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2 town
town [taʊn]ville f• guess who's in town! devine qui vient d'arriver en ville !• they went to town on their daughter's wedding (inf) ils n'ont pas fait les choses à moitié pour le mariage de leur fille► town clerk noun ≈ secrétaire mf de mairie* * *[taʊn]noun ville f••to go out on the town —
to go to town on — ne pas lésiner sur [decor, catering]; exploiter [quelque chose] à fond [story, scandal]
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town [taʊn](a) (urban area) ville f;∎ a country town une ville de province;∎ to live in a small town habiter une ou dans une petite ville;∎ she's going into town elle va en ville;∎ he's out of town this week il n'est pas là ou il est en déplacement cette semaine;∎ American we're from out of town nous ne sommes pas d'ici;∎ the best pizzas in town les meilleures pizzas de la ville;∎ it's the talk of the town toute la ville en parle;∎ town and gown = expression désignant collectivement les habitants et les étudiants de certaines villes universitaires et soulignant les différences de culture entre les deux milieux(b) (main shopping or business area) centre-ville m;∎ to go into town aller en ville;∎ I work in town je travaille en ville;∎ familiar they went out on the town last night hier soir, ils ont fait une virée en ville;∎ familiar to have a night (out) on the town faire la noce ou la java en ville;∎ familiar to go to town (make great effort) se mettre en quatre;∎ familiar they really went to town on the stadium pour le stade ils n'ont pas fait les choses à moitié ou ils ont vraiment mis le paquet►► familiar pejorative town bike (promiscuous woman) Marie-couche-toi-là f;∎ she's the town bike il n'y a que le train qui ne lui est pas passé dessus;town centre centre-ville m;History town clerk secrétaire mf de mairie;town council conseil m municipal;town councillor conseiller(ère) m,f municipal(e);town crier garde-champêtre m;British town dweller citadin(e) m,f;town gas gaz m de ville;town hall hôtel m de ville, mairie f;town house (gen) maison f en ville; (aristocratic mansion) ≃ hôtel m particulier; American (semi-detached house) maison f mitoyenne (en ville);American town meeting = assemblée générale des habitants d'une ville;town planner urbaniste mf;town planning urbanisme m -
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conseiller(ère) m,f;∎ Councillor (John) Murray Monsieur le Conseiller Murray;∎ town/county councillor conseiller(ère) m,f municipal(e)/régional(e) -
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(a) British formerly American Administration (town councillor) alderman m, conseiller m municipal; British (magistrate) magistrat m -
6 county
1 nouncomté m;∎ British the county of Kent le comté du Kent;∎ American New York County le comté de New York(boundary) de comté∎ she's very county elle est de la haute;∎ the horse sale was full of county types le marché aux chevaux grouillait de petits hoberaux►► British county council ≃ conseil m général;British county councillor ≃ conseiller(ère) m,f général(e);British county cricket = grands matches de cricket disputés par les équipes du comté;American county fair fête f du comté;British County Hall hôtel m du comté, siège m du conseil de comté;American county line frontière f délimitant un comté;county seat (in US) chef-lieu m de comté;county town (in England) chef-lieu m de comté
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