| Zusammengesetzte Wörter: |
| Englisch | Deutsch |
| a night out on the town n | (evening at bar, party) | ausgehen Vi, sepa |
| (informell) | weggehen Vi, sepa |
| feiern gehen Vi |
| After I got my promotion, my friends and I went for a night out on the town to celebrate. |
| Cape Town n | (city in South Africa) | Kapstadt En |
| Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa. |
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 planning,
town planning n | (urban development) | Städteplanung Nf |
| (übertragen) | Stadtbild Nn |
| The city council is responsible for city planning. |
| go to town v expr | figurative (do [sth] lavishly, extravagantly) | sich Mühe geben VP |
| (übertragen) | sich ins Zeug legen Rdw |
| Wow! Look at all this food - you've really gone to town! |
| home town n | (town or city where one grew up) | Heimatstadt Nf |
| Linda had not been back to her home town of Sydney for many years. |
| home town n | (town or city where one lives) | Wohnort Nm |
| Pinehurst residents have plenty of reasons to be proud of their hometown. |
| jump town vtr + n | US, informal (flee, escape) (umgangssprachlich) | abhauen Vi, sepa |
| (übertragen) | verkrümeln Vr |
| (übertragen) | die Fliege machen Rdw |
| We better jump town before the police get here. |
| market town n | (with regular market) | Marktstadt Nf |
| Marktgemeinde Nf |
old town,
Old Town n | (city: historic part) | Altstadt Nf |
| Stadtkern Nm |
| This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| out of town adv | (away: from home, work) (ugs) | nicht da Adv + Adv |
| weg Adv |
| verreist V Part Perf |
| nicht in der Stadt Rdw |
| Anmerkung: 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. |
| Ich werde die nächsten Tage nicht da sein. |
| Unser Projektmanager ist für die kommenden drei Wochen weg. |
| out-of-town adj | (situated outside town) | vor der Stadt Rdw |
| außerhalb der Stadt Rdw |
| The new out-of-town shopping complex is likely to draw footfall away from the city centre. |
paint the town red,
paint the town v expr | figurative (go out and celebrate) (ugs) | auf die Pauke hauen Rdw |
| (übertragen) | die Stadt unsicher machen Rdw |
| To celebrate their win, the whole football team went out to paint the town red. |
shantytown,
also UK: shanty town n | (slums, makeshift housing) | Elendsviertel Nn |
| The shantytown at the edge of the city has a high crime rate. |
sister city (US),
twin town (UK) n | (town twinned with another) | Partnerstadt Nf |
| Our sister city is in Germany. |
| small-town adj | pejorative (provincial, unenlightened) | hinterwäldlerisch Adj |
| provinziell Adj |
| kleinstädtisch Adj |
spa,
spa town n | (town with mineral spring) | Kurort Nm |
| Parts of many Jane Austen novels are set in the spa town of Bath. |
| town car n | (luxury vehicle) (informell) | Luxusschlitten Nm |
| The executive was picked up in a Lincoln town car. |
| town council n | (municipal government) | Stadtverwaltung Nf |
| Stadtrat Nm |
| Gemeindeverwaltung Nf |
| 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 crier n | ([sb] who makes public announcements) (historisch) | Stadtschreier Nm |
| (historisch) | Gemeindediener Nm |
| The town crier announced that the criminal would be publicly hanged. |
| town hall n | (city's council building) | Gemeindehaus, Gemeindeamt Nn |
| Rathaus, Stadthaus Nn |
| There's a meeting at the town hall tonight. |
| Heute Abend findet im Gemeindehaus eine Versammlung statt. |
| town house n | (home in a city) | Stadthaus Nn |
| Town houses usually share their side walls with similar buildings. |
| town house n | (terraced house) | Reihenhaus Nn |
| The fire quickly spread to a row of town houses. |
| town house n | (large residence in a city) | Stadthaus Nn |
| George was rich enough to buy a town house in Manhattan. |
| town square n | (city's market place or public arena) | Marktplatz Nm |
| Once a month, the town square hosts a market selling local produce. |
