by trade
по профессии
As a profession; professionallyAs a profession; professionally.
» He is a carpenter by trade.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(idiomatic, postpositional)As a profession; professionally.
Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.
по профе́ссииpo proféssii
Examples
16 sentencesHe is a carpenter by trade.
Tom is a carpenter by trade.
Tom is a chippy by trade.
Том за фахом столяр. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
He is a lawyer by trade.
He's a lawyer by trade.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
as a profession:
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