商売

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

しょうばい【商売】

❶〔商い〕business; commerce; trade

商売を始める
go into business

去年は商売が繁盛した
Business [Trade] was good [brisk] last year.

家具の商売をしている
He is in the furniture business.／He deals in furniture.

近くにスーパーが出来て八百屋は商売が上がったりになった
A supermarket opened nearby and the greengrocer has lost many of his customers.

商売熱心である
He works hard at his business.

それでは商売にならない
It won't pay.

酒屋の商売を始める
start a liquor store

❷〔職業〕an occupation

お父さんの商売は何ですか
What is your father's occupation?／What line of business is your father in?

商売替えする
change one's occupation

絵描きも商売となるとつらい仕事だ
Painting is a hard thing to do, if you do it as a professional.

赤ん坊は泣くのが商売だ
It is a baby's job to cry.／Babies are supposed to cry.

商売敵(がたき)

a business rival; a competitor

商売柄

❶〔商売の性質〕

宝石商という商売がら上流家庭をたくさん知っている
「Being a jeweler, I am [The nature of my job as a jeweler has made me] acquainted with many upper-class families.

❷〔独特の習性〕

商売がら目ざとい
Because of the nature of his business, he has a quick eye.

商売気

商売気のある
business-minded

商売気がある
He has a sharp eye for profits.／《米口》 He's always trying to make a buck.

商売人

a merchant; a tradesman

商売道具

商売道具は本だ
The things I need for my work are books.／Books are the tools of my trade.

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