borough

arrondissement

Partie d’une ville ayant sa propre administration locale.

En anglais simple : A district of a city with its own local government.

• She lives in a London borough.
• The borough council approved new housing.
• Which borough has the largest population?

Synonymes : district

Expressions courantes : London borough, borough council, city borough

arrondissement

Grande partie d’une ville ayant le même statut administratif qu’un territoire plus vaste, comme un comté.

En anglais simple : A major part of a city that has the status of a larger government area, such as a county.

• Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
• Each borough has its own president.
• The five boroughs have different county names.

Expressions courantes : New York borough, borough president

ville, municipalité

Ville ayant son propre gouvernement local et certains droits accordés autrefois.

En anglais simple : A town with its own local government and certain rights granted in the past.

• The town became a borough centuries ago.
• A royal charter gave the borough special rights.
• The borough elected its own mayor.

Expressions courantes : municipal borough, ancient borough, borough charter

municipalité, arrondissement

Dans certains pays, territoire ayant une administration locale, comparable à une commune ou un arrondissement.

En anglais simple : An area with local government in certain countries, similar to a town or district.

• The borough provides local services.
• Residents voted to change the borough boundaries.
• Several boroughs share a waste collection service.

Synonymes : municipality, district

Expressions courantes : rural borough, borough boundary, borough government

bourg

Dans un sens ancien, petite ville, notamment entourée de murailles.

En anglais simple : A town, especially one protected by walls.

• The borough stood behind high walls.
• Merchants entered the borough through its eastern gate.
• Several small boroughs grew around the castle.

Synonymes : town

Expressions courantes : fortified borough, ancient borough

district

Territoire d’Alaska dont l’administration exerce des fonctions semblables à celles d’un comté.

En anglais simple : An area in Alaska whose government has responsibilities similar to those of a county.

• The borough manages several local schools.
• They moved to a borough in southern Alaska.
• The borough assembly discussed property taxes.

Expressions courantes : Alaska borough, organized borough, borough assembly