vicinity

environs, voisinage

Zone proche d’un lieu précis.

En anglais simple : The area close to a particular place.

• There are shops in the vicinity.
• Police searched the vicinity of the station.
• Several hotels stand in the immediate vicinity of the airport.

Comment l'utiliser : in the vicinity of something (There is a park in the vicinity of the school.)

Synonymes : surrounding area, neighborhood

Expressions courantes : in the vicinity, vicinity of something, immediate vicinity

environ

Quantité ou taille proche d’un nombre donné.

En anglais simple : An amount or size close to a particular number.

• The repairs cost in the vicinity of two hundred dollars.
• Her weight is in the vicinity of sixty kilograms.
• We expect a total in the vicinity of three thousand visitors.

Comment l'utiliser : in the vicinity of an amount (The house costs in the vicinity of a million euros.)

Synonymes : region, neighborhood

Expressions courantes : in the vicinity, vicinity of something, somewhere in vicinity

proximité

Fait d’être proche de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : The state of being close to someone or something.

• The machine must stay in close vicinity to its power source.
• Living in such close vicinity to the railway disturbed her sleep.
• The sensor detects objects in its immediate vicinity.

Comment l'utiliser : in close vicinity to something (They live in close vicinity to the hospital.)

Synonymes : proximity, nearness

Contraires : distance

Expressions courantes : in close vicinity, vicinity to something, in immediate vicinity