small-town in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for small-town in the English»French Dictionary

small-town [Brit ˈsmɔːltaʊn, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈtaʊn] ADJ pej

small-town

provincial

Translations for small-town in the French»English Dictionary

I.clocher [klɔʃe] N m

1. clocher (d'église):

clocher (en pointe)

steeple

clocher (tour)

church ou bell tower

2. clocher (pays natal):

clocher fig

home town

il n'a jamais quitté son clocher

he has never left his home town

esprit de clocher

parochial ou small-town mentality

querelle de clocher

parish-pump quarrel Brit

querelle de clocher

local quarrel

rivalités de clocher

parish-pump rivalries Brit

rivalités de clocher

local rivalries

II.clocher [klɔʃe] VB intr inf (être défectueux)

clocher argumentation:

to be faulty

il y a truc qui cloche inf

something's wrong

il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans l'amplificateur/dans ce que tu dis

there's something wrong with the amplifier/with what you are saying

I.profond (profonde) [pʀɔfɔ̃, ɔ̃d] ADJ

1. profond lit:

profond (profonde)

deep

profond de 10 mètres

10 metres deep

au plus profond de lit, fig

in the depths of

au plus profond de la nuit

in the dead of night

peu profond

shallow

2. profond (intense):

profond (profonde) joie, désespoir

overwhelming

profond (profonde) ennui

acute

profond (profonde) soupir

heavy

profond (profonde) sentiment, tristesse, chagrin, amour

deep, profound

profond (profonde) bleu

deep

profond (profonde) sommeil

deep

3. profond (très grand):

profond (profonde) signification, cause, changement, désaccord

profound

profond (profonde) intérêt

keen

profond (profonde) foi

deep

profond (profonde) mépris, ignorance

profound

profond (profonde) silence

deep

4. profond (pénétrant):

profond (profonde) esprit, réflexion, remarque

profound

profond (profonde) regard

penetrating

c'est profond ce que tu dis

what you say is profound

5. profond (réfléchi):

profond (profonde) personne:

deep

6. profond (provincial):

la France profonde

provincial France

l'Amérique profonde

small-town America

II.profond (profonde) [pʀɔfɔ̃, ɔ̃d] ADV

profond (profonde)

deeply

profond (profonde)

deep down

creuser profond

to dig deeply

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

bourgade

small town

brigade de gendarmerie (gendarmes)

(small town) police force

brigade de gendarmerie (bâtiment)

small town police station

ils se sentent exilés dans leur petite ville

they feel exiled in their small town

riche de tout un passé médiéval, la petite ville

with its medieval past, the small town

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Remarkably different from the small-town people he was familiar with, and fiercely independent, his contact with them inspired him to write.

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It is a tempting antidote to her loveless marriage and boring, small-town life.

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He also possessed a firm belief in the superiority of the agrarian lifestyle and small-town values.

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Many of his portrayals of small-town life were reproduced on calendars and postcards.

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He was the son of a small-town doctor who urged all of his sons into professional careers.

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At only 4,600 watts, it is considered just another small-town radio station.

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Outside the urban centres, the population of rural and small-town areas declined 0.4%.

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Stein's description of his childhood small-town idyll before the mass immigration is deliberately fake-sentimental, describing lowlife white kids stealing things and getting drunk.

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In the film, an amiable, small-town everyman is inexplicably transformed into a genius with telekinetic powers.

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Elections were also held in the rural and small-town areas surrounding the city.

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