ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD METRO
From French, short for chemin de fer métropolitain metropolitan railway.
WHAT DOES METRO MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of metro in the English dictionary
The definition of metro in the dictionary is an underground, or largely underground, railway system in certain cities, esp in Europe, such as that in Paris.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «METRO»
The term «metro» is very widely used and occupies the
2.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
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7 QUOTES WITH «METRO»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
metro.
Metro never really wanted me for anything. I was always the one who happened to be free when their first choice was not.
The Adversity Index was created by msnbc.com and Moody's Analytics to track the economic fortunes of states and metro areas. Each month, the Adversity Index uses government data on employment, industrial production, housing starts and home prices to label each area as expanding, at risk of recession, in recession or recovering.
I hate people walking down the street listening to the soundtrack of their lives which responds to them but not their setting. I hate the overspill of sound which metro and subway riders are oblivious to because they notice no one and nothing around them.
I believe in miracles. At the age of 13, I was on holiday in Moscow with my mother. It was the only trip I took in my whole childhood. We stepped off a metro train and were approached by a talent scout who told me that she wanted to sign me to her modeling agency.
Metro was really a star-builder, no doubt about that. You were wrapped in cotton wool.
I think the men in L.A. are very rugged, good-looking. Men in New York look metro with their manis and pedis and their Bruno Magli loafers, but inside they're very masculine - aside from the Meatpacking District. The problem is the men in New York are five to one: five women to one man.
I emceed in metro Detroit throughout college, and even when I moved to New York, I would actually fly back on a Friday, emcee on a Saturday, and fly back on Sunday so that I could audition during the week. It was a big part of my life.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «METRO»
Discover the use of
metro in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
metro and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington
Metro
The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.
Collection of Bulgarian short stories by Lyubomir Nikolov.
This guide to Enterprise and Carrier Metro Ethernet applications shows what they can do for your organization and enables networking professionals of all levels to understand the concepts.
Sam Halabi, Bassam Halabi, 2003
Parisians know that to really see the city you must descend into the metro. In this revelatory book, Marc Auge takes readers below Paris in a work that is both an ethnography of the city and a personal narrative.
In 1960 Queneau's cult classic was made into a hugely successful film by Louis Malle. Packed full of word play and phonetic games, Zazie in the Metro remains as stylish and witty as ever.
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Metro: The Story of the Underground Railway
An illustrated look at the rise of the underground railway around the world, detailing its history, celebrating its architecture and looking at the cultural and artistic phenomena it has created.
Dark, hedonistic and sometimes violent, Metro tells the story of six months in the life of university student Liam Kelly.
Some of these stories actually take place in the metro itself, but most are to be found when you emerge above ground.
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The Last
Metro: Francois Truffaut, Director
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Mirella Jona Affron, Elliot Rubinstein, 1985
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «METRO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
metro is used in the context of the following news items.
Members of Congress grill Metro leaders over management, safety …
Top Metro officials faced aggressive questioning Tuesday as members of two House subcommittees chastised the beleaguered transit authority ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Operator in Metro train smoke tragedy declined to testify
Transportation authorities continue to investigate safety of Metro after the ... Metro train smoke incident declined to testify Tuesday afternoon on ... «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
Metro says report of sparks on Red Line, but no impact on train service
Updated at 9:12 a.m.. Metro said normal service is back on the Blue and Silver lines. Updated at 9:01 a.m.. There is a report of sparks at the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
15-year-old boy stabbed outside Brookland Metro Station
According to Metro Transit police, the boy was stabbed in the torso just before 5 p.m. on the sidewalk near the bus bay outside the station. «W*USA 9, Jul 15»
Metro, Piedmont near deal over Sounds stadium work
Metro is nearing a deal to give Piedmont Natural Gas Company $159,617 on top of 80 acres of Metro-owned property in Bordeaux to cover the ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
Metro Council talks trash at meeting – literally
In fact, it was the Metro Council that did the trash talking. Literally, they talked about trash. Metro discussed a desire to improve Portland's ... «KOIN.com, Jul 15»
Metro Council approves affordable housing bill
The Metro Council took its most significant action to date Tuesday to address Nashville's depleting stock of affordable housing, setting up a ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
Some Thoughts On Metro's Modest New Parking Policy Proposal
Metro is voting on a proposed update to its parking policies this Thursday. Metro Gold Line Atlantic Station parking structure. Photo by Joe ... «Streetsblog Los Angeles, Jul 15»
Fallout 3 metro trains were powered by running NPCs, apparently
You couldn't catch the metro in Fallout 3, but you could watch it from a distance in the Broken Steel DLC pack. It makes you think: if Bethesda ... «PC Gamer, Jul 15»
Metro East parole absconder charged in molestation of Mehlville girl
CLAYTON • A Belleville man who was on parole after being convicted in a similar case in the Metro East is facing molestation and burglary ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
