market town in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for market town in the English»French Dictionary

market town N

market town

bourg m

Translations for market town in the English»French Dictionary

booming economy, industry, market, town

en plein essor

Translations for market town in the French»English Dictionary

bourg

market town

aller au marché/en ville

to go to the market/into town

Translations for market town in the English»French Dictionary

town [Brit taʊn, Am taʊn]

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

See also Town and gown

Town and gown Info

Town and gown

Dans les villes universitaires, en particulier à Cambridge et Oxford, expression qui renvoie à la coexistence de deux cultures, celle de la ville et de ses habitants (town), et celle de l'université, en particulier les professeurs et les étudiants (gown). → Oxbridge

I.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] N

1. market ECON (trading structure):

market

marché m

the art/job/property market

le marché de l'art/du travail/de l'immobilier

the market in tea/sugar, the tea/sugar market

le marché du thé/du sucre

at market (price)

au prix du marché

cars at the upper or top end of the market

les voitures haut de gamme

to be at the upper end of the market company:

être au premier rang du marché

to put sth on the market

mettre qc sur le marché

to be in the market for sth

chercher (à acquérir) qc

to come onto the market goods, product:

arriver sur le marché

to come onto the market attr share

de marché

to come onto the market conditions, rates, trend

du marché

2. market COMM (potential customers):

market

marché m (for pour)

domestic/foreign market

marché intérieur/extérieur

the Japanese/French market

le marché japonais/français

a good/poor/steady market for

une demande forte/faible/stable de

it sells well to the teenage market

ça se vend bien aux adolescents

a gap in the market

un créneau, un besoin du marché

3. market (place where goods are sold):

market

marché m

flower/fish market

marché aux fleurs/halle f aux poissons

covered/open air market

marché couvert/en plein air

to go to market

aller au marché

4. market FIN (stock market):

market

Bourse f

to play the market

spéculer

II.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] VB trans

1. market (sell):

market product

commercialiser, vendre

2. market (promote):

market

lancer or mettre [qc] sur le marché

III.market [Brit ˈmɑːkɪt, Am ˈmɑrkət] VB intr Am

to go marketing

faire des courses

IV.to market oneself VB refl

to market oneself refl:

to market oneself

se vendre

market town in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for market town in the English»French Dictionary

town [taʊn] N

town

ville f

to be in town

être en ville

to be out of town person

être en déplacement

to be out of town supermarket

être à l'extérieur de la ville

to go up to town

monter en ville

Phrases:

to have a night on the town

s'éclater en ville

to go to town on sth inf

mettre le paquet pour qc

I.market [ˈmɑ:kɪt, Am ˈmɑ:r-] N

market

marché m

at the market

au marché

job market

marché du travail

to be in the market for sth

être acheteur de qc

to put sth on the market

mettre qc sur le marché

to put a house on the market

mettre une maison en vente

there's a good market for sth

il y a une grosse demande pour qc

the female market

les consommatrices

II.market [ˈmɑ:kɪt, Am ˈmɑ:r-] VB trans

market

commercialiser

you need to market yourself better

il faut que tu saches te vendre subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a busy market town that serves a large surrounding area.

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It is a market town, with a population of just over 100,000 (1995 data), making it the eighth largest city in the country.

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The village used to be an important market town and the octagonal market cross and stocks are still seen today on the village green.

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Two forms of municipality were created: rural municipality and city (or market town).

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It was also a minor port before, in more recent times, a market town and an administrative and railway centre.

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He describes in turn planned towns, the open-field town, and the market town.

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It is a market town and is famous for its fruit gardens.

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Growth was slow for centuries, though, and the character of a small market town was maintained.

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Medieval town was probably founded in the second half of the 11th century and became a market town.

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In 1959, the community itself was raised to market town.

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