Cities Flashcards

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1
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le centre ville

A

the city centre, downtown

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un quartier déshérité du centre ville

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inner cities

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3
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un citadin

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a city dweller, an urbanite

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4
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une métropole

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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

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a built-up area

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8
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un lotissement, une cité

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a housing estate, a housing development

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9
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un hlm

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a council house

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10
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une tour d’habitation

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a tower block

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11
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un grand ensemble

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a high-rise estate

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12
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un paté de maison

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a block of flats

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13
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un trottoir

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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
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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
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l’urbanisme

A

town planning

21
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un paysage urbain

A

a cityscape

22
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la disposition d’une ville

A

the layout of a town

23
Q

un programme de rénovation urbaine

A

an urban renewal programme

24
Q

rénover, réhabiliter

A

to renovate, to rehabilitate

25
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démolir un batiment

A

to pull down a building

26
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l’expansion urbaine tentaculaire

A

urban sprawl

27
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un quartier chaud

A

a hot spot

28
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une banlieue

A

a suburb

29
Q

un quartier

A

a neighbourhood

30
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un centre commercial

A

a shopping centre, a mall

31
Q

la grande banlieue

A

the commuter belt

32
Q

les espaces verts

A

green spaces