Translations for council flat in the English»French Dictionary

council flat N

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council flat

appartement m à loyer modéré

Translations for council flat in the French»English Dictionary

habitation à loyer modéré, HLM (appartement)

≈ council flat Brit

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council [Brit ˈkaʊns(ə)l, Am ˈkaʊnsəl] N

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2. council attr (of local council):

council employee, workman

council grant

de la municipalité

I.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] N

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1. flat Brit (apartment):

flat

2. flat (level part):

flat

the flat of hand, oar, sword

on the flat Brit walk, park

3. flat (on car, bike):

flat inf

pneu m à plat

4. flat MUS (note, sign):

flat

5. flat THEAT:

flat

II.flats N npl

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1. flats Am (shoes):

flats inf

chaussures fpl plates

2. flats GEOG (marshland):

III.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADJ

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1. flat:

flat (level) surface, landscape, road, roof

flat (not rounded) stone

flat stomach, chest

flat nose, face

flat (shallow) dish, basket, box

to be flat on one's back/face

être sur le dos/à plat ventre

to hammer sth flat

aplatir qc au marteau

to be squashed flat

3. flat (pressed close):

her feet flat on the floor

les pieds bien à plat sur le sol

4. flat FASHION:

flat shoes, heels

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal, rejection, denial

you're not going and that's flat inf!

tu n'iras pas, un point c'est tout!

6. flat (standard):

flat fare, fee

flat charge

8. flat (not fizzy):

flat beer, lemonade

to go flat beer:

10. flat Brit battery:

flat ELEC

flat MOTOR

to go flat ELEC

to go flat MOTOR

11. flat (slow):

flat COMM, FIN market, trade

flat spending, profits

13. flat (matt):

flat paint, surface

IV.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt] ADV

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1. flat (horizontally):

flat lay, lie

de tout son long

to knock sb flat

to lay sb flat

étendre raide qn inf

they laid the village flat

ils ont rasé le village

to lie flat person:

to lie flat hair:

to lie flat pleat:

to lie/land flat on one's back

s'allonger/atterrir sur le dos

I was lying flat on my back

j'étais allongé sur le dos

to fall flat on one's face lit

tomber à plat ventre

to fall flat on one's face fig

se casser la figure inf

2. flat (in close contact):

we pressed flat against the wall

nous nous sommes aplatis contre le mur

she pressed her nose flat against the window

elle a collé son nez à la vitre

3. flat (exactly):

in 10 minutes flat

en 10 minutes pile

5. flat MUS:

flat sing, play

V.flat [Brit flat, Am flæt]

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See also salt flat

salt flat N

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marais m salant

Translations for council flat in the English»French Dictionary

council flat, council house N Brit

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council flat

appartement m à loyer modéré

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HLM (appartement)

≈ council flat Brit

habitation à loyer modéré

≈ council flat Brit

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council [ˈkaʊntsəl] N ADMIN

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I.flat¹ [flæt] ADJ

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1. flat <-ter, -test> (smooth and level) a. ANAT, MED:

flat

2. flat <-ter, -test> (boring):

flat

3. flat (stale):

flat beer, lemonade

qui n'a plus de bulles

4. flat AUTO:

flat tyre, battery

5. flat (absolute):

flat refusal

clair(e) et net(te)

6. flat COMM:

7. flat MUS:

flat

flat pej

A flat

Phrases:

and that's flat

un point c'est tout

II.flat¹ [flæt] ADV

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2. flat (badly):

4. flat inf (exactly):

flat

in five minutes flat

dans exactement cinq minutes

III.flat¹ [flæt] N

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1. flat (level surface):

flat of a sword, a knife

on the flat

à l'horizontale

2. flat Aus, Brit (deflated tyre):

flat

pneu m à plat

3. flat MUS:

flat

flat² [flæt] N Aus, Brit

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flat

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By 2013, a one-bedroom council flat that sold for 50,000 in the early 1990s, for example, had a market price of 250,000. en.wikipedia.org

Plagued by anorexia, she was living on benefits in a council flat when she died after contracting pneumonia in 1999. www.telegraph.co.uk

I'm not asking for a council flat for the next 40 years. www.camdennewjournal.com

Eight fire appliances took nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control in the 21-storey council flat building. www.telegraph.co.uk

He was then evicted and eventually relocated to a council flat in 2010, where he died a few months later at the age of 79. www.eastlondonlines.co.uk

Because of this threat, they travel to and from their temporary council flat each day by a different route. www.independent.co.uk

We moved onto here to live in tents because we were desperate and did not want to be hold up in a council flat. www.dailymail.co.uk

So what if the council flat you've bought is due to be knocked down? www.independent.co.uk

Even a council flat costs more than zero. www.independent.ie

We were naive but headstrong things straight out of college, working out of our council flat. www.independent.co.uk

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