urban
gb/ˈɚbən/ us/ˈɚbən/
B1
Englisch
~ 1800
városi, urbánus, utcai
B1
1
városi
A2
Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is urban
Urban areas often have better public transportation than rural ones.
A városi területeken gyakran jobb a tömegközlekedés, mint vidéken.
The city council is working on new urban development projects.
A városi önkormányzat új városfejlesztési projekteken dolgozik.
Urban lifestyles can be fast-paced and stressful.
Many young people move to urban centers for job opportunities.
Urban planning requires balancing housing, transport, and green spaces.
Beispiele für Lernende
I live in an urban area.
Városi környezetben élek.
Urban life is very busy.
A városi élet nagyon nyüzsgő.
The park is in an urban part of the city.
Urban housing is often expensive.
He studies urban design.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners sometimes confuse 'urban' with 'urbane', but 'urbane' means polite and refined, not related to cities.
Bedeutung
Relating to a city or town
Wortverbindungen
urban area
|urban development
|urban lifestyle
|urban environment
|urban planning
Synonyme
metropolitan (Often used for very large cities or the surrounding region, sometimes more formal.)
Antonyme
rural (Describes areas in the countryside, away from cities.)
Themen
geography
|society
|lifestyle
|daily_life
|space
Definition
About a city or the life in a city.
Located in, characteristic of, or relating to a city or densely populated area.
B2
INFORMAL
2
Verwendungsmuster:
[something] is urban
The festival celebrates urban music and street art.
A fesztivál az urbánus zenét és az utcai művészetet ünnepli.
She’s a designer known for her bold urban fashion.
Merész, urbánus stílusáról ismert divattervező.
Urban culture has influenced mainstream entertainment worldwide.
The gallery focuses on urban photography.
He teaches a class on urban dance styles.
Beispiele für Lernende
I like urban music.
Szeretem az urbánus zenét.
She wears urban clothes.
Utcai stílusú ruhákat hord.
Urban art is colorful.
He dances to urban songs.
Urban style is popular.
Häufiger Fehler:
Learners may confuse this meaning with the general 'city-related' sense; here the focus is on cultural aspects.
Bedeutung
Relating to modern city culture
Wortverbindungen
urban culture
|urban music
|urban fashion
|urban art
Synonyme
street (Informal; often refers to style or culture from inner-city communities.)
Antonyme
traditional (Refers to older, established cultural forms rather than modern urban trends.)
Themen
culture
|music
|fashion
|arts_entertainment
|daily_life
Definition
Connected with modern life in cities, especially music, clothes, and style.
Associated with modern city lifestyles, trends, or subcultures, especially in music, fashion, and art.
Grammatik
Grundform
urban
IPA
GB/ˈɚbən/
US/ˈɚbən/
Silben & Betonung
urb - an (2 Silben)
Stress on 1st syllable (urb)
Wortformen
Adjective
- Base: urban
Wortfamilie
Ausdrücke
urban area
1/ˈɚbən ˈɛɹiə/
fixed phrase
A region inside a city or town
A part of land that is inside a city or town.
Beispiele
- More than half the population lives in urban areas.
- Urban areas often face traffic problems.
urban development
1/ˈɚbən dɪvˈɛləpmənt/
fixed phrase
Building and improving city spaces
The work of making new buildings and roads in cities or towns.
Beispiele
- The government invested heavily in urban development projects.
- Urban development can sometimes lead to gentrification.
urban lifestyle
1/ˈɚbən lˈaɪfstˌaɪl/
fixed phrase
Way of living in a city
The usual way people live in cities, including daily activities and habits.
Beispiele
- An urban lifestyle can be exciting but stressful.
- Many young professionals enjoy the urban lifestyle.
urban planning
1/ˈɚbən plˈænɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
Design of city land use and services
The job of deciding how to use land in a city for buildings, roads, and parks.
Beispiele
- Urban planning ensures that cities grow in an organized way.
- She studied urban planning at university.
urban legend
1/ˈɚbən lˈɛd͡ʒənd/
fixed phrase
False modern story widely told
A story many people tell that is not true, usually about strange or scary things in modern life.
Beispiele
- The story about alligators in sewers is just an urban legend.
- There's an urban legend about alligators living in New York sewers.
- He told me an urban legend about a haunted hotel.
- The tale of the haunted hotel is just an urban legend.