Translations for „townie“ in the English » German Dictionary

townie [ˈtaʊni] N pej inf

1. townie (not academic):

townie

jd, der in einer Universitätsstadt wohnt, jedoch nicht mit der Universität in Verbindung steht

2. townie Brit (person):

townie

Städter(in) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is a townie's movement with a townie's view on what the countryside should look, function and even taste like.

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It doesn't even bother me when he later reveals that he's a townie by birth.

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I am no townie, my father fished in a community only accessible by boat until the fishery flopped.

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The often wild, windy weather that kept many a townie away was a drawcard for me.

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I'm a townie and will definitely be tuning in...

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Here was a townie girl telling him one of his ewes had mated with a corgi.

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Tractors and trucks get a spruce-up and then show up, particularly to the delight of townie youngsters whose parents have felt the gravitational pull that the parade increasingly exerts.

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A townie goes for a hike, smells pollen, feels the quivering sunlight and shadow cast by tall hardwoods and ponders nature's peace.

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What the townie misses -- at least this townie -- are the ethnic shops that add considerably to the variety and pleasure of city life.

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And thanks anyway, but townie dogs are very happy hanging out at beaches and dog parks chasing sticks.

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