neighbourhood

[US]/'neɪbəhʊd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. distrikt; personer, der bor i et bestemt område; et område, der ligger ved siden af et bestemt sted.
Word Forms

Example Sentences

They are neighbourhood paper.

De er kvartersaviser.

the importance of neighbourhood to old people.

naboskabets betydning for ældre mennesker.

It cost in the neighbourhood of £500.

Det kostede omkring 500 pund.

to call this neighbourhood policing would be a misnomer.

At kalde dette kvarterspolititjeneste ville være en misvisning.

he was reluctant to leave the neighbourhood of London.

Han var tilbageholdende med at forlade Londonområdet.

the cost would be in the neighbourhood of three billion.

Omkostningerne ville være i nærheden af tre milliarder.

the whole neighbourhood was in a state of fear and tumult.

Hele kvarteret var i en tilstand af frygt og tumult.

The population of this city is in the neighbourhood of three million.

Byens befolkning er i nærheden af tre millioner.

Most of the families in this neighbourhood are on welfare.

De fleste familier i dette kvarter modtager sociale ydelser.

Are there many smithies in your neighbourhood?

Er der mange smedervirksomheder i dit nabolag?

she lived in a wealthy neighbourhood of Boston.

hun boede i et velhavende kvarter i Boston.

Can you hear someone calling in the neighbourhood?

Kan du høre nogen kalde i kvarteret?

At the funeral the whole neighbourhood came out to pay their respects (to him).

Til begravelsen kom hele kvarteret ud for at vise deres respekt (for ham).

A break anywhere in the circuit may cause the lights in the neighbourhood to go out.

En afbrydelse hvor som helst i kredsløbet kan få det til, at lysene i kvarteret går ud.

The boy wandered the neighbourhood, looking for his dog.

Drengen vandrede rundt i kvarteret og ledte efter sin hund.

Street violence has escalated as a result of a turf war between rival neighbourhood gangs.

Gadevolden er eskaleret som følge af en bandekrig mellem rivaliserende kvartersbander.

The residents in the neighbourhood all applauded the council's decision to close the small dye factory.

Beboerne i kvarteret klappede alle kommunalbestyrelsens beslutning om at lukke den lille farvefabrik.

"If too old to work much, the retired worker is very enthusiastic about neighbourhood affairs."

«Hvis de er for gamle til at arbejde meget, er den pensionerede arbejder meget entusiastisk omkring kvartersanliggender.»

The lake overflowed till all the villages in the neighbourhood were awash.

Søen løb over, så alle landsbyerne i nabolaget blev oversvømmet.

Real-world Examples

“We have enough problems in our own neighbourhood.”

Source: The Economist - China

It has so many different neighbourhoods, and they all have their own character.

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

That's an big neighbourhood in London.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Nearly 400 people are missing after the landslide hit a poor neighbourhood.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation October 2015

In the black decade, he was a teenager in one of Algiers' roughest neighbourhoods.

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I went out walking last night. Through the boy's neighbourhood.

Source: Go blank axis version

Another nine people died in a neighbourhood of Damascus.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2013

It's one of the most affluent neighbourhoods in the city.

Source: Emma's delicious English

" The neighbourhood was divided into warring factions."

Source: Engvid-Adam Course Collection

One of the blasts hit a wedding party in a mixed Sunni-Shiite neighbourhood, killing many guests.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2013

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