barrio
block ; ward ; quarter ; burb ; local community ; neighbourhood [neighborhood, -USA].
And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.
A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).
The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.
Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.
Their first-hand knowledge of the community and commitment to its problems has been invaluable in ensuring that NACs respond sympathetically and swiftly to the needs of the neighbourhood.
a nivel de barrio
neighbourhood-based
It is impossible to estimate the number of independent neighbourhood-based advice and information services currently in existence.
asesoría de barrio (NAC)
neighbourhood advice centre (NAC)
The most significant development in the field of information and advice services has been the phenomenal growth of neighbourhood advice centres (NAC).
asistente social de barrio
community worker
Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.
barrio bajo
slum
skid row
He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
barrio chino, el
Chinatown
If you are looking for the best reasonably priced sushi your best bet is almost certainly Sushi-Hiro in Chinatown.
barrio de chabolas
slum
He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
barrio de los pobres
lower town
'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
barrio de los ricos
upper town
In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
barrio dormitorio [Zona residencial de una ciudad de donde la gente se desplaza temprano a la ciudad a trabajar y a donde vuelve tras una jornada intensiva de trabajo]
bedroom community
Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
barrio marginado
deprived area
CAP neighbourhood centers bear a strong resemblance to the neighbourhood advice centres which sprang up in the 1970s in the deprived areas of British cities.
barrio marginado de la ciudad
inner-city area
One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library took place in a deprived inner-city area.
barrio pobre
slum
He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad
inner-city suburb
inner-city area
He lived with his mother and two younger sisters in an inner-city suburb and worked as a storeman at a local supermarket.
One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library took place in a deprived inner-city area.
barrio residencial
residential neighbourhood
Findings in this paper demonstrate that these new residential neighbourhoods are characterised by a lack of 'neighbourliness'.
barrio residencial de las afueras [En la sociedad occidental moderna, zonas situadas en las afueras de una ciudad donde la gente más adinerada suele vivir y que se contrapone al centro de la ciudad donde viven la gente más pobre]
suburb
suburbia
uptown
First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city.
If you fancy a real taste of the great outdoors - away from the mini suburbia of campsites - try wild camping, says Dixe Wills.
During the early nineteen-thirties, as the city's population moved uptown, so too did many library members.
Barrio Sésamo
Sesame Street
The author briefly discusses some of the research findings of the US children's TV programme 'Sesame Street'.
barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad [En los países anglosajones los barrios céntricos se consideran que es donde viven las personas con menos nivel socio-económico]
inner city
Find references to racism in the inner cities.
biblioteca de barrio
district library
community library
branch library
The cooperation with public libraries, for example, takes place at the level of district libraries and includes a joint preparation of a bibliography on the development of socialist agriculture in Western Bohemia.
This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.
The branch or departmental libraries belonging to the local library are at the lowest level.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio
district librarian
In public libraries the post of district or branch librarian is extremely important, since the holder is the representative of the chief librarian in the area served by his branch.
centro de barrio
neighbourhood centre
In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto.
de barrio
neighbourhood-based
It is impossible to estimate the number of independent neighbourhood-based advice and information services currently in existence.
de los barrios pobres
back-street
Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to 'back-street' abortionists.
en + Posesivo + barrio
in + Posesivo + neck of the woods
Alternatively, I could come by and pick it up next time I'm in your neck fo the woods.
habitante de un barrio residencial
suburbanite
To be a novel reader or a suburbanite is to be in a waking dream.
material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio
community literature
Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.
nuevo vecino del barrio
new kid on the block
The article 'Big superstores: the new kid(s) on the block' examines the future of independent publishers and booksellers in the face of competition from chain superstores.
patrullas de barrio
community policing
The reference librarian gives a brief description of recent books under the headings of community policing; criminology; gang rape; hate speech and control of narcotics.
ser la comidilla del barrio
be the talk of the town
It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.
tienda de barrio [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
convenience store
corner shop, the
Alongside the bus stations, passengers will need convenience stores, supermarkets, coffee shops and curbside cafes.
An important point which arises from this research is that using some applications software would be a case of 'overkill', or, to use an analogy, of using a Rolls-Royce to pop down to the corner shop!.
