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neighbour

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neigh·bour  (nbr)
n., v. & adj. Chiefly British
Variant of neighbor.

neighbour US, neighbor [ˈneɪbə]
n
1. a person who lives near or next to another
2.
a.  a person or thing near or next to another
b.  (as modifier) neighbour states
vb
(when intr, often foll by on) to be or live close (to a person or thing)
[Old English nēahbūr, from nēah nigh + būr, gebūr dweller; see boor]
neighbouring  US, neighboring adj
neighbourless  US, neighborless adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.neighbourneighbour - a person who lives (or is located) near another
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2.neighbour - a nearby object of the same kind; "Fort Worth is a neighbor of Dallas"; "what is the closest neighbor to the Earth?"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
Verb1.neighbour - live or be located as a neighbor; "the neighboring house"
inhabit, live, populate, dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"
2.neighbour - be located near or adjacent to; "Pakistan neighbors India"
butt, butt against, butt on, abut, adjoin, edge, border, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
Translations
neighbour neighbor (US) [ˈneɪbəʳ]
A. Nvecino/a m/f; (= fellow being) → prójimo/a m/f, semejante m
Israel and its Arab neighboursIsrael y sus vecinos árabes
see also next-door
B. VI to neighbour (up)on (= adjoin) → colindar con, estar contiguo a; (= be almost) → rayar en
to neighbour with sb (US) → comportarse como buen vecino de algn
C. CPD Good Neighbour Policy N (US) → Política f del Buen Vecino

neighbour [ˈneɪbər] neighbor (US) n
(living nearby)voisin(e) m/f
the neighbours' garden → le jardin des voisins
(sitting beside one)voisin(e) m/f
[country] → voisin m

neighbour, (US) neighbor
n
Nachbar(in) m(f); (at table) → Tischnachbar(in) m(f) ? next-door
(Bibl) → Nächste(r) mf
vt (= adjoin) country, riverangrenzen an (+acc)
vi
to neighbour on (= adjoin)(an)grenzen an (+acc); (= approach)grenzen an (+acc)
(US inf) to neighbor with somebodygutnachbarliche Beziehungen plzu jdm haben

neighbour neighbor (Am) [ˈneɪbəʳ] nvicino/a (Bible) → prossimo/a
neighbour neighbor (Am) [ˈneɪbəʳ] nvicino/a (Bible) → prossimo/a

neighbour
n neighbour [ˈneibə]
a person who lives near oneself my next-door neighbour. buurbewoner, buurpersoon جار съсед soused nabo der/die Nachbar(in) γείτονας vecino naaber همسایه naapuri voisin/-ine שָׁכֵן पड़ोसी susjed szomszéd tetangga nágranni vicino 隣人 이웃 사람 kaimynas kaimiņš jiran buurman nabo, granne sąsiad vizinho vecin сосед sused, -ka sosed sused granne เพื่อนบ้าน komşu 鄰居 сусід; сусідка پڑوسي người láng giềng
n neighbourhood
1 a district or area, especially in a town or city a poor neighbourhood. buurtskap, omtrek مَنْطِقَه، ضاحِيَه،حَي квартал čtvrť område; kvarter die Wohngegend γειτονιά barrio ümbruskond همسایگی seutu quartier שְׁכוּנָה पड़ोस susjedstvo környék lingkungan nágrenni quartiere 近所 고장, 지역 rajonas rajons kawasan buurt nabolag, grend, strøk dzielnica vizinhança cartier район štvrť soseska susedstvo grannskap, område, kvarter บริเวณใกล้เคียง mahalle, semt 地區 район علاقہ vùng lân cận
2 a district or area surrounding a particular place He lives somewhere in the neighbourhood of the station. buurt حَي، حارَه съседство sousedství i nærheden af die Nachbarschaft γύρω περιοχή vecindad lähikond مجاورت ympäristö voisinage בִּשכֵנוּת पास का क्षेत्र susjedstvo,bliska okolica szomszédság sekitar nágrenni vicinanze 近辺 근처, 이웃 kaimynystė apkaime; apkārtne kawasan tetangga omgeving i nærheten av sąsiedztwo vizinhança apropiere, vecinătate окрестность; соседство susedstvo okolica blizina omgivning บริเวณใกล้เคียง bölge, çevre 鄰近地區 околиця قرب و جوار xung quanh
n neighbourhood watch
a system allowing organized groups of people to police their neighbourhoods to prevent crime. buurtwag نِظام مُراقَبَة الحَي сензори за влизане с взлом bezpečnostní strážní služba privat vagtværn der Nachbarschaftsschutz φύλαξη γειτονιάς με περιπολίες πολιτών grupo de vigilancia vecinal naabrivalve حوالی naapurustopartio מִשמָר הַשְׁכוּנָה पड़ोसी की उचित भावना या चरित्र nadgledanje susjedstva {\b0 kb.} polgárőrség siskamling vigilanza di quartiere 自警の見回り 주민 방범대 kaimyniška sargyba iedzīvotāju kārtības sardze rukun tetangga burgerwacht natteravn; nabovakt patrol osiedlowy/okolicy патрулирование района его жителями bezpečnostná strážna služba organizirana straža v soseščini organizovana grupa suseda u borbi protiv kriminala grannskapsvakt, medborgargarde การเฝ้าระวังอาชญากรรมในละแวกบ้าน semt gözetimi 鄰里守望相助崗哨 народна дружина چوکيداري đội dân phòng
adj neighbouring
near or next in place France and Belgium are neighbouring countries. naburig, aangrensend مُجاوِر съседен sousedící nabo- benachbart γειτονικός vecino naaber- مجاور viereinen voisin שָׁכֵן पड़ोस का susjedan, okolišni szomszédos bertetangga nærliggjandi, nágranna- vicino 隣りの 인접한 kaimyninis kaimiņu- berhampiran naburig nabo-, granne-, tilstøtende sąsiedni vizinho vecin соседний susediaci soseden susedni angränsande, grann- ที่อยู่ใกล้เคียง yakın, komşu 鄰近的 сусідній قريب کا láng giềng
adj neighbourly
(negativeunneighbourly) friendly a very neighbourly person. vriendskaplik, vriendskaplik وُدِيَّه дружелюбен přátelský nabovenlig freundlich φιλικός amigable, sociable heanaaberlik دوستانه ystävällinen amical יְדִידוּתִי मित्रवत् prijateljski,dobrosusjedski barátságos ramah vingjarnlegur socievole 親しみやすい 친절한 kaimyniškas, draugiškas kaimiņu-; draudzīgs berbaik sesama jiran behulpzaam omgjengelig, som er en god nabo życzliwy sociável prietenos дружелюбный priateľský prijateljski susedski vänskaplig ซึ่งเป็นมิตร dost, arkadaşça 睦鄰的,友好的 добросусідськи ملنسار thuận hòa với xóm giềng

neighbour جار soused nabo Nachbar γείτονας vecino naapuri voisin susjed vicino di casa 近所の人 이웃 buurman nabo sąsiad vizinho сосед granne เพื่อนบ้าน komşu hàng xóm 邻居


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So to punish them both, Jupiter granted that each might have whatever he wished for himself, but only on condition that his neighbour had twice as much.
A MILLIONAIRE who had gone to an almshouse to visit his father met a Neighbour there, who was greatly surprised.
Each one talked to his neighbour; to his neighbour on the right during the soup, fish, and entree; to his neighbour on the left during the roast, sweet, and savoury.
 
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