custom

custom
noun
1) (what a person etc is in the habit of doing or does regularly: It's my custom to go for a walk on Saturday mornings; religious customs.) costumbre
2) (the regular buying of goods at the same shop etc; trade or business: The new supermarkets take away custom from the small shops.) clientela
- customarily
- customer
- customs

custom n costumbre
custom
tr['kʌstəm]
noun
1 (tradition, habit) costumbre nombre femenino
it is his custom retire to bed early tiene por costumbre acostarse pronto
2 SMALLCOMMERCE/SMALL (patronage) clientela
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lose custom perder clientes, perder clientela
to withdraw one's custom / take one's custom elsewhere dejar de ser cliente de una tienda
custom ['kʌstəm] adj
: a la medida, a la orden
custom n
1) : costumbre f, tradición f
2) customs npl
: aduana f
custom
n.
clientela s.f.
costumbre s.f.
derechos de aduana s.m.pl.
hábito s.m.
parroquia s.f.
usanza s.f.
uso s.m.

I 'kʌstəm
noun
1) c u (convention, tradition, habit) costumbre f

he broke with custom — rompió con la tradición

2) u (patronage) (esp BrE)

if they value our custom — si no nos quieren perder como clientes

I'll take my custom elsewhere — dejaré de ser su cliente

3) customs pl
a) (organization, place) aduana f

to go through customs — pasar por la aduana; (before n)

customs officer o official — agente mf or oficial mf de aduanas

b) (tax) derechos mpl arancelarios or de aduana

II
adjective (before n) (esp AmE) <tailor> que trabaja por encargo; <suit> a (la) medida; <car> (hecho) de encargo
['kʌstǝm]
1. N
1) (=habit, usual behaviour) costumbre f

social customs — costumbres fpl sociales

it is her custom to go for a walk each evening — tiene la costumbre de or tiene por costumbre dar un paseo cada tarde, acostumbra or suele dar un paseo cada tarde

2) (Comm) clientela f ; (=total sales) caja f , ventas fpl

to attract custom — atraer clientela

to get sb's custom — ganar la clientela de algn

we've not had much custom today — hoy hemos tenido pocos clientes

the shop has lost a lot of custom — la tienda ha perdido muchos clientes

customs
2.
CPD
(esp US) see custom-built; see custom-made
* * *

I ['kʌstəm]
noun
1) c u (convention, tradition, habit) costumbre f

he broke with custom — rompió con la tradición

2) u (patronage) (esp BrE)

if they value our custom — si no nos quieren perder como clientes

I'll take my custom elsewhere — dejaré de ser su cliente

3) customs pl
a) (organization, place) aduana f

to go through customs — pasar por la aduana; (before n)

customs officer o official — agente mf or oficial mf de aduanas

b) (tax) derechos mpl arancelarios or de aduana

II
adjective (before n) (esp AmE) <tailor> que trabaja por encargo; <suit> a (la) medida; <car> (hecho) de encargo

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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