town gas in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.gas [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] N

II.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB trans (gen) MIL

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III.gas <pres part gassing; pret, pp gassed> [Brit ɡas, Am ɡæs] VB intr

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Georgia [Brit ˈdʒɔːdʒə, Am ˈdʒɔrdʒə] (all contexts)

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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town gas in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for town gas in the English»French Dictionary

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I.gas <-es [or -sses]> [gæs] N

II.gas <-ss-> [gæs] VB trans

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Several major infrastructure developments arrive such as distributed town gas, electricity, town water supplies, and a sewage treatment system.
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The few internal combustion engined vehicles present, often ran on town gas stored in gasbags on roofs or wood/charcoal gas from gasifiers on trailers.
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Although town gas lighting was available in some cities, kerosene produced a brighter light until the invention of the gas mantle.
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Most town gas was also odorized, if it did not have its own odor.
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For over 100 years the peninsula was dominated by the gasworks which primarily produced town gas, also known as coal gas.
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This year also saw the beginning of an extraordinary ten-year programme which saw the conversion of every gas appliance in the country to use natural gas rather than town gas.
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The boys re-inflate the cake using town gas through the gas stove's connection.
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After the changeover from town gas to natural gas between 1969 and 1978, they were no longer used and were shut down.
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Electricity and natural gas, both cleaner and more economical, supplanted town gas in the 1900s.
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Town gas is a more general term referring to manufactured gaseous fuels produced for sale to consumers and municipalities.
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