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town [Brit taʊn, Am taʊn] N

town: città f

to go into town: andare in città

the whole town knows about it: l'intera città ne è a conoscenza

she's out of town at the moment: è fuori città al momento

he comes from out of town Am: viene da fuori

to leave or skip town Am inf: lasciare la città

guess who's back in town! inf: indovina chi è tornato!

look me up next time you're in town: vienimi a trovare la prossima volta che sei in città

she's in town to publicize her film: è in città per promuovere il suo film

to go out on the town: andare a fare baldoria

to have a night (out) on the town: fare baldoria tutta la notte

to go to town on (be extravagant with) decor, catering: non badare a spese per

to go to town on (make much of) story, scandal: raccontare nei minimi dettagli

he's the talk of the town: è sulla bocca di tutti

town and gown Brit: = gli accademici e gli studenti contrapposti agli abitanti di una città universitaria

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

small-town: provinciale

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

shanty town: baraccopoli f

shanty town: bidonville f

town meeting [Brit, Am ˌtaʊn ˈmidɪŋ] N Am

town meeting: = assemblea f cittadina

cross-town [Am ˈkrɔsˌtaʊn] ADJ Am

cross-town: che attraversa la città

new town [Brit, Am] N

new town: = nuovo centro urbano progettato e finanziato dal governo per assorbire l'eccesso di popolazione

town councillor [ˌtaʊnˈkaʊnsələ(r)] N Brit

town councillor: consigliere m comunale

home town [Brit ˈhəʊm taʊn, Am ˈhoʊmˌtaʊn] N

home town: città f natale

town bill [ˈtaʊnbɪl] N COMM

town bill: cambiale f su piazza

ghost town [Brit, Am ˈɡoʊs(t) ˌtaʊn] N

ghost town: città f fantasma

town [taʊn] N

town (large): città f

town (small): cittadina f

the town: il centro

Phrases:

to go out on the town: uscire a far baldoria

to paint the town red: far baldoria

ghost town N

ghost town: città f fantasma

town councilor N

town councilor: consigliere m comunale

town council N

town council: consiglio m comunale

new town N

new town: centro urbano creato per ridistribuire la popolazione

town hall N POL

town hall: municipio m

town center N

town center: centro m

town planning N

town planning: urbanistica f

town clerk N

town clerk: segretario(-a) comunale m (f)

Cape Town [ˈkeɪp·taʊn] N

Cape Town: Città f del Capo

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to bring poverty/fame to a town: portare povertà/fama a una città

to put a town on the map: far conoscere una città

it's 5 miles to town from here: la città è a 5 miglia da qui

on the downside, it's far from town: lo svantaggio è che è lontano dalla città

within 5 miles of the town: a meno di 8 km dalla città

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

He was elected town clerk, treasurer, and collector of taxes, which office he held until the municipal government was changed, about fifteen years.

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The town was governed by a mayor, a five member city council, and the odd citizen out served as the town clerk.

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As an elected official, the town clerk is solely executive in function and operates independently of the town council.

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He was entrusted with many offices, including justice of the peace, selectman, town clerk, moderator, and representative.

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After the war, he worked as an archivist and town clerk.

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