Significado
A large, densely populated urban area.
Contexto cultural
The 'Big City' often refers to NYC, Chicago, or LA. It represents the pinnacle of career success. Tokyo is the ultimate 'big city' experience, known for efficiency and density.
Use it for emphasis
Use 'big city' when you want to contrast your location with a quiet place.
Don't over-use
It's a simple term; don't use it in very formal academic writing where 'metropolitan area' is better.
Significado
A large, densely populated urban area.
Use it for emphasis
Use 'big city' when you want to contrast your location with a quiet place.
Don't over-use
It's a simple term; don't use it in very formal academic writing where 'metropolitan area' is better.
Ponte a prueba
Choose the correct phrase.
I want to move to a ____.
Adjective before noun, correct pluralization.
Fill in the blank.
Tokyo is a very ____ city.
Tokyo is famous for being a large city.
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Banco de ejercicios
2 ejerciciosI want to move to a ____.
Adjective before noun, correct pluralization.
Tokyo is a very ____ city.
Tokyo is famous for being a large city.
🎉 Puntuación: /2
Preguntas frecuentes
2 preguntasIt is neutral. It works in most situations.
Yes, 'large city' is also correct but 'big city' is more common in speech.
Frases relacionadas
Urban sprawl
similarUncontrolled growth of a city
Metropolis
synonymA very large city
Small town
contrastA place with few people
