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Isubst. \/ˌʌpˈtaʊn\/ (amer.)1) vestkanten2) boligstrøkIIadj. \/ˌʌpˈtaʊn\/, \/ˈʌptaʊn\/(amer.) velstående, vestkants-, sosse-IIIadv. \/ˌʌpˈtaʊn\/, \/ˈʌptaʊn\/(amer.) på vestkanten, mot vestkanten, til vestkanten -
2 town
1) (a group of houses, shops, schools etc, that is bigger than a village but smaller than a city: I'm going into town to buy a dress; He's in town doing some shopping.) by2) (the people who live in such a group of houses etc: The whole town turned out to greet the heroes.) by(befolkning)3) (towns in general as opposed to the countryside: Do you live in the country or the town?) by•- town hall
- townsfolk
- townspeople
- go to townbysubst. \/taʊn\/1) by2) (by)sentrum3) (i England, ofte) Londonjeg reiser inn til byen (dvs. London) én gang i uken4) by-5) (amer.) (by)kommune, (by)områdearms of a town se ➢ armsbe out of town være bortreistbetween towns mellombysgo (out) on the town ( slang) gjøre byen, gå ut (for å more seg)go to town ( slang) overgå seg selv, legge ned sin sjel lykkes helt, ha hellet med seg, skyte gullfuglen flotte seg, slå stort på gå ut på byen, (gå ut og) more seg, ranglego (up) to town dra (inn) til byenin town i byenleave town reise (bort) fra byen, forlate byenlive on the town være på forsorgen, leve på trygdpaint the town red ( overført) sette byen på ende (ved å feste og more seg)the talk of the town det vanlige samtaleemnet det hele byen snakker omtown and gown ( i universitetsby) folk og studenterthe town of London London by
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Uptown — Sprache Deutsch Verlag Uptown Verlag Gm … Deutsch Wikipedia
Uptown — (Рим,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Different locations in Rome city, Трастевере, 00187 Рим … Каталог отелей
Uptown — Up town , a. Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Uptown — Up*town , adv. To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
uptown — chiefly N. Amer. ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB 1) of, in, or into the residential area of a town or city. 2) (as adjective ) of or characteristic of an affluent area or people. ► NOUN ▪ an uptown area … English terms dictionary
uptown — [up′toun΄] adj., adv. 1. of, in, like, to, or toward the upper part of a city or town, usually the part away from the main business district 2. of, in, to, or toward the central part or business district of a town: a rural and small town usage n … English World dictionary
uptown — (n.) 1802, the higher or upper portion of a town, from UP (Cf. up) + TOWN (Cf. town). As this usually was the residential portion of a town (especially a port) the word had overtones of that. Specific meaning more prosperous area of town is… … Etymology dictionary
Uptown — The term uptown often refers to a specific portion of a city in contrast with the local downtown area. The uptown neighborhood or neighborhoods, separated from the city s lower or central business district, may often be residential, sometimes… … Wikipedia
uptown — [[t]ʌ̱pta͟ʊn[/t]] ADV: ADV after v If you go uptown, or go to a place uptown, you go away from the centre of a town or city towards the edge. Uptown sometimes refers to a part of the city other than the main business district. [mainly AM] He rode … English dictionary
uptown — uptowner, n. adv., n. /up town /; adj. /up town /, adv. 1. to, toward, or in the upper part of a town or city: He rode uptown on the bus. adj. 2. moving toward, situated in, or pertaining to the upper part of a town: Take the uptown bus. 3. of,… … Universalium
uptown — up|town [ˌʌpˈtaun] adv AmE in or towards an area of a city that is away from the centre, especially one where the streets have larger numbers in their names and where people have more money →↑downtown ▪ He now lives in an apartment a little… … Dictionary of contemporary English