what sort of town is it?
"ville de ..." means "city (or town) of ..." For instance, "la ville de Paris".
"I prefer the city!" in English is Je préfére la ville!in French.
Town is translated 'ville' in French.
what if we're going to town? / fancy a trip in town?
'(Une) ville' in French means '(a) town' in English.
In French, "town" is feminine and is translated as "la ville."
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"By hand" on envelopes whose door-to-door delivery is personal without reliance upon postal services and "in town" generally are English equivalents of the French phrase en ville. Context makes clear which form suits. The pronunciation will be "aw veel" in French.
"I was born in the city" is a literal English equivalent of the French phrase Je suis née dans la ville. The pronunciation of the words -- which are spoken by a female -- will be "zhuh swee ney daw la veel" in French.
"en ville" means 'in town, downtown'
"Dans ma ville il y a..." Dans ma ville il y a un bureau de poste à côté de l'hôtel de ville
Town, city.