City in spanish
pronunciation: θiudɑd part of speech: noun
city = ciudad.
Example: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.more:
» a city of = una gran cantidad de.
Example: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.» all over the city = por toda la ciudad, en toda la ciudad.
Example: We have hundreds of small groups meeting all over the city every day of the week.» capital city = capital. [De una nación]
Example: The capital city of London has some major general bookshops and a number of specialist bookshops which are virtually national suppliers.» central city = centro de la ciudad.
Example: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.» city-administered = gestionado por el ayuntamiento.
Example: By city-administered examination and promotion, his current salary range would be equalled and surpassed within a year to a year and a half.» city archive = archivo municipal.
Example: This article traces the link between the history of Warsaw and the Warsaw city archive from the 14th century.» city authority = autoridad civil, autoridad cívica.
Example: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.» city budget director = interventor, gerente, tesorero.
Example: The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format.» city bus = autobús urbano.
Example: This ticket costs 5 pounds for unlimited travel on local city buses for a week.» city by-law = ordenanza municipal.
Example: A rooming house is considered illegal if it contravenes city bylaws.» city centre = centro de la ciudad, centro urbano.
Example: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.» city coffers, the = arcas de la ciudad, las.
Example: The fire department was established in 1823 and when there were sufficient funds in the city coffers, the first fire engine was purchased.» city council = ayuntamiento, municipio, concejo municipal.
Example: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.» city councillor = concejal municipal.
Example: Under no circumstances should a city councillor lose their cool like that in a public place in front of other constituents.» city council-man = concejal municipal.
Example: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.» city council meeting = pleno, pleno del ayuntamiento.
Example: He was also arrested and handcuffed at two city council meetings in 2006.» city dweller = urbanita, habitante de la ciudad.
Example: A table shows the number of students who passed through the courses during their 5-year existence, and characteristics such as city or country dweller, from public or special library.» city fathers = autoridades municipales.
Example: The city fathers endorsed this project with the stipulation that a librarian or 'book-lover' should be available to assist patrons.» city gas = gas ciudad.
Example: Essentially, city gas is a public service, and named such because its usually only available in the city, where its practical to build lines.» city gate = puerta de la ciudad.
Example: The bodies of some of the executed were thrown into the sea, while others were dumped, without burial, before the city gates.» city girl = chica de ciudad.
Example: It's hard to get the fast-paced high-powered city girl to wear anything other than black and leather.» city hall = ayuntamiento.
Example: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.» city kid = chico de ciudad.
Example: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.» city librarian = bibliotecario municipal.
Example: City librarians need to be notified about student assignments so that materials can be pulled from shelves and reserved for student use.» city library = biblioteca municipal.
Example: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential.» city life = vida urbana, vida de la ciudad.
Example: In South Africa's rapidly urbanizing society, many individuals are unable to cope with the demands of modern city life.» city lights, the = luces de la ciudad, las.
Example: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.» city lot = terreno sin construir, parcela sin construir, solar. [Dentro de la ciudad]
Example: These are people who set up telescopes in city lots and observe with blankets draped over their heads to block streetlights, while keeping an ear out for muggers.» city manager = interventor, gerente, tesorero.
Example: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.» city map = plano de la ciudad.
Example: The data were collected by means of city maps and verified through aerial photography.» city official = funcionario del ayuntamiento.
Example: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.» city ordinance = ordenanza municipal.
Example: A man was charged with violating a city ordinance after police caught him firing a pellet gun at birds in a city park.» city park = parque municipal.
Example: This city park has been designed as an ecological preserve for local flora and fauna but has recently become home to about 150 feral dogs.» city planning = urbanismo, planificación urbanística, planeamiento urbanístico.
Example: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.» city state = ciudad estado.
Example: As Singapore celebrates 51 years of independence this week, we chart its epic transformation from a colonial backwater into a rich, high-tech city state.» city street = calle de la ciudad.
Example: He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.» city tax = impuesto municipal.
Example: University officials have repeatedly said the campus is exempt from all city taxes.» city tour = visita por la ciudad.
Example: This city tour will end at the TV tower of Berlin to watch the colours of the city changing when the sun sets while enjoying a glass of German sparkling wine.» city wall = muralla.
Example: It was razed by Spanish authorities in 1897 along with a segment of the city walls to let the overcrowded colonial capital to grow.» citywide [city-wide] = por toda la ciudad.
Example: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.» city worker = funcionario del ayuntamiento.
Example: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.» coastal city = ciudad costera.
Example: A team of archaeologists have unearthed a Greek temple in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria.» cosmopolitan city = ciudad cosmopolita.
Example: Sydney is a lively city with a vibrant, multicultural landscape making it one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world.» Eternal City, the = ciudad eterna, la.
Example: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.» forbidden city, the = ciudad prohibida, la.
Example: It's a little-known fact that cows were domesticated in Mesopotamia and were also used in China as guard animals for the forbidden city.» home city = ciudad natal, patria chica.
Example: Lisa Woodman has been banned from every nightclub in her home city for dressing too skimpily.» industrial city = ciudad industrial.
Example: Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.» inner city = barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad, zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad. [En los países anglosajones los barrios céntricos se consideran que es donde viven las personas con menos nivel socio-económico]
Example: Find references to racism in the inner cities.» intercity [inter-city] = interurbano.
Example: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.» level + a city = arrasar una ciudad, destruir una ciudad.
Example: Kids can use the pliable dough to build all manner of things -- rather than level cities and shoot people -- and they can even eat moderate amounts of it without ending up in the emergency room.» metropolitan city = ciudad metropolitana.
Example: By 2025, seven of ten largest metropolitan cities of the world will be located in Asia.» oldest part of the city, the = el casco antiguo de la ciudad.
Example: The oldest part of the city is located in an area where the river narrows before opening into an estuary = El casco antiguo de la ciudad se ubica en una zona donde el río se estrecha antes de abrirse al mar en un estuario.» port city = ciudad portuaria.
Example: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.» satellite city = ciudad satélite.
Example: Their lifestyles have been influenced by the rapid growth of satellite cities around the capital area.» Sin City = Sin City, Ciudad del Pecado.
Example: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.» the City = City de Londres, la.
Example: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.» the city that never sleeps = la ciudad que nunca duerme.
Example: Several cities (New York, Chicago, etc.) have claimed the title of 'the city that never sleeps'.» Vatican City, the = Ciudad del Vaticano, la.
Example: The archives of the Vatican City contain valuable sources for historical research.» walled city = ciudad fortificada, ciudad amurallada.
Example: Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times.» weekend city break = escapada de fin de semana en una ciudad.
Example: Now, in my opinion, no weekend city break would be complete without some form of shopping!.