civvy street in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for civvy street in the English»French Dictionary

civvy street N inf

civvy street

vie f civile

in civvy street

dans le civil

Translations for civvy street in the French»English Dictionary

dans le civil

in civvy street Brit inf

Translations for civvy street in the English»French Dictionary

civvy [Brit ˈsɪvi] N inf

civvy

civil/-e m/f

I.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] N

street

rue f

in or on the street

dans la rue

across or over Brit the street

de l'autre côté de la rue

to go down/go across the street

descendre/traverser la rue

to put or turn sb out on the street

mettre or jeter qn à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets homeless person:

être à la rue

to be on the or walk the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

to keep people off the streets

éviter que les gens ne se retrouvent à la rue

to keep trouble off the streets

maintenir l'ordre dans la rue

to take to the streets population, rioters:

descendre dans la rue

to take to the streets prostitute:

faire le trottoir

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

the man in the street attr accident

de la circulation

the man in the street directory, plan, musician

des rues

II.street [Brit striːt, Am strit] ADJ

street style, drug, culture:

street

de la rue

III.street [Brit striːt, Am strit]

it's right up my/your street inf

c'est exactement ce qu'il me/vous faut

they are streets apart Brit

un abîme les sépare

to be in Queer Street Brit inf, dated

être dans la panade sl

to be streets ahead of inf Brit

être bien meilleur que

civvy street in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for civvy street in the English»French Dictionary

street [stri:t] N

street

rue f

at ... Street, in , [or Am on] ... Street

dans la rue ...

to lead sb on the streets

faire descendre qn dans la rue

to be streets ahead of sb/sth

être plus avancé que qn/qc

to take to the streets

descendre dans les rues

Phrases:

the man in the street

l'homme de la rue

to be on the streets

être sur le trottoir

to be up sb's street

être le rayon de qn

to dance in the street(s) about sth

se réjouir de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The strip lost some of its appeal and readership when the pair returned to civvy street.

en.wikipedia.org

For some former armed forces members, the future on civvy street can be as bleak, if not more so, than for those leaving prison.

www.independent.co.uk

You just don't know what these guys have been through and how they are going to face civvy street.

www.thecourier.co.uk

He could not settle in civvy street and lost money and almost his marriage.

www.express.co.uk

Soon he was on his way home -- and, as a part-time soldier, straight back into civvy street.

www.dailymail.co.uk

He never got the chance to go straight in civvy street.

www.mirror.co.uk

Outside on civvy street, things aren't very good for pensioners, especially those by themselves: things are getting expensive and the care isn't maybe what it should be.

www.independent.co.uk

So far the charity has helped 16 prisoners back onto civvy street and none has committed more crime.

www.964eagle.co.uk

Over the years that crude call was picked up in civvy street and the tones were flattened into the wolf whistle.

www.express.co.uk

We tell jokes that you'd never get away with on civvy street.

www.telegraph.co.uk