Zusammengesetzte Wörter:
city | City |
| big city n | (large urban centre) | Großstadt Nf |
| | | Metropole Nf |
| | Tokyo is a big city. |
block,
city block n | US (street section) | Straße Nf |
| | | Ecke Nf |
| | The grocer's shop is on the same block as the pharmacy. |
| | Der Lebensmittelladen ist auf der gleichen Straße wie die Apotheke. |
block,
entire city block n | US (square enclosed by streets) | Viertel Nn |
| | The new building will cover the entire city block. |
| | Das neue Gebäude wird das ganze Viertel einbeziehen. |
| capital city n | (country's main town) | Hauptstadt Nf |
| | (Politik) | Residenzstadt Nf |
| | (Politik) | Regierungssitz Nm |
| | The capital city of England is London. |
| city block n | (area surrounded by streets) (vage) | Block Nm |
| | | Häuserblock Nm |
| | That limousine looks like it's almost a city-block long. |
| city break n | (short holiday in a city or town) | Städtereise Nf |
| | (Anglizismus) | Städtetrip Nm |
city center (US),
city centre,
town centre (UK) n | (town: central area) | Innenstadt Nf |
| | | Stadtzentrum Nn |
| | (überholt) | Stadtkern Nm |
| | I don't want to drive through the city center in rush hour. |
| | Während des Berufsverkehrs will ich nicht durch die Innenstadt fahren. |
| city council n | (local government body) | Stadtrat Nm |
| | | Stadtverwaltung Nf |
| | The city council is responsible for keeping the city's streets clean. |
| city councilwoman n | US (female local councilor) | Stadträtin Nf |
| | | Stadtherrin Nf |
| city dweller n | ([sb] who lives in a town or city) | Mensch, der in der Stadt wohnt Rdw |
| | | Stadtmensch Nm |
| | (meist abfällig) | Städter Nm |
| | Many city dwellers live in tiny apartments without garages. |
| city girl n | (young woman from urban area) | Mädchen aus der Stadt Rdw |
| | (ugs, übertragen) | Stadtpflanze Nf |
city hall,
City Hall n | US, often capitalized (municipal government) | Rathaus Nn |
| | (übertragen, überholt) | Bürgermeisteramt Nn |
| | The FBI launched an investigation into corruption at City Hall. |
| city life n | (urban lifestyle) | Stadtleben Nn |
| | I prefer the high energy of city life to the calm of the country. |
| | Ich ziehe den Trubel des Stadtlebens der Ruhe auf dem Land vor. |
| city manager n | US (non-elected official) | Stadtdirektor Nm |
| | | Oberstadtdirektor Nm |
| | | Stadtdirektorin, Oberstadtdirektorin Nf |
city planning,
town planning n | (urban development) | Städteplanung Nf |
| | (übertragen) | Stadtbild Nn |
| | The city council is responsible for city planning. |
| city slicker n | US, informal, usually pejorative (urban person) (abfällig) | Städter Nm |
| | (beleidigend) | Trottel aus der Großstadt Rdw |
| | We all laughed when the city slicker ran terrified from our old cow. |
| city walls npl | (fortification around a town) | Stadtmauer Nf |
| city-state n | (autonomous city) | Stadtstaat Nm |
| | Vatican City is a present-day example of a city-state. |
| inner city n | (low-income city district) | Getto, Ghetto Nn |
| | Schools in inner cities are often blighted by violence and low academic achievement. |
| inner city n | (central part of town) | Innenstadt Nf |
| | | Stadtzentrum Nn |
| | | Stadtkern Nm |
| | There are good transport links from the suburbs to the inner city. |
| inner city n as adj | (downtown) | in der Stadt Rdw |
| | | im Stadtzentrum Präp + Nn |
| | Jo spent an afternoon browsing in the inner-city stores. |
| inner-city n as adj | (of low-income city district) | Sozialviertel Nn |
| | | sozial schwach Adj |
| | Being a teacher in an inner-city secondary school can be challenging. |
| port city n | (town with a harbor) | Hafenstadt Nf |
| | Although Porto Novo is the capital, Cotonou is the main port city of Benin. |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) n | (town twinned with another) | Partnerstadt Nf |
| | Our sister city is in Germany. |