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tr['neɪbəhʊd]1 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL→ link=neighbourhood neighbourhood{neighborhood ['neɪbər.hʊd] n1) : barrio m, vecindad f, vecindario m2)in the neighborhood of : alrededor de, cerca deadj.• vecinal adj.n.• barrio s.m.• cercanía s.f.• inmediaciones s.f.pl.• vecindad s.f.• vecindario s.m.BrE neighbourhood 'neɪbərhʊd, 'neɪbəhʊd nouna) ( residential area) barrio m; (before n) <school, policeman> del barrio, del vecindarioneighborhood watch o (AmE also) patrol — vigilancia de una calle, barrio etc a cargo de sus propios habitantes
b) ( inhabitants) vecindario mc) ( vicinity) zona f(US) ['neɪbǝhʊd]in the neighborhood — en los alrededores, en or por la zona
1. N1) (=area) barrio m, vecindario manyone in the neighbourhood of the crime — cualquier persona que estuviera en las cercanías del lugar del crimen
in the neighbourhood of £80 — alrededor de (las) 80 libras
2.CPD [supermarket, chemist] de(l) barrio; [policeman] de barrioneighbourhood watch (Brit), neighborhood watch (US) N — vigilancia de barrio llevada a cabo por los propios vecinos
neighbourhood watch scheme N — grupo m de vigilancia de los (propios) vecinos
* * *BrE neighbourhood ['neɪbərhʊd, 'neɪbəhʊd] nouna) ( residential area) barrio m; (before n) <school, policeman> del barrio, del vecindarioneighborhood watch o (AmE also) patrol — vigilancia de una calle, barrio etc a cargo de sus propios habitantes
b) ( inhabitants) vecindario mc) ( vicinity) zona fin the neighborhood — en los alrededores, en or por la zona
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vecindadEnglish-Spanish dictionary of astronomy terms > neighborhood
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s.1 barrio, alrededores, vecindad, vecindario, vecinos, redonda, vecinaje.2 inmediación, cercanías, vecindad. -
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7 neighborhood of a point
English-Spanish mathematics dictionary > neighborhood of a point
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11 working-class neighborhood
s.barrio obrero.Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > working-class neighborhood
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12 barrio
Del verbo barrer: ( conjugate barrer) \ \
barrió es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: barrer barrio
barrer ( conjugate barrer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹suelo/cocina› to sweep 2 verbo intransitivo 1 ( con escoba) to sweep 2 ( arrasar) [equipo/candidato] to sweep to victory; barrio con algo ‹con premios/medallas› to walk off with sth; barrió con todos los premios she walked off with all the prizes barrerse verbo pronominal (Méx) [ vehículo] to skid; (en fútbol, béisbol) to slide
barrio sustantivo masculino el mercado del barrio the local market; barrio alto (Chi) smart neighborhood; barrio chino (Esp) red-light district; barrio espontáneo (AmC) shantytown; barrios bajos poor neighborhoods (pl); barrio de invasión (Col) shantytown
barrer
I verbo transitivo
1 to sweep: hace una semana que no barro el salón, I haven't swept the living room for a week
el anticiclón está barriendo el norte, the anticyclone is sweping through the North
2 (destruir, rechazar) to sweep away
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en una votación) to win by a landslide: el partido conservador barrió en las regiones del norte, the conservatives won by a landslide in the North
2 (acaparar, agotar las existencias) to take away: los clientes barrieron con las ofertas, the customers snapped up the bargains Locuciones: barrer para casa, to look after number one
barrio sustantivo masculino
1 area, district: el Barrio Alto, the Upper Quarter
barrio chino (zona de prostitución), red-light district
barrios bajos, slums
2 (vecindario) neighbourhood: el niño salió a jugar con los chicos del barrio, the boy went out to play with the local children Locuciones: de barrio, local: prefiero comprar en cualquier tienda de barrio, no me gustan las grandes superficies, I'd rather buy in a local shop, I don't like big stores ' barrio' also found in these entries: Spanish: barrer - barriada - bien - chabola - comidilla - comunicada - comunicado - desvalorizarse - haber - periférica - periférico - suburbio - vecina - vecindario - vecino - atemorizar - chusco - cine - colonia - comunicar - copeo - decaer - elegancia - elegante - feo - habitante - inseguridad - inseguro - matón - mirado - obrero - pobre - por - remodelar - renovación - renovar - retirado - roto - rotoso - silencioso - superpoblado - vecindad English: academy - chinatown - design - disreputable - district - dormitory town - exclusive - local - locally - neighborhood - neighbourhood - quarter - red light district - resident - residential - rough - shabby - shantytown - slum - suburb - unfashionable - unsafe - area - corner - east - move - nice - salubriousbarrio ['bɑrio, 'bær-] n: barrio m'bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ['bɑːrɪǝʊ]N (esp US) barrio m hispano* * *['bɑːriəʊ, 'bæriəʊ] -
13 rough
1. adjective1) (not smooth: Her skin felt rough.) áspero2) (uneven: a rough path.) accidentado3) (harsh; unpleasant: a rough voice; She's had a rough time since her husband died.) duro; brusco4) (noisy and violent: rough behaviour.) rudo; bruto; violento5) (stormy: The sea was rough; rough weather.) turbulento; embravecido6) (not complete or exact; approximate: a rough drawing; a rough idea/estimate.) aproximativo, esbozado
2. noun1) (a violent bully: a gang of roughs.) bruto, gamberro2) (uneven or uncultivated ground on a golf course: I lost my ball in the rough.) rough•- roughly- roughness
- roughage
- roughen
- rough diamond
- rough-and-ready
- rough-and-tumble
- rough it
- rough out
rough adj1. áspero2. desigual3. brusco / bruto / violento4. agitado5. aproximadotr[rʌf]1 (not smooth) áspero,-a, basto,-a2 (road) lleno,-a de baches3 (edge) desigual4 (terrain) escabroso,-a5 (sea) agitado,-a6 (weather) tempestuoso,-a7 (wine) áspero,-a8 (rude) rudo,-a9 (violent) violento,-a; (dangerous) peligroso,-a10 (approximate) aproximado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have a rough time of it pasarlo malto play rough jugar duroto rough it vivir sin comodidadesto sleep rough dormir al rasoto take the rough with the smooth estar a las duras y a las madurasrough copy borrador nombre masculinorough diamond diamante nombre masculino en brutorough version borrador nombre masculinorough ['rʌf] vt1) roughen: poner áspero2)to rough out sketch: esbozar, bosquejar3)to rough up beat: darle una paliza (a alguien)4)to rough it : vivir sin comodidadesrough adj1) coarse: áspero, basto2) uneven: desigual, escabroso, accidentado (dícese del terreno)3) : agitado (dícese del mar), tempestuoso (dícese del tiempo), violento (dícese del viento)4) violent: violento, brutala rough neighborhood: un barrio peligroso5) difficult: duro, difícil6) crude: rudo, tosco, burdoa rough cottage: una casita toscaa rough draft: un borradora rough sketch: un bosquejo7) approximate: aproximadoa rough idea: una idea aproximadarough n1)the rough : el rough (en golf)2)in the rough : en borradoradj.• accidentado, -a (Terreno) adj.• alpestre adj.• bruto, -a adj.• cerrero, -a adj.• cerril adj.• desabrido, -a adj.• desapacible adj.• desparejo, -a adj.• duro, -a adj.• encrespado, -a adj.• escabroso, -a adj.• fiero, -a adj.• fragoso, -a adj.• quebrado, -a adj.• rústico, -a adj.• tosco, -a adj.• zafio, -a adj.• áspero, -a adj.n.• cabecilla s.f.• terreno ó superficie áspera s.m.• vericueto s.m.v.• tratar asperamente v.
I rʌfadjective -er, -est1)a) ( not smooth) <surface/texture/skin> áspero, rugoso; < cloth> basto; < hands> áspero, bastoto take the rough with the smooth — estar* a las duras y a las maduras
d) <sound/voice> áspero, ronco2) (colloq)a) (unpleasant, hard) < life> duroto be rough ON somebody — ser* duro con alguien
b) ( ill)I feel a bit rough — no estoy muy bien, me siento bastante mal
3) ( not gentle) <child/game> brusco; < neighborhood> peligrosoyou'll break the doll if you're too rough with it — vas a romper la muñeca si no la tratas con más cuidado
rough stuff — (colloq) violencia f
4)a) (crude, unpolished) tosco, rudoit was rough justice — el castigo fue duro pero justo or merecido
b) ( approximate) aproximadocan you give me a rough idea how much it'll cost? — ¿me puede dar más o menos una idea de lo que costará?
it would take six months, at a rough guess — calculo que llevaría unos seis meses más o menos or aproximadamente
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a) <sleep/live> a la intemperie o sin las comodidades más básicasb) ( violently)if he won't agree, they'll play it rough — si no acepta, se van a poner duros
to cut up rough — (colloq) ponerse* hecho una fiera (fam)
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1) ( in golf)2) ( draft) borrador m
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to rough it — (colloq) pasar sin comodidades
Phrasal Verbs:- rough up[rʌf]1. ADJ(compar rougher) (superl roughest)1) (=coarse) [surface, texture] áspero, rugoso; [skin] áspero; [cloth] basto; [hand] calloso- give sb the rough edge or side of one's tongue2) (=uneven) [terrain] accidentado, escabroso; [road] desigual, lleno de baches; [track, ground] desigual; [edge] irregularhe'll be a good salesman once we knock off the rough edges — será un buen vendedor una vez que lo hayamos pulido un poco
3) (=harsh, unpleasant) [voice, sound] ronco; [wine] áspero; [life] difícil, duro; [climate, winter] duro, severo4) (=not gentle) [behaviour, person, voice, manner] brusco; [words, tone] severo, áspero; [play, sport, game] violento; [neighbourhood, area] malo, peligroso•
children's toys must be able to withstand a lot of rough handling — los juguetes de niños tienen que ser resistentes porque con frecuencia los tratan sin ningún cuidado•
there were complaints of rough treatment at the hands of the police — hubo quejas de malos tratos a manos de la policíahe came in for some rough treatment in the press — fue objeto de duras críticas por parte de la prensa
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to be rough with sb — ser brusco con algn5) (=stormy) [sea] agitado, encrespado; [wind] violento; [weather] tormentoso, tempestuoso6) (=unpolished, crude) [person] tosco, rudo; [manners, speech] tosco; [shelter, table, tunic] tosco, basto; [gemstone] en bruto7) * (=hard, tough) durothings are rough now, but they will get better — las cosas están un poco difíciles ahora pero mejorarán
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to be rough on sb — [situation] ser duro para algn; [person] ser duro con algnparents' divorce can be really rough on children — el divorcio de los padres puede ser muy duro para los niños
don't be so rough on him, it's not his fault — no seas tan duro con él, no es culpa suya
it's a bit rough on him to have to do all the housework — no es muy justo que él tenga que hacer todo el trabajo de la casa
8) (Brit)* (=ill)"how are you?" - "a bit rough" — -¿cómo estás? -no muy bien
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to feel rough — encontrarse mal•
to look rough — tener muy mal aspecto or muy mala cara9) (=approximate) [calculation, estimate, description, outline] aproximado; [translation] hecho a grandes rasgos, aproximado•
as a rough guide, it should take about ten minutes — llevará unos diez minutos más o menos, llevará aproximadamente diez minutos•
can you give me a rough idea of how long it will take? — ¿puedes darme una idea aproximada or más o menos una idea de cuánto tiempo llevará?10) (=preparatory) [work] de preparación, preliminar2.ADV•
to live rough — vivir sin las comodidades más básicas•
to play rough — jugar duro•
to sleep rough — dormir a la intemperieto cut up rough * —
she cut up rough when she discovered what had been going on — se puso hecha una furia cuando descubrió lo que había estado pasando
3. N1) (=person) matón m, tipo m duro2) (=draft) borrador m•
we'll do it in rough first — lo haremos primero en borrador3)- take the rough with the smooth4) (Golf) rough m, zona f de matojos4.VT5.CPDrough puff pastry N — hojaldre m
rough work N — (=draft) borrador m
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I [rʌf]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( not smooth) <surface/texture/skin> áspero, rugoso; < cloth> basto; < hands> áspero, bastoto take the rough with the smooth — estar* a las duras y a las maduras
d) <sound/voice> áspero, ronco2) (colloq)a) (unpleasant, hard) < life> duroto be rough ON somebody — ser* duro con alguien
b) ( ill)I feel a bit rough — no estoy muy bien, me siento bastante mal
3) ( not gentle) <child/game> brusco; < neighborhood> peligrosoyou'll break the doll if you're too rough with it — vas a romper la muñeca si no la tratas con más cuidado
rough stuff — (colloq) violencia f
4)a) (crude, unpolished) tosco, rudoit was rough justice — el castigo fue duro pero justo or merecido
b) ( approximate) aproximadocan you give me a rough idea how much it'll cost? — ¿me puede dar más o menos una idea de lo que costará?
it would take six months, at a rough guess — calculo que llevaría unos seis meses más o menos or aproximadamente
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a) <sleep/live> a la intemperie o sin las comodidades más básicasb) ( violently)if he won't agree, they'll play it rough — si no acepta, se van a poner duros
to cut up rough — (colloq) ponerse* hecho una fiera (fam)
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1) ( in golf)2) ( draft) borrador m
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to rough it — (colloq) pasar sin comodidades
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14 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) barrio2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) vecindadneighbourhood n barriotr['neɪbəhʊd]1 vecindad nombre femenino, barrio2 (people) vecindario\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLneighbourhood watch grupo de vigilancia vecinaln.• barrio s.m.• vecindad s.f.(US) ['neɪbǝhʊd]1. N1) (=area) barrio m, vecindario manyone in the neighbourhood of the crime — cualquier persona que estuviera en las cercanías del lugar del crimen
in the neighbourhood of £80 — alrededor de (las) 80 libras
2.CPD [supermarket, chemist] de(l) barrio; [policeman] de barrioneighbourhood watch (Brit), neighborhood watch (US) N — vigilancia de barrio llevada a cabo por los propios vecinos
neighbourhood watch scheme N — grupo m de vigilancia de los (propios) vecinos
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adjective ((of a district etc) which a person etc is not allowed to enter: a no-go area.) (zona) prohibida'nəʊ'gəʊadjective (before n)no-go area — (Law, Mil) zona f prohibida
[ˌnǝʊ'ɡǝʊ]ADJno-go area — (Brit) zona f prohibida
* * *['nəʊ'gəʊ]adjective (before n)no-go area — (Law, Mil) zona f prohibida
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1. adjective1) (neat and well-dressed; fashionable: You're looking very smart today; a smart suit.) elegante2) (clever and quick in thought and action: We need a smart boy to help in the shop; I don't trust some of those smart salesmen.) listo, despierto3) (brisk; sharp: She gave him a smart slap on the cheek.) rápido, brusco
2. verb1) ((of part of the body) to be affected by a sharp stinging feeling: The thick smoke made his eyes smart.) escocer, picar, arder2) (to feel annoyed, resentful etc after being insulted etc: He is still smarting from your remarks.) sentirse ofendido/resentido
3. noun(the stinging feeling left by a blow or the resentful feeling left by an insult: He could still feel the smart of her slap/insult.) dolor, resentimiento- smarten- smartly
- smartness
- smart bomb
- smart card
smart adj1. elegante2. listotr[smɑːt]■ you look very smart today vas muy elegante hoy, estás muy elegante hoy2 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (clever) listo,-a, inteligente; (sharp) agudo,-a, vivo,-a; (impudent) fresco,-a, descarado,-a■ don't get smart with me! ¡no te pases de listo conmigo!3 (quick, brisk) rápido,-a, ligero,-a; (forceful) seco,-a, fuerte1 (sting) escocer, picar2 (suffer) sufrir, dolerse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto smart from something (be bitter) resentirse de algosmart alec, smart aleck listillo, sabelotodosmart card tarjeta inteligentesmart ['smɑrt] vi1) sting: escocer, picar, arder2) hurt: dolerse, resentirseto smart under a rejection: dolerse ante un rechazosmart adj1) bright: listo, vivo, inteligente2) stylish: elegante♦ smartly advsmart n: escozor m, dolor madj.• aseado, -a adj.• astuto, -a adj.• despierto, -a adj.• elegante adj.• inteligente adj.• jarifo, -a adj.• listo, -a adj.• pizpereta adj.• vivo, -a adj.v.• escocerse v.• picar v.• sufrir v.
I smɑːrt, smɑːtadjective -er, -est1) (esp BrE)a) (neat, stylish) <appearance/dress> eleganteb) ( chic) <hotel/neighborhood> elegante, finoshe's made some very smart business moves — ha hecho algunas operaciones muy inteligentes or acertadas
don't get smart with me! — no te hagas el vivo or el listo conmigo!
3)a) (brisk, prompt) < pace> rápidob) ( forceful) <blow/rap/tap> seco, fuerte4) ( automated) <machine/terminal> inteligente
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a) ( sting) \<\<eyes\>\> escocer*, picar*, arder; \<\<wound\>\> escocer*, arder (CS)b) ( suffer)to smart FROM something — resentirse* de algo
Phrasal Verbs:[smɑːt]1. ADJ(compar smarter) (superl smartest)1) (=elegant) [person, appearance, clothes, car, decor] elegante; [garden] bien arreglado; [house] bien puestoto look smart — [person] estar elegante; [restaurant, hotel] ser elegante; [home] estar muy bien puesto
2) (=chic) [suburb, party, restaurant] elegante; [society] de buen tono, finothe smart set — la buena sociedad, la gente de buen tono
3) (=clever) [person] listo, inteligente; [idea] inteligente, bueno; [computer, bombs, missiles] inteligentethat was pretty smart of you — ¡qué listo or astuto!
4) pej (=cocky)don't get smart with me! — ¡no te las des de listo conmigo!
5) (=brisk) [pace, action] rápidolook smart about it! — ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
2. VI1) (=sting) [wound, eyes] escocer, picar, arder (esp LAm); [iodine etc] escocermy eyes are smarting — me escuecen or me pican los ojos
2) (fig) dolerseshe's still smarting from his remarks — todavía se duele or se resiente de sus comentarios
3.Nsmarts (US) * (=brains) cerebro msing4.CPDsmart Alec * N, smart Aleck * N — sabelotodo * mf inv, sabihondo(-a) * m / f
smart bomb N — bomba f con mecanismo inteligente
smart card N — tarjeta f electrónica, tarjeta f inteligente
smart phone N — teléfono m inteligente, smartphone m
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I [smɑːrt, smɑːt]adjective -er, -est1) (esp BrE)a) (neat, stylish) <appearance/dress> eleganteb) ( chic) <hotel/neighborhood> elegante, finoshe's made some very smart business moves — ha hecho algunas operaciones muy inteligentes or acertadas
don't get smart with me! — no te hagas el vivo or el listo conmigo!
3)a) (brisk, prompt) < pace> rápidob) ( forceful) <blow/rap/tap> seco, fuerte4) ( automated) <machine/terminal> inteligente
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a) ( sting) \<\<eyes\>\> escocer*, picar*, arder; \<\<wound\>\> escocer*, arder (CS)b) ( suffer)to smart FROM something — resentirse* de algo
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verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) aterrorizar, atemorizarterrorize vb aterrorizartr['terəraɪz]1 aterrorizar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto terrorize somebody into doing something atemorizar a alguien para que haga algoterrorize (US/UK)v.• aterrorizar v.'terəraɪztransitive verb \<\<person/neighborhood\>\> aterrorizar*, tener* atemorizado['terǝraɪz]VT (=terrify) aterrorizar; (=threaten, coerce) atemorizarthey terrorized the population into submission — hicieron que la población se sometiera a base de atemorizarlos
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adjective (having enough money to live comfortably.) acomodado, pudientetr['weltə'dʊː]1 acomodado,-a, pudiente1 la gente pudientewell-to-do [.wɛltə'du:] adj: próspero, adinerado, ricoadj.• acomodado, -a adj.'weltə'duːadjective <businessman/family> adinerado, acaudalado; < neighborhood> de gente adinerada[ˌweltǝ'duː]1.ADJ acomodado2.NPL* * *['weltə'duː]adjective <businessman/family> adinerado, acaudalado; < neighborhood> de gente adinerada -
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vecindad sustantivo femenino 1 (lugar, barrio) neighborhood( conjugate neighborhood), area; ( vecinos) residents (pl) 2 (Méx) ( edificio) tenement house
vecindad sustantivo femenino
1 proximity, vicinity
2 neighbours, neighbourhood ' vecindad' also found in these entries: Spanish: casa - solar - vecindario English: neighborliness - neighbourliness - vicinity -
20 vecindario
vecindario See Also→ vecindad 1
vecindario sustantivo masculino
1 (barrio) neighbourhood, US neighborhood
2 (conjunto de residentes de una zona, casa) residents pl, neighbours pl ' vecindario' also found in these entries: Spanish: barriada - barrio English: mugging - neighborhood - neighbourhood - untouched
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Neighborhood — Neigh bor*hood, n. [Written also neighbourhood.] 1. The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; proximity. [1913 Webster] Then the prison and the palace were in awful neighborhood. Ld. Lytton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neighborhood — [nā′bər hood΄] n. 1. Archaic friendly relations, as of neighbors; neighborliness 2. the state or quality of being neighbors 3. a community, district, or area, esp. with regard to some characteristic or point of reference [an old neighborhood] 4.… … English World dictionary
neighborhood — (n.) mid 15c., neighborly conduct, friendliness, from NEIGHBOR (Cf. neighbor) (n.) + HOOD (Cf. hood). Modern sense of community of people who live close together is first recorded 1620s. Phrase in the neighborhood of meaning near, somewhere about … Etymology dictionary
neighborhood — index civic, community, district, local, locality, location, region, regional, section ( … Law dictionary
neighborhood — (Amer.) neigh·bor·hood || neɪbÉ™rhÊŠd n. group of houses which make up a distinct region; local area, surroundings (also neighbourhood) … English contemporary dictionary
neighborhood — *locality, district, vicinity … New Dictionary of Synonyms
neighborhood — [n] community, surroundings adjacency, area, block, closeness, confines, contiguity, district, environs, ghetto, hood, jungle*, locale, locality, nearness, neck of the woods*, parish, part, precinct, propinquity, proximity, purlieus, quarter,… … New thesaurus
neighborhood — /nay beuhr hood /, n. 1. the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets. 2. a district or locality, often with reference to its character or… … Universalium
neighborhood — neigh|bor|hood [ neıbər,hud ] noun count *** 1. ) a particular area of a city or town: a poor/middle class/wealthy neighborhood a Chinese/Italian neighborhood a ) the people who live near each other: The whole neighborhood gets together for a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
neighborhood — n. AE; AE spelling: neighborhood 1) a bad ( unsafe ); changing; friendly; good, nice, pleasant neighborhood 2) an ethnic; residential neighborhood 3) in a neighborhood (we live in a nice neighborhood) … Combinatory dictionary
neighborhood — noun 1. a surrounding or nearby region (Freq. 28) the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville it is a rugged locality he always blames someone else in the immediate neighborhood I will drop in on you the next time I am in this neck of the… … Useful english dictionary