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| Cape Town n | (city in South Africa) | Kapstaden egen |
| | Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. |
city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) n | (town: central area) | stadskärna, centrum s |
| | I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. |
city planning,
town planning n | (urban development) | stadsplanering s |
| | The city council is responsible for city planning. |
| ghost town n | (abandoned town) | spökstad s |
| home town n | (town or city where one grew up) | hemstad s |
| | Linda had not been back to her home town of Sydney for many years. |
| home town n | (town or city where one lives) | hemstad s |
| | Pinehurst residents have plenty of reasons to be proud of their hometown. |
| jump town vtr + n | US, informal (flee, escape) | fly vitr |
| | | rymma vitr |
| | | sticka vitr |
| | (bokstavlig översättning) | dra från stan vbal uttr |
| | We better jump town before the police get here. |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) (stad: historisk del) | gamla staden, gamla stan adj+s |
| | This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| out of town adv | (away: from home, work) | inte hemma adv |
| | | bortrest adv |
| Anmärkning: Hyphens are used when the term is an adjective. |
| | I'll be out of town for the next few days. |
| | Our project manager is out of town for the next three weeks. |
| out-of-town adj | (situated outside town) | utanför staden uttr |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (bildlig) | göra staden osäker, göra stan osäker vbal uttr |
| | | gå ut och svira vbal uttr |
| | To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
shantytown,
also UK: shanty town n | (slums, makeshift housing) | slumkvarter s |
| | | kåkstad s |
| | The shantytown at the edge of the city has a high crime rate. |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) n | (town twinned with another) | vänort s |
| | Our sister city is in Germany. |
spa,
spa town n | (town with mineral spring) | kurort s |
| | Parts of many Jane Austen novels are set in the spa town of Bath. |
| toast of the town n | (celebrated person) (vardaglig) | stadskändis s |
| | | lokalkändis s |
| town car n | (luxury vehicle) (lånord) | town car s |
| | The executive was picked up in a Lincoln town car. |
| town council n | (municipal government) | kommunfullmäktige s |
| | He was elected to the town council with a large majority of the votes. |
| | The town council has decided to raise taxes in the area. |
| town hall n | (city's council building) (vardagligt) | stadshus, kommunhus s, spl |
| | | rådhus, kommunalhus s, spl |
| | There's a meeting at the town hall tonight. |
| town house n | (home in a city) | hus i stad s |
| | (hus ihopbyggt med andra) | radhus s |
| | Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | radhus s |
| | The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house n | (large residence in a city) | villa s |
| | | hus s |
| | George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| town square n | (city's market place or public arena) | stadstorg, torg s |
| | Once a month, the town square hosts a market selling local produce. |