro e comerciante de vinhos.

A grocer used to need to know how to blend tea.

Um quitandeiro precisava saber como misturar chá.

The family ran a small grocer’s for years, but when the old man died they shut up shop.

A família administrou uma pequena quitanda por anos, mas quando o velho morreu, eles fecharam as portas.

Real-world Examples

The food at this grocer's is fresh.

A comida neste armazém é fresca.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

198. The gross grocer crossed his legs before the boss.

198. O rude quitandeiro cruzou as pernas antes do chefe.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Restaurants and grocers often do the same.

Restaurantes e quitandesias frequentemente fazem o mesmo.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

She was the daughter of a grocer.

Ela era filha de um quitandeiro.

Source: NPR News July 2016 Compilation

But the incentives for grocers to press ahead are huge.

Mas os incentivos para os quitandeiros avançarem são enormes.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We bought this from the grocer in Walden.

Nós compramos isso do quitandeiro em Walden.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

In the torchlight, he caught sight of a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.

À luz da tocha, ele viu uma figura a quem imediatamente reconheceu como Bill Wilkins, nosso quitandeiro local.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

I'm very lucky I have a good grocer nearby so I can buy packeted gelatine in sheets.

Tenho muita sorte de ter um bom quitandeiro por perto para poder comprar gelatina embalada em folhas.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

I didn't find any at the grocer's.

Eu não encontrei nada na quitanda.

Source: Crazy English 900 Sentences

In 2017 Amazon sent shivers down American grocers' spines by buying Whole Foods.

Em 2017, a Amazon causou arrepios nas quitandesias americanas ao comprar a Whole Foods.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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