village

village

Petit ensemble de maisons et d’autres bâtiments à la campagne.

En anglais simple : A small group of homes and other buildings in the countryside.

• I live in a village.
• The village has one school and two shops.
• We visited several mountain villages last summer.

Expressions courantes : small village, village shop, nearby village

résidence fermée

Ensemble de logements dans un espace privé, souvent protégé par des portails et des gardiens.

En anglais simple : A group of homes within a private area, often protected by gates and guards.

• Guards watch the village entrance.
• Only residents can enter this gated village.
• The developer built two villages with private swimming pools.

Synonymes : gated community, subdivision

Expressions courantes : gated village, private village, village entrance