Cités (en. Cities)

/si.te/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Neighborhoods or urban zones, often relegated to the outskirts of major cities, where working-class populations reside.

Housing estates often face social issues.

Les cités sont souvent confrontées à des problèmes sociaux.

Residences intended for specific groups, such as students or workers.

New policies aim to improve life in university dormitories.

Les nouvelles policies visent à améliorer la vie dans les cités universitaires.

Housing built in urban development contexts.

It is important to renovate housing estates to improve the quality of life for residents.

Il est important de rénover les cités pour améliorer la qualité de vie des habitants.

Derived from the Latin 'civitas', meaning 'city', evoking organized communities.

workers' housing estate

A residential area intended for workers.

cité ouvrière

to live in a housing estate

Living in an urban area often marginalized.

vivre dans une cité

dormitory suburbs

Residential areas where residents do not work locally.

cités-dortoirs

urbanization

Process of increasing urban areas.

urbanisation

gentrification

Transformation of a neighborhood by the arrival of more affluent populations.

gentrification

marginalization

Process by which a group is forced to live outside societal norms.

marginalisation

Mark of a popular and combative lifestyle.

In our neighborhoods, we learn to fight for our rights.

Dans nos cités, on apprend à se battre pour ses droits.

Places where young people often gather to share moments of urban culture.

Rappers often come from housing estates to tell their stories.

Les rappeurs viennent souvent des cités pour raconter leur vécu.