city limits in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for city limits in the English»French Dictionary

city limits N npl

city limits

limites fpl de la ville

Translations for city limits in the English»French Dictionary

beyond border, city limits, region, mountain range

au-delà de

Translations for city limits in the French»English Dictionary

hors des murs (de la ville) fig

outside the city limits

Translations for city limits in the English»French Dictionary

I.limit [Brit ˈlɪmɪt, Am ˈlɪmɪt] N

1. limit (maximum extent):

limit

limite f

there will be no limit to the violence

la violence ne connaîtra pas de limites

it's beyond the limit(s) of my experience

cela sort des limites de mon expérience

to push sb to the limit

pousser qn à bout

he has pushed my patience to the limit or to its limits

il est venu à bout de ma patience

it's the limit inf!

ça dépasse les bornes!

you're the limit inf!

tu dépasses les bornes!

2. limit (legal restriction):

limit

limitation f (on sur)

public spending limits

limitation des dépenses publiques

safety limits

limites imposées par les normes de la sécurité

to be over/under the limit (of alcohol)

avoir trop/ne pas avoir trop d'alcool dans le sang

3. limit (boundary):

limit (of territory, universe, power, science)

limite f (of de)

within the limits of what we can do

dans la limite de ce que l'on peut faire

‘is it possible?’—‘yes, within limits’

‘est-ce possible?’—‘oui, dans une certaine limite’

to be off limits MIL

être interdit d'accès

the garden is off limits

l'accès au jardin est interdit

my private life is off limits

ma vie privée ne vous concerne pas

II.limit [Brit ˈlɪmɪt, Am ˈlɪmɪt] VB trans (restrict)

limit use, imports, actions

limiter

to be limited to doing

se limiter à faire

spending is limited to two million

les dépenses sont limitées à deux millions

places are limited to 60

le nombre de places est limité à 60

III.limit [Brit ˈlɪmɪt, Am ˈlɪmɪt] VB refl

to limit oneself

s'imposer des limites

to limit oneself to amount, quantity

se limiter à

you're limiting yourself by not doing

tu te limites trop en ne faisant pas

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 limits in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for city limits in the English»French Dictionary

I.limit [ˈlɪmɪt] N

limit

limite f

to put a limit on sth

limiter qc

to drive above the limit

conduire en dépassant la limite de vitesse

to know no limits

ne pas connaître de limite

to do sth within limits

faire qc à l'intérieur des limites

II.limit [ˈlɪmɪt] VB trans

limit

limiter

to limit oneself to sth

se limiter à qc

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

There is a county fire department within the city limits.

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However, this likely reflects a concentration of plastic surgeons within the city limits but whose client base includes the entire metropolitan area.

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In 1655, the graveyard was cleared and moved to a new location beyond the city limits, creating the present square.

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The town received cable TV in the late 1990s which has yet to be offered to areas located just outside the city limits.

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Originally they were carved through tuff, a soft volcanic rock, outside the boundaries of the city, because Roman law forbade burial places within city limits.

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Since then, a vociferous local debate has hinged on how and whether to accommodate and guide development within city limits.

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She is healed upon re-entry into the city limits.

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Cattle can still be seen grazing within the city limits.

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There are also several hot spring resorts within the city limits.

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There are mineral water springs in the city limits and its surroundings, that helped the settlement to develop as a spa.

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