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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. region [Brit ˈriːdʒ(ə)n, Am ˈridʒən] N

1. region GEOG:

region
région f
in the Oxford region
dans la région d'Oxford
in the regions Brit
en province
the lower regions euph
les enfers mpl

2. region PHYSIOL:

in the back/the shoulder region
dans le dos/l'épaule

II. in the region of PREP

in the region of
environ
(somewhere) in the region of £300
environ 300 livres sterling

I. Central [Region] (in Scotland)

Central [Region]
la région Central

II. central [Brit ˈsɛntr(ə)l, Am ˈsɛntrəl] ADJ

1. central (in the middle):

central area, courtyard, district
central
in central London
dans le centre de Londres

2. central (in the town centre):

central house, apartment etc
situé en centre-ville
we need a central location for the office
il nous faut un bureau situé au centre-ville

3. central (key):

central argument, feature, message, role
principal
to be central to sth
être essentiel à qc

4. central:

central ADMIN, POL control, management, government, funding, planning
central
French
French
English
English
la Champagne
the Champagne region
la Brie
Brie, the Brie region
région/usine leader
foremost region/factory
le Poitou
the Poitou region
Charentais (Charentaise) (natif)
native of the Charente region
Charentais (Charentaise) (habitant)
inhabitant of the Charente region
Dauphinois (Dauphinoise)
native of the Dauphiné region
Dauphinois (Dauphinoise)
inhabitant of the Dauphiné region
Champenois (Champenoise) (habitant)
inhabitant of the Champagne region
Champenois (Champenoise) (natif)
native of the Champagne region
Poitevin (Poitevine) (natif)
native of the Poitou region
Poitevin (Poitevine) (habitant)
inhabitant of the Poitou region

in the PONS Dictionary

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region [ˈri:dʒən] N

region
région f
the Birmingham region
la région de Birmingham

Phrases:

in the region of
aux environs de
watering region
irrigation f
French
French
English
English
région vinicole
wine-producing region
région lombaire
lumbar region
PACA
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
méditerranéen(ne)
sb from the Mediterranean region
bassin/groupe sidérurgique
steel-producing region/group
R.E.R.
(express train service for the Paris region)
passer une région au tamis
to comb a region
région (contrée)
region
région agricole/équatoriale/polaire
agricultural/equatorial/polar region
in the PONS Dictionary
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region [ˈri·dʒ ə n] N

region
région f
the Hudson Valley region
la région de la vallée de l'Hudson

Phrases:

in the region of
aux environs de
watering region
irrigation f
French
French
English
English
région vinicole
wine-producing region
région lombaire
lumbar region
la région Rhône-Alpes
the Rhone-Alpes region
PACA
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
bassin/groupe sidérurgique
steel-producing region/group
méditerranéen(ne)
sb from the Mediterranean region
R.E.R.
express train service for the Paris region
région (contrée)
region
région agricole/équatoriale/polaire
agricultural/equatorial/polar region
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