20. Cities Flashcards

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1
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le centre-ville

A

the city center / downtown

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un quartier déshérité du centre-ville

A

inner cities

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3
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un citadin

A

a city dweller / an urbanite

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4
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une métropole

A

a metropolis

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5
Q

une zone urbaine

A

an urban area

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6
Q

s’urbaniser

A

to become urbanised

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7
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une agglomération urbaine

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a built-up area

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8
Q

un lotissement, une cité

A

a housing estate / a housing development

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9
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un HLM

A

a council house / a council flat

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10
Q

une tour d’habitation

A

a tower block / a high rise

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11
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un grand ensemble

A

a high-rise estate

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12
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un pâté de maisons

A

a block of flats

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13
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un trottoir

A

a pavement / a sidewalk

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14
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un gratte-ciel

A

a skyscraper

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15
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une cité-dortoir

A

a dormitory town / a bedroom community

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16
Q

l’exode rural

A

rural depopulation

17
Q

une zone industrielle

A

an industrial estate / an industrial park

18
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un quartier d’habitation

A

a residential area

19
Q

un urbaniste

A

a town planner

20
Q

l’urbanisme

A

town planning / city planning

21
Q

un paysage urbain

A

a cityscape

22
Q

la disposition / la conception d’une ville

A

the layout of a town

23
Q

une programme de rénovation urbaine

A

an urban renewal programme

24
Q

rénover

A

to renovate

25
Q

la rénovation

A

the renovation

26
Q

réhabiliter

A

to rehabilitate

27
Q

la réhabilitation

A

the rehabilitation

28
Q

démolir un bâtiment

A

to pull down a building

29
Q

l’expansion urbaine tentaculaire

A

urban sprawl

30
Q

un quartier chaud

A

a hot spot

31
Q

une banlieue, un faubourg

A

a suburb

32
Q

un quartier

A

a neighbourhood

33
Q

un centre commercial

A

a shopping centre / a shopping precinct / a (shopping) mall

34
Q

la grande banlieue

A

the commuter belt

35
Q

les espaces verts

A

green spaces