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town [towns] (settlement) noun [UK: taʊn] [US: ˈtaʊn] | ville◼◼◼nom {f}Leave town. = Quitte la ville ! commune◼◼◻nom {f}I'm living in a town. = Je vis dans une commune. bourg◼◼◻nom {m} villettenom {f} villottenom {f} |
town centre (main commercial or business area of a town) noun [UK: taʊn ˈsen.tə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈsen.tər] | centre-ville◼◼◼nom |
town council (governing body) noun [UK: taʊn ˈkaʊn.sl̩] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈkaʊn.sl̩] | conseil municipal◼◼◼nom {m} |
town councillor noun [UK: taʊn ˈkaʊn.sə.lə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈkaʊn.sə.lər] | conseiller municipal◼◼◼nom {m} |
town crier noun [UK: taʊn ˈkraɪə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈkraɪər] | crieur public◼◼◼nom {m} |
town gas (manufactured gas supplied to consumers) noun | gaz de ville◼◼◼nom {m} |
town hall (a building that houses the local government offices of a town) noun [UK: taʊn hɔːl] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈhɒl] | mairie◼◼◼nom {f} hôtel de ville◼◼◼nom {m} maison communale [Wallonia]◼◻◻nom {f} hôtel communal [Wallonia]nom {m} |
town square (an open area in a town) noun | place◼◼◼nom {f} |
town twinning (pairing of towns or cities) noun [UK: taʊn ˈtwɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈtaʊn ˈtwɪn.ɪŋ] | jumelage◼◼◼nom {m} |
townhouse (house in an urban setting) noun [UK: ˈtaʊn.ˌhɑːws] [US: ˈtaʊn.ˌhɑːws] | maison de ville◼◼◼nom {f} |
townsman [townsmen] (male resident of a town) noun [UK: ˈtaʊnz.mən] [US: ˈtaʊnz.mən] | citadin◼◼◼nom {m} |
townspeople [townspeople] (the population or inhabitants of a village, town or city) noun [UK: ˈtaʊnz.piːp.l̩] [US: ˈtaʊnz.ˌpip.l̩] | citadins◼◼◼nom {m pl} |
townsperson (inhabitant of a town, see also: townsman; townswoman) noun | citadinnom {m} citadinenom {f} |
townswoman (woman resident of a town) noun | citadine◼◼◼nom {f} |
towpath (path alongside a canal or river) noun [UK: ˈtəʊ.pɑːθ] [US: ˈtoʊ.pɑːθ] | halage◼◼◼nom {m} |
to what end (for what purpose) adverb | dans quel but◼◼◼adverbe à quelle fin◼◼◼adverbe pour quoi faire◼◼◻adverbe |
to whom it may concern (phrase used to begin a formal letter to an unknown recipient) phrase [UK: tuː huːm ɪt meɪ kən.ˈsɜːn] [US: ˈtuː ˈhuːm ˈɪt ˈmeɪ kən.ˈsɝːn] | à qui de droit◼◼◼phrase |
to wit (namely, specifically) adverb [UK: tuː wɪt] [US: ˈtuː ˈwɪt] | à savoir◼◼◼adverbe [obsoleteadverbe except in Canada] assavoiradverbe |
bath towel (towel for drying the body) noun | serviette de bain◼◼◼nom {f} |
beach towel (towel used at the beach) noun [UK: biːtʃ ˈtaʊəl] [US: ˈbiːtʃ ˈtaʊəl] | serviette de plage◼◼◼nom {f} |
bell tower (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) noun [UK: bel ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈbel ˈtaʊər] | clocher◼◼◼nom {m} beffroi◼◻◻nom {m} |
bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows] (to present a thing as a gift or honour) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ] | accorder◼◼◼verbe conférer (in some formulations only)◼◼◼verbe décerner◼◼◼verbeThe committee bestowed a medal on him. = Le comité lui a décerné une médaille. remettre◼◼◻verbe |
bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows] (to make use of) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ] | consacrer◼◼◻verbe |
bestow [bestowed, bestowing, bestows] (to dispose of) verb [UK: bɪ.ˈstəʊ] [US: bəˈsto.ʊ] | disposer de◼◻◻verbe |