Cape Town in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Cape Town in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for Cape Town in the English»French Dictionary

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cape [Brit keɪp, Am keɪp] N

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

Cape Town in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Cape Town in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for Cape Town in the French»English Dictionary

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He gave no address at which he could be contacted in Cape Town and, immediately on arriving there, resigned from his position as director.
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The show was filmed mainly in Cape Town.
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She was re-rigged in time to rejoin the race for the next leg to Cape Town.
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This ecosystem is endemic to the city of Cape Town and occurs nowhere else in the world.
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He is to sail to the station at Cape Town where the ships of a convoy will meet.
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His health continued to deteriorate, and he could not travel to attend his own retrospective exhibition in Cape Town in 1974.
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This made travel between Cape Town and the interior very difficult, particularly for the large ox-drawn wagons of the time.
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Cape Town Spurs 34 21 8 5 52 20 71 2.
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It is still common around Cape Town where it grows in deep sand or rocky outcrops on the coast.
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