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1 noun['daʊn‚taʊn] centre-ville m['daʊn‚taʊn] downtown New York le centre ou centre-ville de New York;∎ downtown theatres théâtres mpl du centre-ville3 adverb['daʊn‚taʊn] en ville;∎ to live downtown habiter en ville;∎ he gave me a lift downtown il m'a descendu en ville -
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adjective ((American) the part (of a city) containing the main centres for business and shopping: downtown Manhattan.) du centre (ville) -
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downtown; quartier d'affairesEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > central business district
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I 1. adverb1) (towards or in a low or lower position, level or state: He climbed down to the bottom of the ladder.) vers le bas, en bas2) (on or to the ground: The little boy fell down and cut his knee.) par terre3) (from earlier to later times: The recipe has been handed down in our family for years.) jusqu'à4) (from a greater to a smaller size, amount etc: Prices have been going down steadily.) en/de moins5) (towards or in a place thought of as being lower, especially southward or away from a centre: We went down from Glasgow to Bristol.)2. preposition1) (in a lower position on: Their house is halfway down the hill.) plus bas2) (to a lower position on, by, through or along: Water poured down the drain.) vers le/en bas3) (along: The teacher's gaze travelled slowly down the line of children.) le long de3. verb(to finish (a drink) very quickly, especially in one gulp: He downed a pint of beer.) s'envoyer- downward- downwards - downward - down-and-out - down-at-heel - downcast - downfall - downgrade - downhearted - downhill - downhill racing - downhill skiing - down-in-the-mouth - down payment - downpour - downright 4. adjectiveHe is a downright nuisance!) direct, absolu- downstream - down-to-earth - downtown - downtown - down-trodden - be/go down with - down on one's luck - down tools - down with - get down to - suit someone down to the ground - suit down to the ground II noun(small, soft feathers: a quilt filled with down.) duvet- downie®- downy -
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foire f d'empoigneNew York is pretty work orientated and the hours can be long. It's less of a rat race than London, though, especially the transport. Since September 11, it's like a different city - particularly because my offices are downtown near where the World Trade Center was.
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