city

city
city [ˈsɪtɪ]
1. noun
   a. (grande) ville f
• large cities like Leeds les grandes villes comme Leeds
• city life la vie urbaine
   b. (British) the City la City (centre des affaires à Londres)
• he's (something) in the City (inf) il travaille dans la City
2. compounds
[streets] de la ville ; [offices, authorities] municipal
► City and Guilds, City and Guilds examination noun (British) ≈ CAP m
► city centre noun centre-ville m
► city dweller noun citadin(e) m(f)
► city hall noun mairie f ; (in large towns) hôtel m de ville ; (US) ( = city authorities) administration f municipale
► city technology college noun (British) établissement m d'enseignement technologique
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‼|/b] [b]city ≠ cité
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CITY NICKNAMES
Si l'on sait que « The Big Apple » désigne la ville de New York (« apple » est un terme d'argot signifiant « grande ville »), on connaît moins les surnoms donnés aux autres grandes villes américaines. Chicago est surnommée « Windy City » à cause des rafales soufflant du lac Michigan, La Nouvelle-Orléans doit son nom de « Big Easy » à son style de vie décontracté, et l'industrie automobile a donné à Detroit son surnom de « Motown ».
D'autres villes sont familièrement désignées par leurs initiales : « LA » pour Los Angeles, « Big D » pour Dallas, ou par des diminutifs : « Vegas » pour Las Vegas, « Frisco » pour San Francisco, « Philly » pour Philadelphie.
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['sɪtɪ]
noun
1) (town) (grande) ville f

the medieval city — la cité médiévale

city life — la vie citadine

2) GB

the City — la City


English-French dictionary. 2013.

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