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1 neighbourhood
1 noun(a) (district) voisinage m, quartier m;∎ I was in the neighbourhood j'étais dans le coin ou dans le quartier ou dans le voisinage;∎ a very friendly neighbourhood un quartier très sympa;∎ the whole neighbourhood's talking about it tout le quartier en parle∎ in the neighbourhood of (place) aux alentours de, dans les environs de;∎ there's some nice scenery in the neighbourhood il y a de jolis paysages dans les environs∎ it'll cost you in the neighbourhood of $1,000 cela vous coûtera dans les ou environ 1000 dollars(police, shop, school) du quartier►► Neighbourhood Watch = système par lequel les habitants d'un quartier s'entraident pour en assurer la surveillance et la sécuritéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > neighbourhood
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2 neighbourhood
neighbourhood, neighborhood (US) [ˈneɪbəhʊd]1. noun• something in the neighbourhood of £100 environ 100 livres2. adjective[doctor, shops] du quartier ; [café] du coin3. compounds* * *1.GB, neighborhood US ['neɪbəhʊd] noun1) ( district) quartier m2) ( vicinity)2. -
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A n2 ( vicinity) in the neighbourhood lit dans le voisinage ; in the neighbourhood of the station au voisinage de la gare. -
4 neighbourhood
1) (a district or area, especially in a town or city: a poor neighbourhood.) quartier2) (a district or area surrounding a particular place: He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station.) voisinage -
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6 neighbourhood watch
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7 neighbourhood watch scheme
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8 neighbourhood effect
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9 neighbourhood television
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10 neighbourhood watch (scheme)
Big English-French dictionary > neighbourhood watch (scheme)
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11 neighbourhood policemen
[Police] îlotiersEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > neighbourhood policemen
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12 neighbourhood policing
[Police] îlotageEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > neighbourhood policing
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13 neighbourhood television
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14 neighbourhood watch
(American neighborhood watch; also sentry watch) noun (a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime.) -
15 neighbourhood protection
protection du voisinageEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > neighbourhood protection
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16 neighbour
['neibə](a person who lives near oneself: my next-door neighbour.) voisin/-ine- neighbourhood watch - neighbouring - neighbourly -
17 locally
locally ['ləʊkəlɪ]localement;∎ she is well known locally (in region) elle est très connue dans la région; (in neighbourhood) elle est très connue dans le quartier;∎ there have been no disturbances locally (in region) il n'y a pas eu de troubles dans la région; (in neighbourhood) il n'y a pas eu de troubles dans le quartier;∎ he lives locally il vit par ici;∎ we shop locally nous faisons nos courses dans le quartier;∎ many issues have to be decided locally, not nationally de nombreux problèmes doivent être résolus au niveau local, et non au niveau national;∎ locally grown potatoes/carrots (sign) pommes de terre/carottes du pays;∎ locally manufactured goods articles mpl de fabrication locale -
18 community policing
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > community policing
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19 classy
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20 high
high [haɪ]1. adjectivea. haut• how high is that tower? quelle est la hauteur de cette tour ?• how high is the mountain? quelle est l'altitude de la montagne ?• to have the moral high ground ( = moral superiority) avoir l'avantage moralb. (in degree, number, strength) [frequency, latitude, tension] haut before n ; [speed, number] grand before n ; [rent, price] élevé ; [sound, voice] aigu (- guë f)• official reports say casualties have been high selon les rapports officiels, il y a beaucoup de morts et de blessés• to have high expectations of sb/sth beaucoup attendre de qn/qch• to have a high opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch• in high gear en quatrième (or cinquième) vitesse► high in... [+ fat, nitrogen] à forte teneur en2. adverba. [climb, jump, throw] haut ; [fly] à haute altitude• how high can you jump? à quelle hauteur peux-tu sauter ?b. (in degree, number, strength) the numbers go as high as 200 les nombres montent jusqu'à 200• I had to go as high as $200 for it j'ai dû aller jusqu'à 200 dollars pour l'avoir• to play high [gambler] jouer gros (jeu)3. nouna. ( = high point) the cost of living reached a new high le coût de la vie a atteint un nouveau recordc. ( = weather system) zone f de haute pression4. compounds► high-class adjective [hotel, food, service] sélect ; [neighbourhood, flat] (de) grand standing ; [person] du grand monde ; [prostitute] de luxe► high fibre diet noun ( = régime) régime m riche en fibres ; ( = food eaten) alimentation f riche en fibres• to be on one's high horse être sur ses grands chevaux ► high-impact adjective [aerobics, exercise] high-impact inv► high-level adjective [meeting, discussions] à un très haut niveau ; [computer language, programming] de haut niveau► high-octane adjective [petrol] à indice d'octane élevé ; (figurative = powerful, exciting) puissant• the high point of the show/evening le clou du spectacle/de la soirée ► high-powered adjective [car] très puissant ; [person] de haut vol• high-powered businessman homme m d'affaires de haut vol ► high-pressure adjective à haute pression• high-pressure area zone f de haute pression ► high-profile adjective [position, politician] très en vue ; [role] très influent ; [issue] très discuté• high school diploma (US) diplôme m de fin d'études secondaires ≈ baccalauréat m → HIGH SCHOOL ► high seas plural noun• high-speed train train m à grande vitesse ► high-spirited adjective [person] plein d'entrain ; [horse] fougueux• in high spirits ( = lively) plein d'entrain ; ( = happy) tout joyeux ► high spot noun [of visit, holiday] grand moment m• to play for high stakes jouer gros jeu ► high street noun (British) [of village] grand-rue f ; [of town] rue f principale► high-tech adjective de haute technologie ; [computer] sophistiqué ; [industry, medicine, technique] de pointe━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Dans le système juridique anglais et gallois, la High Court est une cour de droit civil chargée des affaires plus importantes et complexes que celles traitées par les « County Courts ». En Écosse en revanche, la High Court (of Justiciary) est la plus haute cour de justice, à laquelle les affaires les plus graves, telles que meurtre et viol, sont soumises et où elles sont jugées devant un jury.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, les high schools réunissent les quatre années du deuxième cycle du secondaire (15 à 18 ans). Les élèves reçus à leur examen final se voient remettre leur diplôme au cours d'une importante cérémonie appelée « Graduation ».La vie des high schools a inspiré de nombreux films et téléfilms américains ; on y voit le rôle qu'y jouent les sports (en particulier le football et le basket-ball) et certaines manifestations mondaines comme le bal de fin d'année des élèves de terminale, le « Senior Prom ». → GRADE GRADUATION PROM━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━* * *[haɪ] 1.1)2) (colloq)to give somebody a high — [drug] défoncer (colloq) quelqu'un; [success] monter à la tête de quelqu'un
3) (colloq) US School = high school2.1) [building, wall, cliff] haut; [table, forehead, collar] haut (after n)high cheekbones — pommettes fpl saillantes
how high (up) are we? — ( on top of building) on est à combien de mètres au-dessus du sol?; (on plane, mountain) quelle est notre altitude?
2) [number, ratio, price, frequency, volume] élevé; [wind] violent; [hope, expectation] grand (before n)3) ( important) [quality, standard, rank] supérieur4) ( noble) [ideal, principle] noble5) ( acute) [pitch, sound, voice] aigu/-guë; [note] haut6) Culinary [game] faisandéto be high on — être défoncé à [drug]
3.to get high — se défoncer (colloq)
1) ( to a great height) hautto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] grimper de plus en plus haut; fig [figures, unemployment] augmenter de plus en plus
don't go any higher than £5,000 — ne dépasse pas 5000 livres sterling
from on high — gen d'en haut; Religion du Ciel
2) (at a high level, pitch) [set, turn on] fort; [sing, play] haut••
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