Cities Flashcards

1
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le centre ville

A

the city centre, 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
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une zone urbaine

A

an urban area

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6
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s’urbaniser

A

to become urbanished

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7
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une agglomération

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

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10
Q

une tour d’habitation

A

a tower block

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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 paté de maison

A

a block of flats

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13
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un trottoir

A

a pavement

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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

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a bedroom community

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16
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l’exode rural

A

rural depopulation

17
Q

la zone industrielle

A

an industrial estate

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

21
Q

un paysage urbain

A

a cityscape

22
Q

la disposition d’une ville

A

the layout of a town

23
Q

un programme de rénovation urbaine

A

an urban renewal programme

24
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rénover, réhabiliter

A

to renovate, to rehabilitate

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démolir un batiment
to pull down a building
26
l'expansion urbaine tentaculaire
urban sprawl
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un quartier chaud
a hot spot
28
une banlieue
a suburb
29
un quartier
a neighbourhood
30
un centre commercial
a shopping centre, a mall
31
la grande banlieue
the commuter belt
32
les espaces verts
green spaces