city centre in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for city centre in the English»French Dictionary

city centre Brit, city center Am N

city centre

centre-ville m

Translations for city centre in the English»French Dictionary

develop city centre

aménager

traffic is banned from the city centre

le centre-ville est interdit à la circulation

plan ARCHIT, CONSTR kitchen, garden, city centre, building

concevoir

Translations for city centre in the French»English Dictionary

centre-ville (de grande ville)

city centre Brit

j'arrive du centre ville

I've just come from the city centre Brit

Translations for city centre in the English»French Dictionary

Centre

Centre

Centre m

in the Centre

dans le Centre

center N VB trans, intr Am

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centre m (of de)

in the centre

au centre

I live near the centre of London

j'habite près du centre de Londres

sweets with soft centres

bonbons mpl fourrés

sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section

central

sweets with soft centres parting

au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre

centre m

to be at the centre of a campaign/row

être au centre d'une campagne/dispute

to be the centre of attention

être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre

siège m

the centre of power/government

le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centre m

shopping/sports/leisure centre

centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre

centre m

to be left/right of centre person, politics:

être à gauche/à droite du centre

a centre-left party

un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre

centre m

II.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans, intr

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH

centrer

III.-centred COMP

-centred

centré sur

child-centred education

enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

I.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] N

1. centre (middle):

centre

centre m (of de)

in the centre

au centre

I live near the centre of London

j'habite près du centre de Londres

sweets with soft centres

bonbons mpl fourrés

sweets with soft centres attr aisle, lane, line, section

central

sweets with soft centres parting

au milieu

2. centre (focus):

centre

centre m

to be at the centre of a campaign/row

être au centre d'une campagne/dispute

to be the centre of attention

être le centre de l'attention

3. centre (seat):

centre

siège m

the centre of power/government

le siège du pouvoir/gouvernement

4. centre (designated area):

centre

centre m

shopping/sports/leisure centre

centre m commercial/sportif/de loisirs

5. centre POL:

centre

centre m

to be left/right of centre person, politics:

être à gauche/à droite du centre

a centre-left party

un parti du centre gauche

6. centre SPORTS (player):

centre

centre m

II.centre Brit, center Am [Brit ˈsɛntə, Am ˈsɛn(t)ər] VB trans, intr

centre COMPUT, SPORTS, TECH

centrer

III.-centred COMP

-centred

centré sur

child-centred education

enseignement m centré sur l'enfant

See also left

I.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt VB pp

left → leave

II.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

1. left (side or direction):

left

gauche f

on the left

sur la gauche

on your left

sur votre gauche

to the left

vers la gauche

keep (to the) left MOTOR

tenez la gauche

2. left POL:

the left

la gauche

on the left

à gauche

to the left of sb

à gauche de qn

3. left SPORTS:

left

gauche m

left

poing m gauche

III.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

left eye, hand, shoe:

left

gauche

IV.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

left go, look, turn:

left

à gauche

V.left [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

left, right and centre (everywhere)

partout

left, right and centre (indiscriminately) criticize, spend money:

sans réfléchir

left, right and centre dismiss, censor:

à tout-va

to be out in left field inf Am

être à côté de la plaque inf

City

City

The

City

Quartier londonien des affaires et de la finance, la City est le siège des grandes banques, des compagnies d'assurance et de la plupart des sociétés d'agents de change. 500 000 personnes viennent y travailler chaque jour.

city [Brit ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪdi] N

1. city (town):

city

(grande) ville f

the medieval city

la cité médiévale

attr city streets/people

rues/gens de la ville

2. city Brit:

the City

la City

3. city (population):

city

ville f

See also City

City

City

The

City

Quartier londonien des affaires et de la finance, la City est le siège des grandes banques, des compagnies d'assurance et de la plupart des sociétés d'agents de change. 500 000 personnes viennent y travailler chaque jour.

city centre in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for city centre in the English»French Dictionary

the bus runs past the church to the city centre

le bus va au centre-ville en passant devant l'église vers l

Translations for city centre in the English»French Dictionary

I.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

center Am

center → centre

See also centre

I.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit N

centre

centre m

test centre

centre d'essai

II.centre [ˈsentəʳ, Am -t̬ɚ] Brit VB trans

centre

centrer

I.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] N

1. city (town):

city

ville f

capital city

capitale f

2. city Aus (centre of capital):

the city

le centre

city

De nombreuses cities américaines ont des surnoms. "New York" s'appelle "Gotham" ou "The Big Apple". Par analogie à ce dernier surnom, certains appellent "Los Angeles" "The Big Orange", mais d'autres lui préfèrent le surnom de "The City of the Angels". "Chicago", elle, est dénommée "The Windy City". "The City of Brotherly Love" désigne la ville de "Philadelphia". "Denver" porte le surnom de "The Mile-High city" à cause de son altitude et "Detroit" est dénommée "Motor City" à cause de son industrie automobile.

II.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] ADJ

city

urbain(e)

city life

citadin(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Can't keep up with all the re-brands and the whole of the city centre is a no-go area for decent people.

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Smog became a regular occurrence especially in the city centre that was at the bottom of a natural bowl.

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The architects' use of white concrete was intended to be sympathetic to older civic buildings which dominate the city centre.

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It is oriented south-east/north-west, diagonally bisecting the city blocks ("manzanas") which give the city centre a checkerboard plan.

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Low demand prevents speculative development of new commercial premises, which has created a vicious circle of city centre decline.

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The city centre is notable for its Flemish town houses.

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Elite residential complexes occupied the best land around the city centre, while commoners had their residences dispersed further away from the ceremonial centre.

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A further 2 billion was invested in regenerating the city centre, building a banqueting hall, new housing and leisure facilities.

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The same analysts also predicted gridlock in the city centre on the election days.

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In the medium-term, there are plans for the tramway system to link the airport with the city centre.

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