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1 noun(town) (grande) ville f;∎ the City of Brotherly Love = surnom de Philadelphie;∎ life in the city la vie en ville, la vie citadine;∎ the whole city turned out toute la ville était présente, tous les habitants de la ville étaient présents(lights, limits, streets) de la ville; (officers, police, services) municipal; (life) en ville, citadin3 City1 nounFinance (of London) = centre d'affaires de Londres;∎ the City la City (de Londres);∎ he's something in the City il travaille à la City (de Londres);∎ the City Companies les corporations fpl de la City de Londres►► city break (holiday) court séjour m en ville;British city centre centre m de la ville, centre-ville m;Press city editor British rédacteur(trice) m,f en chef pour les nouvelles financières; American rédacteur(trice) m,f en chef pour les nouvelles locales;city farm = ferme située en ville dans le but de permettre aux jeunes citadins de se familiariser avec le monde campagnard tout en restant en ville;city fathers édiles mpl locaux;British city gent homme m d'affaires de la City (souvent représenté en costume rayé et chapeau melon);(a) (building) mairie f, hôtel m de ville∎ you can't fight city hall on ne peut rien contre l'administration;Accountancy city ledger (in hotels, business) débiteurs mpl divers;American Administration city manager administrateur(trice) m,f (payé par la municipalité pour gérer ses affaires);city planner urbaniste mf;city planning urbanisme m;familiar pejorative city slicker = citadin sophistiqué;city technology college = collège technique britannique, généralement établi dans des quartiers défavorisésⓘ THE CITY La City, quartier financier de la capitale, est une circonscription administrative autonome de Londres ayant sa propre police.
См. также в других словарях:
Slicker — Slick er, n. That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically: (a) A kind of burnisher for leather. (b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a mold after the withdrawal of the pattern. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Slicker — Slick er, n. A waterproof coat. [Western U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
slicker — (n.) waterproof raincoat, 1884, from SLICK (Cf. slick) (v.); sense of clever and crafty person is from 1900 … Etymology dictionary
slicker — [slik′ər] n. [ SLICK, adj. + ER ] ☆ 1. a loose, waterproof coat made of oil treated cloth ☆ 2. Informal a tricky, cleverly deceptive person … English World dictionary
slicker — Robert Chapman, in his Dictionary of American Slang, defines ‘slicker’ as either a confidence trickster or ‘a socially smooth and superficially attractive person’. He does not make the link with ‘city slicker’, used of a smart urbanite,… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
slicker — UK [ˈslɪkə(r)] / US [ˈslɪkər] noun [countable] Word forms slicker : singular slicker plural slickers American a coat worn for keeping out the rain, usually made of rubber or plastic … English dictionary
slicker — slicker1 slickered, adj. /slik euhr/, n. 1. a long, loose oilskin raincoat. 2. any raincoat. 3. Informal. a. a swindler; a sly cheat. b. See city slicker. [1880 85; SLICK1 + ER1] … Universalium
slicker — noun a) A waterproof coat or jacket. b) A person who is perceived as clever, urbane and possibly disreputable. (abbreviation of city slicker.) … Wiktionary
slicker — noun Slicker is used after these nouns: ↑city … Collocations dictionary
slicker — Synonyms and related words: abradant, abrasive, bunco artist, bunco steerer, burnish, cardsharp, cardsharper, carpetbagger, cheat, cheater, city slicker, con artist, con man, confidence man, cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, crimp, defrauder, diddler,… … Moby Thesaurus
slicker — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. raincoat, waterproof, poncho, oilcoat, oilskin; informal, swindler. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A deceptive person] Syn. cheat, trickster, sharper, city slicker; see rascal . 2. [A raincoat]… … English dictionary for students
