droguerie
English translation: housewares and cosmetics
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tough Explanation: DPH is Droguerie, Parfumerie and ??? OTC drugs sections are called parapharmacie. Droguerie stores are a bit like ironmongers as we call them in the UK but they also sell lots of different junk, lots of strange brushes, devices and potions that your granny would have used and things you don't find in other shops. Sorry I don't have a translation but I hope some of the background might help. |
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Droguerie Parfumerie Hygiène Explanation: DPH in French is "Droguerie Parfumerie Hygiène", this is a department in a department store (grand magasin, supermarché, hypermarché), not a shop by itself (the shop should be a "droguerie" or a "parfumerie"). The "Parfumerie" departement in a department store may include various items according to the size and specialization of the store (after-shave, perfumes, lotions, etc), but "Hygiène" includes shampoos, razors and creams, conditioners, toot brushes and pastes, etc A "parfumerie" shop sells only branded perfumes and derivatives (eau de toilette, eau de cologne, eau de parfum, etc) A "Droguerie" by itself is a shop specializing in chemicals, paints, varnish, solvents, washing or cleaning products, etc, this has nothing to do "drogues" (almost reserved to forbidden products in France) or "médicaments" sold in a "pharmacie" The "droguerie" department of a department store contains at least a few chemical (white spirit, ammonia, hydrochloric acid, solvents, etc), basic paints and may include or not domestic washing powders or liquids, dishwasher or tumble-drier products, according to the organization of the store. native French translator |
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medicines (drugs in USA) Explanation: DPH is "Droguerie Hygiène Parfumerie"--a category for supermarket merchandising (see ref.), so "droguerie" in this case probably does mean drugs. So it's the drug/medicine and perfume dept. Reference: http://www.abcdplus.com/annonces_view.shtm?cat=302 |
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17 mins
chemist's shop, pharmacy, drug-store Explanation: Droguerie = chemist's shop, pharmacy, drug-store For abbreviation DPH see links below: de la Grande Distribution implanté dans le SUD-EST des Chefs de rayon DPH (Droguerie, Parfumerie, Hygiène) Agés de 22/25 ans de niveau BAC/BTS vous aurez en ... http://www.abcdplus.com/annonces_view.shtm?cat=302 Une activité toujours soutenue des rayons DPH (Droguerie-Parfumerie-Hygiène)... http://www.fcd.asso.fr/3_2.htm HTH |
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chemist's [shop] (Brit.); drugstore (Amer.) Explanation: 'droguerie' is not a hardware store rayon DPH (Droguerie, Parfumerie, Hygiène) Duden-Oxford+MW Reference: http://www.abcdplus.com/annonces_view.shtm |
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30 mins
Droguerie-Parfumerie-Hygiène(Beauté)/Chemists Explanation: Found lots of examples of DPH on Google.Seems to me that the services offered by this kind of dept. are the same as a UK chemist's shop, like Boots. Reference: http://www.beroche.ch/droguerie.beroche/ |
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toiletries, perfume and household products? Explanation: I checked one of the Web sites provided, and "parapharmacie" is listed separately from "DPH" in a list of store departments, so I'm wondering if something like the above would work. Thanks to everyone for their suggestions. Karen |
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drugstore Explanation: The DPH (drugstore-perfumes-hygiene) department involves two trades (s'il s'agit d'un texte explicant les métiers exercés): the drugstore and the perfume and hygiene counter. Good luck. |
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housewares and cosmetics Explanation: Tried to answer this earlier, but my Netscape crashed... Anyhow, a "droguerie" sells household products--mops, cleaning products, buckets, rope by the meter, gardening tools, and some household tools. The droguerie I used to walk by as a kid also had a display of "martinets" that it would set out in the door (presumably to be purchased for use on misbehaving children). It had an odor all its own, too. The closest we have to such an animal in English is "housewares." As for "parfumerie" -- these strores sell products for personal care--creams, etc. The ones I peeked into last time I was in France (very briefly, because I have a chemical sensitivity to scents), were pushing "thalassothérapie" ("ocean in a bottle") products: as a way to push back the years. In the US, such products are classified as "cosmetics." How's your big project coming? Double-checked both in my Oxford SuperLex |
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