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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.
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