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precinct ['pri:sɪŋkt]1 noun(a) (area → round castle, cathedral) enceinte f;∎ (shopping) precinct centre m commercial;∎ (pedestrian) precinct zone f piétonnière ou piétonne;∎ within the castle precincts dans l'enceinte du château(b) (boundary) pourtour m;∎ the question falls within the precincts of philosophy la question est du domaine ou relève de la philosophie∎ 7th precinct 7ème arrondissement menvirons mpl, alentours mpl;∎ somewhere in the precincts quelque part dans les environs ou alentours►► American precinct police police f de quartier ou d'arrondissement;American precinct station commissariat m de quartier ou d'arrondissement -
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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. -
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precinct [ˈpri:sɪŋkt]• within the precincts of... dans les limites de...* * *['priːsɪŋkt]1) GB (also shopping precinct) quartier m commerçant2) GB (also pedestrian precinct) zone f piétonne3) US Administration circonscription f -
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['pri:siŋkt]1) ((often in plural) the space surrounding a building etc (originally within walls or boundaries): the cathedral precincts.) enceinte2) ((especially American) an administrative district: a police precinct.) circonscription• -
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enceinte fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > precinct
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1) division administrative; quartier; arrondissement2) [Police] [U] commissariat de quartierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > precinct
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9 voting precinct
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USzone piétonne f, zone piétonnière fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > pedestrian precinct
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EU [Police] commissariat de quartierEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > police precinct
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12 voting precinct
Pol. [U] circonscription électoraleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > voting precinct
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arcade [α:ˈkeɪd]( = series of arches) arcade f ; ( = shopping precinct) galerie f marchande ; (British) ( = amusement arcade) galerie f de jeux vidéo* * *[ɑː'keɪd]noun arcade fshopping arcade — galerie f marchande
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17 captain
captain [ˈkæptɪn]1. noun[+ team] être le capitaine de ; [+ troops] commander* * *['kæptɪn] 1.noun gen, Military, Sport capitaine m; US ( precinct commander) ( in police) commissaire m de quartier; ( in fire service) capitaine m des pompiersnaval/army captain — capitaine de vaisseau/de l'armée de terre
2.captain of industry — fig capitaine d'industrie
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precinct — pre‧cinct [ˈpriːsɪŋkt] noun [countable] 1. an area of a city with many different shops, where cars are not allowed: • The hotel is within five minutes of the main shopping precinct. 2. an area in a city with its own local government, police force … Financial and business terms
Precinct — Pre cinct (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L. praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre }, and {Cincture}.] 1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a boundary; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precinct — index bailiwick, circuit, close (enclosed area), department, district, province, region, territory Burton s … Law dictionary
precinct — (n.) c.1400, district defined for purposes of government or representation, from M.L. precinctum enclosure, boundary line, properly neuter pp. of L. praecingere to gird about, surround, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + cingere to surround … Etymology dictionary
precinct — [n] subdivision area, community, department, development, district, division, neighborhood, province, quarter, section, tract, ward, zone; concepts 513,835 … New thesaurus
precinct — ► NOUN 1) the area within the walls or boundaries of a place. 2) an enclosed or defined area of ground around a cathedral, church, or college. 3) Brit. a specially designated area in a town, especially one closed to traffic. 4) N. Amer. a… … English terms dictionary
precinct — [prē′siŋkt] n. [ME precincte < ML praecinctum < L praecinctus, pp. of praecingere, to encompass < prae , before (see PRE ) + cingere, to surround, gird (see CINCH)] 1. a) [usually pl.] an enclosure between buildings, walls, etc. b)… … English World dictionary
precinct — noun 1 (BrE) commercial area where cars cannot go ADJECTIVE ▪ shopping ▪ the £1.3 million redevelopment of the shopping precinct ▪ pedestrian ▪ town centre 2 (AmE) police district; a police station … Collocations dictionary
Precinct — A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. The term has several different uses. It can, for example, refer to a division of a police… … Wikipedia
precinct — [[t]pri͟ːsɪŋkt[/t]] precincts 1) N COUNT A shopping precinct is an area in the centre of a town in which cars are not allowed. [BRIT] The Centre was a pedestrian precinct with a bandstand in the middle. Syn: shopping centre 2) N COUNT: usu ord N… … English dictionary
precinct — UK [ˈpriːˌsɪŋkt] / US [ˈprɪˌsɪŋkt] noun [countable] Word forms precinct : singular precinct plural precincts 1) British a part of a town that has a particular use, especially an area where no cars are allowed a shopping precinct 2) precincts… … English dictionary