city father in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər] N

II.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər] VB trans

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III.father [Brit ˈfɑːðə, Am ˈfɑðər]

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city [Brit ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪdi] N

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city father in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for city father in the English»French Dictionary

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I.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] N

II.father [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ðɚ] VB trans

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I.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] N

II.city <-ies> [ˈsɪti, Am ˈsɪt̬-] ADJ

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Not in the traditional sense; he is not a planner, an architect or a city father.
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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.
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City fathers helped usher the area into a modern era, with utilities such as a water tower (1920).
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As the municipal budget was typically $14 million or less, city fathers had issued bonds with annual payments of approximately $1 million over 25 years.
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These problems stem from the issue of the vested property and the discriminatory attitude of the city fathers towards this traditional community.
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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.
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City fathers were proud of new decorative streetlights, seen on the corner, installed in 1911.
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A governor was to be appointed by the city fathers.
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With the coming economic opportunities of the railroads, city fathers set themselves to wipe out mob violence.
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The city fathers decided that the advantage of having the mall there was overshadowed by the cost of fixing the storm water situation and declined.
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