metropolitan France in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for metropolitan France in the English»French Dictionary

metropolitan France

la France métropolitaine

Translations for metropolitan France in the French»English Dictionary

travailler en métropole

to work in Metropolitan France

métropole

Metropolitan France

métropolitain (métropolitaine)

person from Metropolitan France

métropolitain (métropolitaine) culture, investisseur

from Metropolitan France

Maghreb

Collectively refers to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa which have been a major source of immigration to metropolitan France since the 1960s and which were previously French colonial territories.

Département

An administrative unit (of which there are 96 in Metropolitan France) based on a division dating from the Revolutionary period. Most are named after rivers or mountains within their border. The main town is the seat of the préfet, and is often called the préfecture. Each département has a number and this appears as the first two digits in postcodes for addresses within the département and as the two-digit number at the end of registration numbers on motor vehicles.

Translations for metropolitan France in the English»French Dictionary

I.metropolitan [Brit mɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n, Am ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətn] N

1. metropolitan (gen):

metropolitan (person)

citadin/-e m/f

2. metropolitan REL:

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Catholic Church)

métropolitain m

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Church of England)

archevêque m

metropolitan, a. metropolitan bishop (of Eastern churches)

métropolite m

II.metropolitan [Brit mɛtrəˈpɒlɪt(ə)n, Am ˌmɛtrəˈpɑlətn] ADJ

1. metropolitan (of city):

metropolitan area, park, population, organization

urbain

metropolitan buildings, traffic, values

des grandes villes

metropolitan New York/Los Angeles

l'agglomération de New York/Los Angeles

2. metropolitan (home territory):

metropolitan France

la France métropolitaine

3. metropolitan REL:

metropolitan

métropolitain

France [Brit frɑːns, Am fræns]

France

France f

metropolitan France in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for metropolitan France in the French»English Dictionary

la France métropolitaine

metropolitan France

la Métropole

(Metropolitan) France

Translations for metropolitan France in the English»French Dictionary

France [frɑ:ns, Am fræns] N

France

la France

metropolitan [ˌmetrəˈpɒlɪtən, Am -ˈpɑ:lə-] ADJ

metropolitan

métropolitain(e)

the metropolitan police Brit

la police de Londres