What does banlieue in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word banlieue in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use banlieue in French.

The word banlieue in French means suburb, council estate, sink estate, bad area, Parisian suburbs, suburbia, suburb, gang leader, in the suburbs, commuter line, inner suburb, suburban neighbourhood, commuter train. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word banlieue

suburb

nom féminin (habitat de ville périphérique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les banlieues continuent de se développer.
The suburbs keep growing.

council estate, sink estate

nom féminin (péjoratif (zone urbaine défavorisée) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les jeunes des banlieues sont souvent stigmatisés.
Young people from council estates are often stigmatised.

bad area

nom féminin (banlieue à risques)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Parisian suburbs

nom féminin (périphérie de Paris)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

suburbia

nom féminin (périphérie construite de pavillons)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suburb

nom féminin (banlieue à population aisée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

gang leader

nom masculin (péjoratif (chef de bande)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

in the suburbs

locution adverbiale (dans la banlieue)

Mon cousin habite en banlieue.

commuter line

nom féminin (transport périphérique par train) (transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les lignes de banlieue vont du centre d'une grande ville aux petites villes périphériques.

inner suburb

nom féminin (banlieue immédiate)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

suburban neighbourhood

nom masculin (zone périurbaine) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il passa son enfance dans un quartier de banlieue.

commuter train

nom masculin (omnibus ferré) (transport)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet ouvrier part travailler chaque jour par le train de banlieue.

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