Collins unit 6 - Cities

convenient

Meaning: Easy to use, suitable, or saving you time and effort.

Arabic: ملائم، مناسب، مريح.

pieces of equipment

UNCOUNTABLE

✅ A piece of equipment

✅ Two pieces of equipment

❌ An equipment

❌ Two equipments

amenity (amenities)

NOUN, A feature or facility that makes a place more comfortable, convenient, or enjoyable.

وسائل الراحة أو المرافق والخدمات المتاحة

commuter (commuters)

NOUN A ---- is a person who travels a long distance to work every day.

congestion (kuhn·jes·chn, ازدحام أو اكتظاظ)

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN If there is --- in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.

Traffic congestion — ازدحام المرور

Urban congestion — الازدحام الحضري

Severe congestion — ازدحام شديد

Reduce congestion — يقلل الازدحام

Congestion charge - رسوم تُفرض على دخول مناطق معينة بالسيارة لتقليل الازدحام

housing

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

Meaning: Houses, apartments, and other places where people live, or the process of providing places for people to live.

Arabic meaning: الإسكان أو السكن أو المساكن.

Affordable housing — مساكن بأسعار معقولة

Housing shortage — نقص المساكن

Housing costs — تكاليف السكن

Public housing — الإسكان الحكومي

Housing market — سوق العقارات السكنية

Housing crisis — أزمة الإسكان

resident (residents)

NOUN The ---- of a house or area are the people who live there.

immigrant (immigrants)

NOUN An --- is a person who has come to live in a country from some other country.

infrastructure (infrastructures) .

NOUN The --- of a country, society, or organization consists of the basic facilities such as transport, communications, power supplies, and buildings, which enable it to function

inhabitant (inhabitants)

NOUN The ---- of a place are the people who live there.

neighbourhood (neighbourhoods)

NOUN A ---- is one of the parts of a town where people live. [

bustling

ADJECTIVE

Meaning: Full of activity, with many people moving around and things happening. lively

Arabic meaning: مزدحم بالحركة والنشاط أو يعجّ بالحيوية.

Common collocations

Bustling city — مدينة حيوية ومزدحمة

Bustling streets — شوارع تعجّ بالحركة

Bustling market — سوق مليء بالنشاط

Bustling atmosphere — أجواء مليئة بالحيوية

pioneering

ADJECTIVE ---- work or a pioneering individual does something that has not been done before, for example by developing or using new methods or techniques

historic

ADJECTIVE Something that is --- is important in history or is likely to be important.

rural (rur.l)

ADJECTIVE --- means relating to country areas as opposed to large towns.

sprawling

ADJECTIVE

Meaning: Covering a large area, often in an uncontrolled or unplanned way.

Arabic meaning: مترامٍ على مساحة واسعة، أو ممتدّ بشكل واسع وغير منظّم.

Common collocations

Sprawling city — مدينة مترامية الأطراف

Sprawling metropolis — مدينة كبرى شاسعة الامتداد

Sprawling suburbs — ضواحٍ واسعة الامتداد

Sprawling urban areas — مناطق حضرية ممتدة على مساحات واسعة

urban

ADJECTIVE --- means belonging to, or relating to, a town or city.

metropolis

Meaning: A very large, important, and densely populated city that serves as a major centre of business, culture, or government.

Arabic meaning: حاضرة كبرى أو مدينة رئيسية كبرى.