shanty town in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for shanty town in the English»Italian Dictionary

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shanty1 [Brit ˈʃanti, Am ˈʃæn(t)i] N (hut)

shanty2 [Brit ˈʃanti, Am ˈʃæn(t)i] N (song)

town [Brit taʊn, Am taʊn] N

town
città f
to go into town
andare in città
the whole town knows about it
l'intera città ne è a conoscenza
she's out of town at the moment
è fuori città al momento
he comes from out of town Am
viene da fuori
to leave or skip town Am inf
lasciare la città
guess who's back in town! inf
indovina chi è tornato!
look me up next time you're in town
vienimi a trovare la prossima volta che sei in città
she's in town to publicize her film
è in città per promuovere il suo film
to go out on the town
andare a fare baldoria
to have a night (out) on the town
fare baldoria tutta la notte
to go to town on (be extravagant with) decor, catering
non badare a spese per
to go to town on (make much of) story, scandal
raccontare nei minimi dettagli
he's the talk of the town
è sulla bocca di tutti
town and gown Brit
= gli accademici e gli studenti contrapposti agli abitanti di una città universitaria

shanty town in the PONS Dictionary

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A 5ft m wall of water spilled over a small shanty town of 10,000, thousands of which lived in cardboard shacks.
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The majority of the workers were buried in a mass grave near the shanty town where they had lived and worked.
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The incredulous scientist goes to the shanty town to obtain the mice.
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Neither has tried to fix anything underlying, instead throwing huge, poorly spent money and a lot of polite talk at the shanty town.
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And yes, it is becoming another shanty town.
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Lack of building codes has shut down many other shanty town/tent cities in the past.
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It is a shanty town and one of the poorest locations in the entire country.
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The lawyer puts him in the backseat, along with his bag, and tries to take him to the nearest rest stop, which is a shanty town, to call for help.
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The shanty town is believed to house between 170,000 and 1 million locals.
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However, the criminals spot the police and the ensuing car chase cuts through the hillside shanty town.
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