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1 surrounding
surrounding [səˈraʊndɪŋ]1. adjective[streets, countryside, villages] environnant2. plural noun* * *[sə'raʊndɪŋ]adjective environnantthe surrounding area ou region — les environs mpl
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2 surrounding
surrounding adj [countryside, hills, villages] environnant ; the surrounding area ou region les environs mpl. -
3 district
district ['dɪstrɪkt](of country) région f; (of town) quartier m; (administrative area → of country) district m; (→ of city) ≃ arrondissement m; (surrounding area) région fthe District of Columbia le district fédéral de Columbia;∎ in the District of Columbia dans le district fédéral de Columbia;British Administration district council conseil m municipal;Commerce district manager directeur(trice) m,f régional(e);British district nurse infirmière f visiteuse;Administration district surveyor cadastreur m;British district visitor = membre d'une paroisse qui rend visite aux personnes en difficulté -
4 vicinity
(a) (surrounding area) environs mpl, alentours mpl; (neighbourhood) voisinage m, environs mpl; (proximity) proximité f;∎ is there a good school in the vicinity? est-ce qu'il y a une bonne école dans les alentours ou dans le quartier?;∎ he's somewhere in the vicinity il est quelque part dans les environs ou dans le coin;∎ in the vicinity of the town centre (in the area) dans les environs du centre-ville; (close) à proximité du centre-ville;∎ in the immediate vicinity dans les environs immédiats;∎ formal one good thing about the house is its vicinity to the station un des bons côtés de la maison, c'est qu'elle est située tout près de la gare(b) (approximate figures, amounts)∎ his salary is in the vicinity of £18,000 son salaire est aux alentours de ou de l'ordre de 18 000 livres;∎ its weight is in the vicinity of £500 lb cela pèse dans les 500 livres -
5 sunken
1) (sunk under water: a sunken ship.) submergé2) (below the level of the surrounding area: a sunken garden.) en contrebas -
6 precinct
A n1 ( surrounding area) alentours mpl ;2 GB (of university, cathedral) enceinte f.C modif US Admin [captain, police station] de quartier ; precinct worker US Pol militant/-e m/f politique de quartier. -
7 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) quartier2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) voisinage -
8 dock
I 1. [dok] noun1) (a deepened part of a harbour etc where ships go for loading, unloading, repair etc: The ship was in dock for three weeks.) bassin2) (the area surrounding this: He works down at the docks.) quais3) (the box in a law court where the accused person sits or stands.) banc des accusés2. verb(to (cause to) enter a dock and tie up alongside a quay: The liner docked in Southampton this morning.) (se) mettre à quai- docker- dockyard II [dok] verb(to cut short or remove part from: The dog's tail had been docked; His wages were docked to pay for the broken window.) couper, retenir -
9 garden
A n1 GB ( area surrounding house) jardin m also fig ; front/back garden jardin situé devant/derrière la maison ; we don't have much garden nous n'avons pas un grand jardin ;B gardens npl ( municipal) jardin m public ; ⇒ <D vi jardiner, faire du jardinage.to lead sb up ou US down the garden path ○ mener qn en bateau ○ ; everything in the garden's rosy ○ iron tout va pour le mieux iron.Big English-French dictionary > garden
10 scour
scour ['skaʊə(r)](a) (clean → pan) récurer; (→ metal surface) décaper; (→ floor) lessiver, frotter; (→ tank) vidanger, purger(c) (of water, erosion) creuser;∎ the rainwater had scoured a deep channel in the hillside l'eau de pluie avait creusé une profonde rigole sur le flanc de la colline(d) (search → area) ratisser, fouiller;∎ the surrounding countryside was scoured for the missing girl on a ratissé ou fouillé la campagne environnante pour retrouver la jeune fille disparue;∎ the police spent the weekend scouring the woods la police a passé le week-end à battre les bois;∎ I've scoured the whole library looking for her j'ai fouillé toute la bibliothèque pour la trouver2 noun∎ give the pans a good scour récurez bien les casseroles;∎ the sink could do with a scour l'évier aurait bien besoin d'être récuréBritish battre la campagne;∎ they scoured about after or for a red car ils ont parcouru toute la région à la recherche d'une voiture rougeéroder, emporter par érosionenlever (à l'aide d'un tampon à récurer)См. также в других словарях:
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