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urban meaning in French

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Urban (male given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈɜː.bən]
[US: ˈɝː.bən]

Urbain◼◼◼nom propre
{m}Most people live in urban areas. = La plupart des gens vivent en zones urbaines.

urban (of the city; characteristic of city life)
adjective
[UK: ˈɜː.bən]
[US: ˈɝː.bən]

urbain◼◼◼adjectifMost people live in urban areas. = La plupart des gens vivent en zones urbaines.

citadin [of a person]◼◼◻adjectif

urban furniture noun

mobilier urbain◼◼◼nom {m}

urban legend (dubious story)
noun
[UK: ˈɜː.bən ˈle.dʒənd]
[US: ˈɝː.bən ˈle.dʒənd]

légende urbaine◼◼◼nom {f}

urban planning (conscious design of towns and cities)
noun
[UK: ˈɜː.bən ˈplæn.ɪŋ]
[US: ˈɝː.bən ˈplæn.ɪŋ]

urbanisme◼◼◼nom {m}

urban renewal (redevelopment of urban areas)
noun

rénovation urbaine◼◼◼nom {f}

renouvellement urbain◼◼◻nom {m}

urban sprawl (growth of housing)
noun

étalement urbain◼◼◼nom {m}

urbane (courteous, polite, refined, suave, and sophisticated)
adjective
[UK: ɜː.ˈbeɪn]
[US: ər.ˈbeɪn]

urbain◼◼◼adjectif

urbanism (study of cities)
noun
[UK: ˈɜː.bə.ˌnɪzm]
[US: ˈɝː.bə.ˌnɪzm]

urbanisme◼◼◼nom {m}

urbanist [urbanists] noun
[UK: ɜːˈbeɪnɪst ]
[US: ərˈbeɪnɪst ]

urbaniste◼◼◼nom

urbanite (someone who lives in a city or similar urban area)
noun
[UK: ˈɜː.bə.naɪt]
[US: ˈɝː.bə.ˌnaɪt]

citadin◼◼◼nom

urbanity (what is characteristically urban)
noun
[UK: ɜː.ˈbæ.nɪ.ti]
[US: ɝː.ˈbæ.nɪ.ti]

urbanité◼◼◼nom {f}

urbanity (polished and courteous behavior)
noun
[UK: ɜː.ˈbæ.nɪ.ti]
[US: ɝː.ˈbæ.nɪ.ti]

civilité◼◻◻nom {f}

[literary] urbaniténom {f}

urbanization [urbanizations] (change in region)
noun
[UK: ˌɜː.bə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌər.bə.nə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

urbanisation◼◼◼nom {f}China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization. = La Chine continue de perdre des terres arables à cause de l'érosion et de l'urbanisation.

urbanization [urbanizations] (growth of cities)
noun
[UK: ˌɜː.bə.naɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌər.bə.nə.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩]

urbanisation◼◼◼nom {f}China continues to lose arable land because of erosion and urbanization. = La Chine continue de perdre des terres arables à cause de l'érosion et de l'urbanisation.

disturbance [disturbances] (act of disturbing, being disturbed)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈstɜː.bəns]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈstɝː.bəns]

trouble◼◼◼nom {m}

tapage◼◼◻nom {m}

Durban (city in South Africa)
proper noun
[UK: ˈdɜː.bən]
[US: ˈdɝː.bən]

Durban◼◼◼nom propre

enturban (to cover with a turban)
verb

enturbannerverbe

enturbanment (the act of enturbanning or the state of being enturbanned)
noun

enturbannementnom {m}

Gurbantünggüt (desert in Xinjiang)
proper noun

Dzoosotoyn Elisennom propre

Gurbantunggutnom propre

intraurban adjective

intra-urbain◼◼◼adjectif

peri-urban (immediately adjoining an urban area)
adjective

périurbain◼◼◼adjectif

rurban (of a location which has both urban and rural characteristics)
adjective
[UK: rˈɜːbən]
[US: rˈɜːbən]

rurbain◼◼◼adjectif

suburban (relating to outskirts of a city)
adjective
[UK: sə.ˈbɜː.bən]
[US: sə.ˈbɝː.bən]

suburbain◼◼◼adjectif

banlieusard◼◼◻adjectifCars are indispensable to suburban life. = Les voitures sont indispensables pour les banlieusards.

suburbanite (someone who dwells in suburbia)
noun
[UK: sə.ˈbɜː.bə.naɪt]
[US: sə.ˈbɝː.bə.ˌnaɪt]

banlieusard◼◼◼nom {m}

banlieusarde◼◻◻nom {f}

suburbanization (population movement from cities to suburbs)
noun
[UK: sə.ˌbərb.ə.nə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]
[US: sə.ˌbər.bə.nə.ˈzeɪ.ʃən]

banlieusardisation◼◼◼nom {f}

turban [turbans] (man's head-dress)
noun
[UK: ˈtɜː.bən]
[US: ˈtɝː.bən]

turban◼◼◼nom {m}That black turban of yours is ridiculous, you old fart! = Ton turban noir est ridicule, vieux croûton !

turbanned (Wearing a turban)
adjective

turbanéadjectif

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