towns in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for towns in the English»French Dictionary

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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

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

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

towns in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for towns in the English»French Dictionary

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town planning N no pl, no indef art

towns Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

the police outside towns
la gendarmerie
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
to be the talk of the town
faire causer
to go to a nightclub/into town
sortir en boîte/en ville
to be shunt around from town to town
être cahoté de ville en ville
to originally come from a town/country
être originaire d'une ville/d'un pays
to find one's way around one's town
se reconnaître dans sa ville
the towns on the German border
les villes limitrophes de l'Allemagne

towns Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for towns in the French»English Dictionary

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Their modus operandi was to rustle cattle and sell the stock to the mining towns which sprang up during that time.
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Avoid one-horse towns whose existence are tied to a single company, no matter how tempting the sale price.
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Rebel checkpoints dot the winding single-lane roads between the region's farming villages and towns.
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Local towns sued the tribes to prevent this.
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On its way to KY 536 it goes through many towns.
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Provincial law dictates that towns with a population under 15,000 are responsible for paying 70 per cent of police contract costs.
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These schools serve local kibbutzim and moshavim, along with accepting private students from nearby towns.
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During these 10 days festivals cities and towns are decorated with pandals and cultural events are organised in every nook and corner.
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New motorways were being planned and built across the country, and the motor car was already starting to fill up towns and villages.
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To demoralise the resistance, ships were ordered to target and bombard the sultanate's coastal towns and villages.
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