city father in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for city father in the English»Bulgarian Dictionary

Show summary of all matches

I.city <-ies> [ˈsɪtɪ, Am ˈsɪt̬-] N

II.city <-ies> [ˈsɪtɪ, Am ˈsɪt̬-] ADJ

I.father [ˈfɑːðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] N

II.father [ˈfɑːðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] VB trans

View verb table

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
City fathers were proud of new decorative streetlights, seen on the corner, installed in 1911.
billingsgazette.com
The 1908 building was grand in scope and size, emphasizing the confidence city fathers saw in the future of the city.
en.wikipedia.org
The city fathers wanted to keep it that way.
www.counterpunch.org
However, the entire collection of paintings was not formally possessed by the city council until 1625, after the city fathers had decided which paintings were suitable for the city hall.
en.wikipedia.org
As a result, the city fathers applied for national funds and established programs to help the town.
en.wikipedia.org
Later in the local pharmacy, some of the city fathers were discussing the problem of lack of people coming to reside in the town.
en.wikipedia.org
Not in the traditional sense; he is not a planner, an architect or a city father.
www.afr.com
With the coming economic opportunities of the railroads, city fathers set themselves to wipe out mob violence.
en.wikipedia.org
Although the frame village hall survived, city fathers believed that a new fireproof structure with space for a fire station would be in the best interests of the community.
en.wikipedia.org
City fathers helped usher the area into a modern era, with utilities such as a water tower (1920).
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Just let us know. We look forward to hearing from you.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "city father" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | български | English | Français | Italiano | Polski | Русский
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular