towns in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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town [Am taʊn, Brit taʊn] N

1. town C or U:

town (in general)
ciudad f
town (smaller)
pueblo m
town (smaller)
población f
to go into town (from outside)
ir a la ciudad
to go into town (from suburb)
ir al centro
in town (not outside)
en la ciudad
in town (in center)
en el centro
it's the best hotel in town
es el mejor hotel de la ciudad
he's the biggest liar in town
es de lo más mentiroso
I've lived all my life in towns
siempre he vivido en ciudad(es)
they live out of town
viven en las afueras
she's out of town at the moment
está de viaje en este momento
an out-of-town person
una persona de fuera
the next day the news was all over town
al día siguiente lo sabía la ciudad entera
to go out on the town, to have a night on the town
ir or salir de juerga
to go to town on sth
tirar la casa por la ventana
to go to town on sth
no reparar en gastos
to paint the town red
irse de juerga
to paint the town red attr dweller/life
de la ciudad
to paint the town red attr dweller/life
urbano

town councilor, town councillor Brit N (in UK)

towns in the PONS Dictionary

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towns Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put a town on the map
dar a conocer a un pueblo
to be the talk of the town
andar de boca en boca
to be out of town/the country
estar fuera de la ciudad/del país
to bring poverty/fame to a town
traer pobreza/fama a un pueblo
to know one's way around the town
conocer el pueblo
to be the talk of the town
ser la comidilla del pueblo
to go out on the town
jaranear (ir de copas)
an apartment in the centre of town
piso céntrico
does the train stop in this town?
¿para el tren en este pueblo?
referring to the privileges obtained by the granting of charters in the Middle Ages to certain towns
foral
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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In contrast to big cities, boycotts in smaller towns were more effective and theater owners complained of the harassment they received when they exhibited salacious films.
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Rebel checkpoints dot the winding single-lane roads between the region's farming villages and towns.
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The plague also can negatively affect those who linger in the protection of walled towns and cities.
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Ingenious materials such as broomsticks, bags and fashion accessories are also being made by the towns people as another source of income.
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In 1859 the town had six saloons, a hotel and a post office, a staple of all true 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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Smaller towns marked the armistice with their own celebratory functions and events.
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This town is in the vicinity of the three previously named towns.
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