Cities Flashcards

1
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le centre-ville

A

the city centre/ (US) 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/ (US) an urbanite

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4
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une métropole/ une mégalopole

A

a metropolis/ a megalopolis

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5
Q

une zone urbaine

A

an urban area

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6
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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
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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(e) HLM

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a council house/ a council flat

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10
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une tour (d’habitation)

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a tower block/ a high rise

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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 pâté de maisons

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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/ (US) a sidewalk

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14
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un gratte-ciel

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a skyscraper

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15
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une zone industrielle

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a dormitory town/ (US) an industrial park

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16
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un quartier d’habitation

A

a residential area

17
Q

un urbaniste

A

a town planner

18
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l’urbanisme

A

town planning/ city planning

19
Q

un paysage urbain

A

a cityscape

20
Q

la disposition/ conception d’une ville

A

the layout of a town

21
Q

un programme de rénovation urbaine

A

an urban renewal program

22
Q

rénover, réhabiliter

A

to renovate/ to rehabilitate

23
Q

la rénovation/ la réhabilitation

A

the renovation/ the rehabilitation

24
Q

démolir un bâtiment

A

to pull down a building

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la périurbanisation
urban sprawl
26
un quartier chaud
a hot spot/ a trouble spot
27
une zone de non-droit
a no-go area
28
une banlieue, un faubourg
a suburb
29
un quartier
a neighbourhood
30
un centre commercial
a shopping centre/ a shopping precinct
31
une galerie marchande
a (shopping) mall
32
la grande banlieue
the commuter belt
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les espaces verts
green spaces