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banlieue [bɑ̃ljø]feminine noun• proche/grande banlieue inner or near/outer suburbs━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━For historical, economic and social reasons, many suburbs of large French towns have become severely depressed in recent years; the word banlieue thus tends to conjure up images of violence and urban decay, and has similar connotations to the English term « inner city ». Young people in many such suburbs have developed a strong cultural identity that includes rap music and « verlan ». → VERLAN* * *bɑ̃ljø1) ( périphérie) suburbs (pl)de banlieue — [ville, hôpital] suburban
2) ( quartier) suburb* * *bɑ̃ljø nfsuburbs plChristèle habite en banlieue. — Christèle lives in the suburbs.
* * *banlieue nf1 ( périphérie) suburbs (pl); la proche/moyenne/grande banlieue the inner/intermediate/outer suburbs; banlieue sud/nord southern/northern suburbs; vivre en lointaine banlieue to live in the outer suburbs; Versailles est en banlieue Versailles is in the suburbs; une ville de banlieue a suburban town; université/hôpital/pavillon de banlieue suburban university/hospital/house; le problème des banlieues the social problems of the suburbs;2 ( quartier) suburb; une banlieue résidentielle/industrielle/ouvrière/rouge○ a residential/an industrial/a working-class/a communist suburb; ⇒ dortoir.[bɑ̃ljø] nom fémininla banlieue suburbia, the suburbsla maison est en banlieue the house is on the outskirts of the town ou in the suburbsgrande banlieue outer suburbs, commuter beltIn France, the word banlieue is often associated with social problems such as delinquency.
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