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1 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 -
2 town centre
(the main shopping and business area of a town: You can get a bus from the town centre.) (by)sentrumsubst.(by)sentrum, bykjerne -
3 town hall
(the building in which the official business of a town is done.) rådhussubst.rådhus -
4 town-bred
adj. \/ˈtaʊnbred\/oppvokst i byen -
5 town clerk
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6 town council
subst. eller city councilbyråd, bystyre -
7 town councillor
subst.bystyremedlem -
8 town crier
subst.( historisk) offentlig utroper -
9 town-dweller
subst. \/ˈtaʊnˌdwelə \/byboer -
10 town gas
subst. \/ˈtaʊnɡæs\/(britisk, historisk) kullgass, husholdningsgass -
11 town house
subst.1) hus i byen, bosted i byen2) (amer.) rekkehus3) rådhus -
12 town meeting
subst.borgermøte -
13 town planning
subst.byplanlegging -
14 town-hall
rådhus -
15 man-about-town
subst. (flertall: men-about-town) \/ˌmænəbaʊˈtaʊn\/ eller a man about townherre på byen, levemann, glad laks -
16 cross-town
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17 go to town
(to do something very thoroughly or with great enthusiasm or expense: He really went to town on (preparing) the meal.) slå stort på -
18 canvas town
subst.teltsted, leirsted -
19 corporate town
subst.bykommune -
20 country town
subst.småby, provinsby, liten by i innlandet
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Town — Town, Towns, Towne y Townes pueden referirse a: El término inglés para ciudad (las formas towne y townes son arcaísmos), aunque puede referirse a cualquier otro rango de población, como villa, pueblo (en este caso, indicando el núcleo central en… … Wikipedia Español
town — W1S1 [taun] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(main centre)¦ 3¦(people)¦ 4¦(where you live)¦ 5¦(village)¦ 6¦(not country)¦ 7 go to town (on something) 8 (out) on the town 9 town and gown ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; … Dictionary of contemporary English
town — [ taun ] noun *** 1. ) count a place where people live and work that is smaller than a city: a small town an industrial town in China Mountains overlook the town on three sides. a town on the Mississippi River town of: the northern Wisconsin town … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Town — Town, n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence, village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge, fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house, Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune}, {tine}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
town — [toun] n. [ME < OE tun, enclosed space, group of houses, village, town; akin to Ger zaun, fence, hedge, OIr dūn, fortified camp] 1. [Brit. Dial.] a group of houses; hamlet 2. a more or less concentrated group of houses and private and public… … English World dictionary
town — (n.) O.E. tun enclosure, garden, field, yard; farm, manor; homestead, dwelling house, mansion; later group of houses, village, farm, from P.Gmc. *tunaz, *tunan (Cf. O.S., O.N., O.Fris. tun fence, hedge, M.Du. tuun fence, Du. tuin garden, O.H.G.… … Etymology dictionary
town — ► NOUN 1) a settlement larger than a village and generally smaller than a city, with defined boundaries and local government. 2) the central part of a town or city, with its business or shopping area. 3) densely populated areas, especially as… … English terms dictionary
Town — steht für: Stadt, im Englischen allgemein Town (Vereinigte Staaten), Siedlungsformen und Rechtseinheiten Town ist der Familienname von folgenden Personen: Harold Town (1924–1990), kanadischer Maler und Grafiker Siehe auch: Bell Town … Deutsch Wikipedia
Town — /town/, n. Ithiel /ith ee euhl/, 1784 1844, U.S. architect. * * * (as used in expressions) Camden Town Group Cape Town new town town meeting * * * … Universalium
town — index civic, community Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 town … Law dictionary
Town — [taʊn] die, / s, 1) im englischen Sprachgebrauch allgemeine Bezeichnung für kleinere Stadt. 2) Township [ ʃɪp], in den USA eine auf englischen Rechtstraditionen (Borough) beruhende, seit dem 17. Jahrhundert für Neuengland typische, später … Universal-Lexikon