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le commerce de proximité — corner shops (pl) GB, convenience stores (pl) US

una casa en un barrio residencial — a house in a residential area o district o (EEUU) neighborhood

mi barrio — my part of town, my neighborhood (EEUU)

los barrios de la periferia — the outlying suburbs o areas, the outskirts

tiendas de barrio — local shops, corner shops, neighborhood stores (EEUU)

barrio bruja — And shanty town

barrio chino — [de mayoría china] Chinatown, Chinese quarter; [de prostitución] Esp red-light district

barrio comercial — [de negocios] business quarter, commercial district; [de tiendas] shopping area, shopping district

barrio de tolerancia — And red-light district

Barrio Gótico — historic district with principally Gothic architecture

barrio miseria — † shanty town

barrio obrero — working-class area, working-class district, working-class neighborhood (EEUU)

Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.

tienda de abarrotes — CAm, And, Méx grocer's (shop) ( esp Brit), grocery (EEUU)

tienda de comestibles — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)

tienda de deportes — sports shop, sporting goods store (EEUU)

tienda de ultramarinos — grocer's (shop), grocery (EEUU)

tienda electrónica — e-shop ( esp Brit), e-store ( esp EEUU)

tienda por departamento — Caribe department store

la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)

poner or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent

quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent

la tienda de la esquina — the local convenience store, the corner shop (BrE)

poner or montar or armar una tienda — to put up o pitch a tent

quitar or desmontar or desarmar una tienda — to take down a tent

Ex: It has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books.

Ex: In Gothenburg everything is ' just around the corner,' and so a wide variety of restaurants, parks and shops can be found within walking distance of your hotel.

girala come ti pare fig — look at it whichever way you like

girare su se stesso — (persona) to turn right round, (rapidamente) to spin round

girare per i negozi — to go o wander round the shops

gira e rigira... — after a lot of driving (o walking) about..., fig whichever way you look at it...

cosa ti gira? fam — what's got into you?

mi ha fatto girare le scatole fam — he drove me crazy o round the bend

non so più da che parte girarmi fig — I don't know which way to turn

girare la situazione a favore di qcn. — to sway o swing the outcome in sb.'s favour

girare il mondo — to wander o travel the world

fare girare la testa a qcn. — [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin

(lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa — fig. she's turned your head

girare per le strade — to wander o walk the streets

è un'ora che giro — (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour

girare attorno a — [ pianeta] to revolve around

girare in tondo — to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.)

mille pensieri mi girano per la testa — fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts

girare a vuoto — [ motore] to race

gli affari girano bene — fig. business is running smoothly

gira e rigira — (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered

Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.

no había un hospital cerca — there wasn't a hospital near there o nearby

está aquí cerca — it's very o just near here

¿está cerca la estación? — is the station near here o nearby?

está tan cerca que puedo ir andando — it's so near here o so close I can just walk

quería tener más cerca a los amigos — he wanted to be nearer (to) o closer to his friends

• cerca de — near (to), close to

viven cerca de la playa — they live near (to) o close to the beach

• de cerca —

visto de cerca, parece mayor — when you see him close up o at close quarters, he seems older

pudo ver de cerca la pobreza — she got to see poverty close at hand o at close quarters

he tenido la oportunidad de conocer de cerca a muchos famosos — I have had the opportunity of meeting many famous people personally o in person

no conoce de cerca los problemas de la población — he does not have first-hand o personal knowledge of the people's problems

• estar cerca de hacer algo — to come close to doing sth

¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?

serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2

cerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000

¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?

serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2

cerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000

Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.

Ex: You can restrict the neighborhood even more by using NEAR, which searches for two (or more) terms, in any order, in the same sentence.

strada secondaria — byroad, secondary o minor road

strada maestra — main o high road, highway BE

strada ferrata — railway BE, railroad AE

codice della strada — Highway code BE, rules of the road AE

tenere la strada — [ automobile] to hold the road

uscire di strada finire fuori strada to go o drive off the road; prova su strada — (collaudo) road test; sport road race

indicare, chiedere a qcn. la strada per la stazione — to tell, ask sb. the way to the station o how to get to the station

tagliare la strada a qcn. — to cut across sb.'s path o into sb.

essere per strada — to be on one's o the way

strada facendo — along o on the way

farsi strada fra la folla — to push o clear o force one's way through the crowd

farsi strada — fig. (riuscire ad affermarsi) [ persona] to make one's own way, to work one's way up the ladder; (emergere) [ sentimento] to creep (in into)

aprire la strada a — (agevolare) to clear the way for; (dare avvio) to show the way forward to

l'uomo della strada the (ordinary) man in the street; essere in mezzo a una strada to be on the street; tutte le -e portano a Roma — prov. all roads lead to Rome

• calle abajo — down the street

• calle arriba — up the street

calle cerrada Ven, Col, Méx —

calle ciega Ven, Col —

calle cortada — Cono Sur dead end, dead-end street, cul-de-sac

calle de sentido único, calle de una mano Cono Sur —

calle de una sola vía Col —

calle de un solo sentido — Chile one-way street

calle residencial — residential street ( with low speed limit and priority for pedestrians)

se sentaba en la calle a ver pasar a la gente — he used to sit out in the street o outside watching the people go by

• irse a la calle — to go out, go outside

• salir a la calle — (=persona) to go outside; (=disco, publicación) to come out

llevo varios días sin salir a la calle — I haven't been out of the house o outside for several days

iba vestido de calle — (Mil) he was wearing civilian clothes, he was wearing civvies *

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

esa calle no tiene salida — that's a no through road, that street o road is a dead end

de calle: traje/vestido de calle everyday suit/dress; aplanar calles (AmL fam) to loaf around; echar a alguien a la calle to throw somebody out (on the street); echarse or salir a la calle to take to the streets; echar or tirar por la calle de en medio to take the middle course; en la calle <estar/quedar> ( en la ruina) penniless; ( sin vivienda) homeless; ( sin trabajo) out of work; hacer la calle (fam) to work the streets (colloq); llevarse a alguien de calle (fam): se las lleva a todas de calle he has all the girls chasing after him (colloq); llevar or traer a alguien por la calle de la amargura — (fam) to make somebody's life a misery (colloq)

Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.