Neighborhood vs Vicinity

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Neighborhood

Top 2000 (courant) B1

Vicinity

Top 5000 (assez courant) B1 noun

Le plus courant: Neighborhood

	Neighborhood	Vicinity
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //ˈneɪbəhʊd// 🇺🇸 //ˈneɪbərhʊd//	🇬🇧 //vɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ti// 🇺🇸 //vɪˈsɪn.ɪ.ti//
Sens	Un coin sympa où les gens habitent et se côtoient. A local area where people live and interact.	La zone proche d'un endroit. The area near a place.
Exemple	She loves walking in her neighborhood in the evenings.	There are many restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 5000 (assez courant)
Niveau CEFR	B1	B1
Nature grammaticale		noun
Collocations	local neighborhood, friendly neighborhood, urban neighborhood, neighborhood watch, neighborhood association	in the vicinity, vicinity of the area, nearby vicinity
Antonymes	isolation, seclusion	distance, remoteness
Erreurs fréquentes	Mixing up with 'neighbour', which is British English spelling., Confusing with 'community', which can imply a larger or organized group.	Confusing with 'vicinage', which is less common., Using it to refer to a specific location instead of an area., Omitting the article 'the' when needed.
Notes d'usage	On utilise 'quartier' pour parler des zones résidentielles. Évite de l'utiliser dans un écrit formel si un terme plus précis existe. Use 'neighborhood' to describe residential areas. Avoid in formal writing when a more specific term can be used.	Couramment utilisé pour parler de lieux ou de proximité ; convient à la conversation ou à l'écriture de tous les jours. Commonly used when discussing locations or proximity; suitable for everyday conversation or writing.

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COBB: This was our neighborhood.

Two. He went directly to a neighborhood junk shop...

Breaking Bad › S1 E7

Now remember, you're buying for this fantastic neighborhood.

COBB: This was our neighborhood.

Two. He went directly to a neighborhood junk shop...

Neighborhood

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. › S1 E1

We've got possible hostiles in your vicinity.

Vicinity

Questions fréquentes : Neighborhood vs Vicinity

Quelle est la différence entre Neighborhood et Vicinity ?

Neighborhood: A local area where people live and interact. Vicinity: The area near a place.

Lequel est le plus courant : Neighborhood et Vicinity ?

Neighborhood est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Neighborhood et Vicinity sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Neighborhood: B1, Vicinity: B1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Neighborhood: She loves walking in her neighborhood in the evenings. Vicinity: There are many restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel.

Puis-je utiliser Neighborhood et Vicinity de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Neighborhood et Vicinity sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.