Marseilles in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Marseille
Marseilles
Marseillais (Marseillaise) (natif)
native of Marseilles
Marseillais (Marseillaise) (habitant)
inhabitant of Marseilles
les phocéens
the people of Marseilles
la cité phocéenne
Marseilles
marseillais (marseillaise)
of Marseilles
les Marseillais ont totalisé trois hors-jeu
Marseilles was offside three times
La Marseillaise
The popular name of the French national anthem, composed by Claude-Joseph Rouget de Lisle in 1792. It was adopted as a marching song by a group of republican volunteers from Marseilles and marked their entry into Paris.
Arrondissement
A subdivision of a département. Each arrondissement has a sous-préfet representing the state administration at local level. In Paris, Lyons and Marseilles, an arrondissement is a sub-division of the commune, and has its own maire and local council.
Autoroutes
France has an extensive motorway system, which is largely financed by tolls calculated according to the distance travelled and the vehicle type. Tickets are obtained and tolls paid at péages (tollgates). There is a speed limit for standard vehicles of 130 km/h (approx. 80 mph) and 110 km/h (approx. 70 mph) in wet weather. Some motorways have specific names, e.g. the autoroute du soleil refers to the A6 and A7 between Paris and Marseilles.
l'équipe de Marseille nous a eus
the Marseilles team beat us

Marseilles in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Marseilles in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for Marseilles in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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The original slate roof has been replaced with clay Marseilles tiles, the typical chimneys of the complex remaining in position.
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She also performed mine clearing in the port of Marseilles.
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Simultaneously, he started selling his wine to cafes in Marseilles.
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Without qualms, they unearthed the bones that were shipped to Marseilles.
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Square and accesses of the basilica one discovers a splendid panorama of the city of Marseilles.
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This work caused a great sensation among musicians of Marseilles, as bearing the stamp of genius.
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The knights, mounted figures in the tarot of Marseilles and similar designs, are centaurs or sphinxes in many minchiate decks.
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He had copied the snippet of melody from the siren of a police car in Marseilles.
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The roofs were either slate or Marseilles tile.
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