county town in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for county town in the English»French Dictionary

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I.county [Brit ˈkaʊnti, Am ˈkaʊn(t)i] County N

II.county [Brit ˈkaʊnti, Am ˈkaʊn(t)i] County ADJ Brit inf, pej

See also County

town N:

town
ville f
to go into town
aller en ville
the whole town knows about it
toute la ville est au courant
she's out of town at the moment
elle n'est pas là en ce moment
he comes from out of town Am
il n'est pas d'ici
to leave or skip inf town Am
quitter la ville
guess who's back in town inf!
devine qui est au retour!
look me up next time you're in town
viens me voir la prochaine fois que tu passeras à Londres (or à Paris or à New York etc)
she's in town to publicize her film
elle est à Londres (or à Paris or à New York etc) pour faire de la publicité pour son film inf
to go out on the town , to have a night (out) on the town
faire la noce or la bombe inf
to go to town on (be extravagant with)
ne pas lésiner sur
to go to town on decor, catering
mettre le paquet sur inf
to go to town on (make much of) story, scandal
exploiter [qc] à fond
he's the talk of the town
on ne parle que de lui
town and gown Brit
les citadins mpl et les universitaires mpl

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county town in the PONS Dictionary

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The development of the county town was interrupted by a huge fire, which destroyed three quarters of the city.
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It had a population of 549,500 in 2010, of which 104,200 lives in the county town.
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County elections took place at a single place of election, which was usually the county town or a large town.
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Each "jude" has a capital or county town where local and national institutions are headquartered.
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Each county or shire had a county town as its administrative centre and was divided into individual parishes that were defined along ecclesiastic boundaries.
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These counties are typically (though not always) named after their county town.
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Most of the counties were named after a town in that county (commonly referred to as a county town); usually an administrative centre.
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Battalion headquarters would usually be located in the county town, but not always as some counties had two battalions.
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