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1 outskirts
outskirts [ˈaʊtskɜ:ts][of town] périphérie f* * *['aʊtskɜːts]plural noun ( of town) périphérie f -
2 outskirts
2 ( of forest) lisière f. -
3 outskirts
outskirts ['aʊtskɜ:ts](of town) banlieue f, périphérie f; (of forest) orée f, lisière f;∎ we live on the outskirts of Copenhagen nous habitons la banlieue de Copenhague -
4 outskirts
(the outer parts or area, especially of a town: I live on the outskirts of London.) banlieue -
5 stockbroker
stockbroker belt = partie de la banlieue sud de Londres où habitent les agents de change et autres personnes du même milieu socio-professionnel;stockbroker's clerk commis m d'agent de changeA farmer killed in a shooting accident had acquired squatter's rights over 57 acres of prime development land in Berkshire, a high court judge ruled yesterday. The four fields, which would be worth millions with planning consent, are on the outskirts of Henwick, near Thatcham, in one of the most desirable parts of the county's stockbroker belt.
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6 house
1. plural - houses; noun1) (a building in which people, especially a single family, live: Houses have been built on the outskirts of the town for the workers in the new industrial estate.) maison2) (a place or building used for a particular purpose: a hen-house; a public house.) maison3) (a theatre, or the audience in a theatre: There was a full house for the first night of the play.) salle4) (a family, usually important or noble, including its ancestors and descendants: the house of David.) maison2. verb1) (to provide with a house, accommodation or shelter: All these people will have to be housed; The animals are housed in the barn.) loger2) (to store or keep somewhere: The electric generator is housed in the garage.) placer•- housing- housing benefit - house agent - house arrest - houseboat - housebreaker - housebreaking - house-fly - household - householder - household word - housekeeper - housekeeping - houseman - housetrain - house-warming 3. adjectivea house-warming party.) pendaison de crémaillère- housework - like a house on fire -
7 subdivision
[-'viʒən]1) (subdividing or the parts resulting from doing this.) subdivision2) ((American) a portion of land divided up for housing etc; a zone.)3) ((American) a residential area on the outskirts of a city or town: professionals working from home by means of their computers and living in isolated subdivisions.) -
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9 skirt
A n1 Fashn (garment, of dress) jupe f ; ( of frock coat) basques fpl ; full/long/straight skirt jupe ample/longue/droite ;5 Equit petit quartier m.C vtr1 contourner [wood, village, city] ;2 esquiver [problem].to cling to one's mother's skirts s'accrocher aux jupes de sa mère.■ skirt round, skirt around:▶ skirt round [sth] ( all contexts) contourner.
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outskirts — UK [ˈaʊtˌskɜː(r)ts] / US [ˈaʊtˌskɜrts] noun [plural] the areas of a town or city that are furthest away from the centre Alberton is located in Johannesburg s eastern outskirts. on the outskirts of: a park on the outskirts of Edinburgh … English dictionary
outskirts — n. on the outskirts (of a city) * * * on the outskirts (of a city) … Combinatory dictionary
outskirts — out|skirts [ˈautskə:ts US ə:r ] n [plural] the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre on the outskirts (of sth) ▪ They live on the outskirts of Paris … Dictionary of contemporary English