neighborhood

quartier

Partie d’une ville où des gens habitent.

En anglais simple : A part of a town or city where people live.

• This is a quiet neighborhood.
• They moved to a neighborhood near the river.
• Several neighborhoods have new schools.

Synonymes : district, area

Expressions courantes : quiet neighborhood, residential neighborhood, neighborhood park, neighborhood boundaries

voisinage, environs

Zone proche d’une maison ou d’un autre lieu, avec les personnes qui y vivent.

En anglais simple : The area and people close to someone’s home or another place.

• Everyone in our neighborhood knows her.
• There are several restaurants in his neighborhood.
• We searched the neighborhood around the station.

Synonymes : vicinity, surroundings

Expressions courantes : in the neighborhood, someone’s neighborhood, nearby neighborhood

ordre, environs

Quantité proche d’un nombre donné, sans être forcément exacte.

En anglais simple : An amount close to a particular number.

• Repairs will cost in the neighborhood of a thousand dollars.
• His salary is in the neighborhood of fifty thousand dollars.
• The total should be in the neighborhood of two hundred.

Comment l'utiliser : in the neighborhood of + amount (The house costs in the neighborhood of three hundred thousand dollars.)

Synonymes : region

Expressions courantes : in the neighborhood, neighborhood of something