What is the French phrase for "window shopping"?
Would be glad to know its origin, if possible, the word etymology. Where is it derived from?
-
2That is no question for the FSE; the answer is in any English-French dictionary. for example; dictionnaire.reverso.net/anglais-francais/window%20shopping/…– LPHNov 16, 2018 at 9:22
-
1If that's what you want, you should first find the translation and then phrasse your question according to your wish; check the column thouroughly, it's at the bottom; moreover I do find the term also in a Harrap dictionary (paper).– LPHNov 16, 2018 at 9:32
-
No problem, Good Luck!– LPHNov 16, 2018 at 9:34
Add a comment
|
1 Answer
The common equivalent idiom is faire du lèche-vitrines (literally, "licking the windows of the shops").
-
1M'étant permis de dégager le tag ancien-français de la question, je précise juste : Les ngrams le datent de 1946, sa première apparition dans un dictionnaire de 1959, le premier roman dans lequel je le trouve de 1970.– MC68020Nov 16, 2018 at 9:21
-