twin town in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for twin town in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twin town N

twin town

ciudad f hermana

Translations for twin town in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

2. town U or C (inhabitants):

town

ciudad f

the whole town knows about it

lo sabe toda la ciudad or todo el mundo

town and gown

los habitantes de la ciudad y el ambiente universitario

the antagonism between town and gown

el antagonismo entre los habitantes de la ciudad y el ambiente universitario

I.twin [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] N in Latin America gemelo tends to be used to refer to an identical twin

1. twin:

twin

mellizo m / melliza f

twin

gemelo m / gemela f esp Spain

twin

cuate mf Mex

2. twin (sth identical) inf:

I saw the exact twin of that vase in an antique shop

vi un florero idéntico or igualito a ese en un anticuario

II.twin [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] ADJ

1. twin brother/sister:

twin

mellizo

twin

gemelo esp Spain

2. twin (paired):

the twin evils of poverty and violence

la pobreza y la violencia, dos males que siempre van de la mano

twin-bedded room

habitación f con camas gemelas

twin-cylinder engine

motor m de dos cilindros

twin engines

motores mpl gemelos

twin propellers

hélices fpl dobles

III.twin <pres part twinning; pt, pp twinned> [Am twɪn, Brit twɪn] VB trans Brit usu pass

to be twinned with sth

estar hermanado con algo

this city is twinned with Oxford

esta ciudad está hermanada con Oxford

twin town in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for twin town in the English»Spanish Dictionary

twin town N Brit

twin town

ciudad f hermanada

Translations for twin town in the Spanish»English Dictionary

ciudad hermanada

twin town

Translations for twin town in the English»Spanish Dictionary

town [taʊn] N

town (large)

ciudad f

town (small)

pueblo m

the town

el centro

Phrases:

to go out on the town

salir de juerga

to paint the town red

irse de juerga

I.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- N

twin

gemelo(-a) m (f)

twin

mellizo(-a) m (f)

fraternal twin

(hermano) mellizo m

fraternal twin

(hermana) melliza f

identical twins

gemelos idénticos

II.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- ADJ

twin

gemelo, -a

twin

mellizo, -a

III.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- VB trans

twin

hermanar

IV.twin [twɪn] -nn- -nn- VB intr

twin

hermanarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

A recent study has concluded that geographical distance has very little, if any, influence upon communities' selections of a twin town or sister city.

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Twin town relations provide opportunities for exchange visits of students, tradition-keeping groups, families and the mutual introduction of cultural values.

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It was also raised in 1985 and it illustrates the twin town theme of the park.

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Choirs, sports teams and official delegations from both municipalities visited the respective twin town.

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Each twin town is depicted with its heraldic shield above a painting of the town, showing some of its defining features.

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