du quartier

from the neighborhood

→ du

phrase Uncommon #22,284

from the neighborhood Du is the contraction of de + le; depending on context, this can also mean “of the neighborhood” or “in the neighborhood.”

FR: Je connais bien les commerçants du quartier.

EN: I know the neighborhood's shopkeepers well.

La voisine aide souvent les personnes âgées du quartier.

The neighbor often helps the elderly people in the neighborhood.

Vous êtes pas du quartier.

You’re not from around here.

— Ménage (1986)

Tu pensais à cette affaire, celle du quartier Jilgok ?

Were you thinking about that case, the one in the Jilgok district?

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Ce petit restaurant sert les meilleurs plats du quartier.

This small restaurant serves the best food in the neighborhood.

À treize ans, je gagnais plus que les adultes du quartier.

At thirteen, I earned more than the adults in the neighborhood.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Interrogez vos amis du quartier à mon sujet.

Ask your friends in the neighborhood about me.

Appelez tous les hôpitaux du quartier sans exception.

Call all the hospitals in the area without exception.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Descends sur le toit du quartier des officiers.

Go down onto the roof of the officers' quarters.

— Titanic (1997)

Elles viennent du quartier rouge.

They come from the red-light district.

— Sacrifices of War (2011)

Et tes amis du quartier, tu les fréquentes encore ?

And your friends from the neighborhood, do you still hang out with them?

— American Gangster (2007)

Elle fait ses courses chez un épicier du quartier.

She shops at a local grocer.

Elle est du quartier.

She's from the neighborhood.

— Dans ses yeux (2009)

Vous êtes fous de faire ça, au milieu du quartier de Boa Viagem ?

Are you crazy to do that, in the middle of the Boa Viagem district?

— Aquarius (2016)

Il était du quartier.

He was from the neighborhood.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

C’est la nouvelle terreur du quartier Tatoeba.

This is the new terror of the Tatoeba district.

Jenny est du quartier, elle gère.

Jenny is from the neighborhood, she's in charge.

— Anaconda (2025)

Vous êtes du quartier ?

Are you from the neighborhood?

Au milieu du quartier de Boa Viagem ?

In the middle of the Boa Viagem district?

— Aquarius (2016)

Je pensais que c'était le magasin du quartier.

I thought this was the neighborhood store.

Je peux aller voir les banques du quartier.

I can go to the banks in the neighborhood.