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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

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

town meeting N Am

town meeting: assemblée f générale des habitants d'une commune

cross-town ADJ Am

cross-town: qui traverse la ville

county town N Brit

county town: chef-lieu m de comté

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

small-town: provincial

overspill town N

overspill town: ≈ ville f satellite

shanty town [Brit ˈʃantɪˌtaʊn, Am ˈʃæn(t)iˌtaʊn] N

shanty town: bidonville m

ghost town N

ghost town: ville f morte

hick town N inf, pej

hick town: trou m inf

home town N

home town: ville f natale

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

town council N Brit

town council: conseil m municipal

town council: conseil m communal Belg

town twinning N no pl

town twinning: jumelage m

town hall N POL

town hall: mairie f

town hall: maison f communale Belg

town centre N Brit

the town centre: le centre-ville

shanty town N

shanty town: bidonville m

town councillor N

town councillor: conseiller(-ère) m (f) municipal(e)

town councillor: échevin m Quebec

town clerk N

town clerk: secrétaire mf de mairie

town planning N no pl, no indef art

town planning: urbanisme m

home town N

home town: ville f natale

town [taʊn] N

town: ville f

to be in town: être en ville

to be out of town person: être en déplacement

Phrases:

to have a night on the town: s'éclater en ville

to go to town on sth inf: mettre le paquet pour qc

ghost town N

ghost town: ville f fantôme

home town N

home town: ville f natale

shanty town N

shanty town: bidonville m

town planning N no indef art

town planning: urbanisme m

town clerk N

town clerk: secrétaire mf de mairie

town hall N POL

town hall: mairie f

town hall: maison f communale Belg

out-of-town ADJ

out-of-town: en dehors du centre-ville

one-horse town N

one-horse town: trou m perdu

Cape Town [ˈkeɪp·taʊn] N

Cape Town: Le Cap

politique de la ville (urbanisme): town planning policy

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be out of town/the office: ne pas être en ville/au bureau

to have a night on the town: s'éclater en ville

to launch an attack on town, base: lancer une attaque sur

faire causer: to be the talk of the town

elle n'est pas mécontente de quitter la ville: she's not unhappy about leaving the town

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The paroxysms were accompanied by swaying motions of the ground which caused all the houses of the town to totter.

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An article in the town newspaper from a citizen lamented the lack of fire-fighting facilities and deplored the pilfering of goods slaved from the fire.

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He remained as town clerk until 1645, when the parliamentary forces captured the town.

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Nevertheless, there are plenty of places of worship in the town related to other religions.

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The town itself is surrounded by natural parkland, and retains a modicum of a secluded, cozy feel.

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