20. Cities Flashcards

1
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le centre-ville

A

the city center / downtown

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2
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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

A

a built-up area

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8
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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
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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
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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
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une programme de rénovation urbaine

A

an urban renewal programme

24
Q

rénover

A

to renovate

25
la rénovation
the renovation
26
réhabiliter
to rehabilitate
27
la réhabilitation
the rehabilitation
28
démolir un bâtiment
to pull down a building
29
l'expansion urbaine tentaculaire
urban sprawl
30
un quartier chaud
a hot spot
31
une banlieue, un faubourg
a suburb
32
un quartier
a neighbourhood
33
un centre commercial
a shopping centre / a shopping precinct / a (shopping) mall
34
la grande banlieue
the commuter belt
35
les espaces verts
green spaces