city

ville

Grand lieu habité avec de nombreuses maisons, rues et bâtiments, où les gens vivent et travaillent.

En anglais simple : A large place with many homes, streets, and buildings where people live and work.

• I live in a city.
• We visited three cities last summer.
• Which city would you like to live in?

Synonymes : metropolis

Expressions courantes : big city, capital city, city centre

municipalité, mairie

Autorité locale qui gère une ville et ses services publics.

En anglais simple : The local government responsible for a large town and its public services.

• The city repaired our road.
• The city has approved a new park.
• Will the city pay for the repairs?

Synonymes : municipality, local authority

Expressions courantes : the city council, city officials, city budget

centre-ville

Partie centrale d’une ville, où se trouvent de nombreux magasins et bureaux.

En anglais simple : The central part of a large town, where many shops and offices are.

• We went into the city.
• She takes the train to the city for work.
• Parking in the city costs more than in the suburbs.

Synonymes : city centre, downtown

Expressions courantes : into the city, in the city

ville, habitants

Toutes les personnes qui vivent dans une ville, considérées ensemble.

En anglais simple : The people who live in a large town, considered together.

• The whole city celebrated the victory.
• The city mourned its former mayor.
• News of the rescue filled the city with hope.

Expressions courantes : the whole city, a city united

profusion

Après un autre mot, indique qu’une chose ou une activité est présente en très grande quantité.

En anglais simple : Used after another word to say there is a lot of that thing or activity.

• This kitchen is mess city.
• After midnight, the beach becomes party city.
• With every road closed, it was traffic city downtown.

Comment l'utiliser : noun + city (With all those speakers, it was noise city in there.)

Expressions courantes : party city, traffic city, trouble city