Suburbia and the city Flashcards

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1
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Le centre d’affaires

A

The CBD (Central Business District)

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Le centre ville

A

The city center (GB/ Ausi) - Downtown (américain)

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3
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Un faubourg

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An inner suburb

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4
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Une banlieue

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A suburb

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5
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Banlieue tentaculaire

A

Sprawling suburbs

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6
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Ensemble des banlieue ou style de vie dans la banlieue américaine ou australienne

A

Suburbia

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7
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Les gens qui vivent dans la banlieue

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The suburbanites

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8
Q

Faire la navette entre son domicile et son travail

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To commute

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9
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Un navetteur

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A commuter

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10
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Un appartement

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A flat (GB) / an apartment (US)

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11
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Un immeuble d’habitation

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A block of flats

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12
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Un appartement HLM

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A council flat

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13
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Une cité HLM

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A council estate

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14
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Un gratte ciel

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A high rise building / a skyscraper

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15
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Un centre commercial

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A shopping mall

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16
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L’autoroute

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The motorway (GB) / the highway/ the freeway (US)

17
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Ennuyeux

A

Boring

18
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Sans âme

A

Soulless

19
Q

Terne

A

Dull

20
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Atmosphérique

A

Atmospheric

21
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Animé

A

Lively

22
Q

Poétique

A

Poetic

23
Q

Charmant

A

Charming

24
Q

Mal famé / qui craint

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Dodgy

25
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Déprimant

A

Depressing

26
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Uniformisation

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Standardization

27
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Uniformité

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Uniformity

28
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Solitude

A

Loneliness pas

29
Q

Isolement

A

Isolation

30
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Interaction social

A

Social interaction

31
Q

Louer les qualités de quelque chose

A

To praise (smthg)

32
Q

Dénigrer

A

To denigrate, to run sth down, to make disparaging comments about sth