new town in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for new town in the English»French Dictionary

new town N

new town

ville f nouvelle

Translations for new town in the English»French Dictionary

to move on to a new town

aller dans une autre ville

to move on to a new town next item

passer à

Translations for new town in the French»English Dictionary

ville nouvelle

new town

la ville haute/basse/neuve

the upper/lower/new town

fig une ville nouvelle est sortie de terre

a new town has sprung up

Translations for new town in the English»French Dictionary

town [Brit taʊn, Am taʊn]

town N:

town

ville f

to go into town

aller en ville

the whole town knows about it

toute la ville est au courant

she's out of town at the moment

elle n'est pas là en ce moment

he comes from out of town Am

il n'est pas d'ici

to leave or skip inf town Am

quitter la ville

guess who's back in town inf!

devine qui est au retour!

look me up next time you're in town

viens me voir la prochaine fois que tu passeras à Londres (or à Paris or à New York etc)

she's in town to publicize her film

elle est à Londres (or à Paris or à New York etc) pour faire de la publicité pour son film inf

to go out on the town , to have a night (out) on the town

faire la noce or la bombe inf

to go to town on (be extravagant with)

ne pas lésiner sur

to go to town on decor, catering

mettre le paquet sur inf

to go to town on (make much of) story, scandal

exploiter [qc] à fond

he's the talk of the town

on ne parle que de lui

town and gown Brit

les citadins mpl et les universitaires mpl

See also Town and gown

Town and gown Info

Town and gown

Dans les villes universitaires, en particulier à Cambridge et Oxford, expression qui renvoie à la coexistence de deux cultures, celle de la ville et de ses habitants (town), et celle de l'université, en particulier les professeurs et les étudiants (gown). → Oxbridge

new [Brit njuː, Am n(j)u] ADJ

1. new attr:

new (not known, seen, owned etc before)

nouveau/-elle

new (brand-new) car, dress, carpet

neuf/neuve

the area is new to me

la région m'est inconnue

the work/subject is new to me

je ne connais rien au travail/au sujet

as good as new lit, fig

comme neuf

‘as new’ (in advertisement)

‘état neuf’

that's nothing new

ce n'est pas nouveau

I feel like a new man

je suis transformé

‘what's new?’

‘quoi de neuf?’

that's a new one on me

on en apprend tous les jours

2. new (different):

new boyfriend, life, era, approach, design

nouveau/-elle

the New Left/Right POL

la Nouvelle Gauche/Droite

someone/something new

quelqu'un/quelque chose d'autre

could I have a new plate? This one is dirty

est-ce que je pourrais avoir une autre assiette? Celle-ci est sale

3. new (recently arrived):

new recruit, arrival

nouveau/-elle

to be new to job, way of life

ne pas être habitué à

we're new to the area

nous sommes nouveaux venus dans la région

4. new (latest):

new book, film, model

nouveau/-elle

new attr fashion

dernier/-ière

5. new (harvested early):

new vegetable

nouveau/-elle

new town in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for new town in the English»French Dictionary

town [taʊn] N

town

ville f

to be in town

être en ville

to be out of town person

être en déplacement

to be out of town supermarket

être à l'extérieur de la ville

to go up to town

monter en ville

Phrases:

to have a night on the town

s'éclater en ville

to go to town on sth inf

mettre le paquet pour qc

I.new [nju:, Am nu:] ADJ

1. new (just made):

new

neuf(neuve)

brand new

tout neuf

2. new (latest, replacing former one):

new

nouveau(-elle)

a new summer

un nouvel été

new blood fig

sang m nouveau

a new boy/girl Brit

un nouveau/une nouvelle

to feel like a new man/woman

se sentir revivre

I'm new around here

je suis nouveau ici

I'm new to the Internet/this job

je ne suis pas habitué à Internet/à ce boulot

this place is new to me

je ne connais pas cet endroit

everything is so new to me

je ne suis pas encore habitué

we're new to London

nous venons d'arriver à Londres

Phrases:

a new broom sweeps clean prov

tout nouveau, tout beau

what's new?

quoi de neuf?

II.new [nju:, Am nu:] ADV

new

récemment

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The new town was built beside the new waterline by the government to house the displaced residents.

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The old town burned down in 1849, and large part of the new town were also damaged.

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He purchased land in the new town to build offices, shops and market stalls, including a new stock exchange.

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The planned area was subdivided into several plots, according to the suitability of the land for the arrangement of the new town.

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All villages are resited for the development of new town.

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Parades were at one time important advertisement when a traveling circus arrived in a new town.

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A new town hall was completed in 1985.

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By 1736, there were 100 houses and as many as 450 settlers in the new town.

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In 1912 the new town boasted a few grocery stores plus a drugstore, gristmill, hotel, lumberyard and school.

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The new town's people were from the surrounding villages and hamlets, having been resettled in town or, in some cases, having voluntarily moved there.

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