country

country
country [ˈkʌntrɪ]
1. noun
   a. pays m
• to go to the country (British = call election) appeler le pays aux urnes
   b. (as opposed to town) campagne f
• in the country à la campagne
• there is some lovely country to the north il y a de beaux paysages dans le nord
• the surrounding country la campagne environnante
   c. ( = region) région f
• mountainous country région f montagneuse
• this is Brontë country c'est le pays des Brontë
2. compounds
[lifestyle] campagnard
► country-and-western noun ( = music) musique f country
► country club noun club m de loisirs (à la campagne)
► country dance, country dancing noun danse f folklorique
► country house noun manoir m
► country music noun (musique f) country m
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['kʌntrɪ] 1.
noun
1) (nation, people) pays m

to go to the country — GB Politics appeler le pays aux urnes

2) (native land) patrie f

the old country — le pays natal

3) (also countryside) (out of town) campagne f

in the country — à la campagne

open country — rase campagne

4) [U] région f

walking country — une région bonne pour la marche

Brontë country — le pays des Brontë

5) (also country music) country (music) f
2.
adjective [road] de campagne; [scene] campagnard

country life — la vie à la campagne

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it's a free country! — on est en république!, on est libre de faire ce qu'on veut!

it's my line of country — ça me connaît

it's not really my line of country — ce n'est pas vraiment mon fort


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