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road

/ɹəʊd/ /ɹoʊd/

Meanings
noun

Route, chemin

A way used for travelling between places, originally one wide enough to allow foot passengers and horses to travel, now (US) usually one surfaced with asphalt or concrete and designed to accommodate many vehicles travelling in both directions. In the UK both senses are heard: a country road is the same as a country lane.

Examples :

"The road to school was bumpy, but the family car made the journey comfortable. "
La route de l'école était cahoteuse, mais la voiture familiale a rendu le trajet confortable.
way vehicle place traffic essential
adjective

Voyou, délinquant

(Slang) Having attributes, primarily masculine, suggesting a tendency towards minor crime. Usually used by youths endearingly; glorifying crime.

Examples :

"My younger brother, known for his playful pranks, is considered a bit road by some of his friends. "
Mon jeune frère, connu pour ses farces espiègles, est considéré comme un peu voyou par certains de ses amis.
culture language society tendency character attitude essential

Related Words

Illustration passengers

passengers noun

/ˈpæsənd͡ʒəz/ /ˈpæsənd͡ʒɚz/

Passagers

"Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work."

Quelqu'un dans une équipe qui ne fait pas sa part du travail.

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

Particulièrement, surtout

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Les apéritifs étaient particulièrement stimulants.

Illustration endearingly

endearingly adverb

/ɪnˈdɪərɪŋli/ /ɛnˈdɪərɪŋli/

Avec tendresse, de manière attachante

"My little brother endearingly mispronounced "spaghetti" as "paghetti" every time, which always made us laugh. "

Mon petit frère prononçait avec tendresse « spaghetti » « paghetti » à chaque fois, ce qui nous faisait toujours rire.

Illustration accommodate

accommodate verb

/əˈkɒməˌdeɪt/ /əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/

Adapter, accommoder

"to accommodate ourselves to circumstances"

Nous adapter aux circonstances.

Illustration underground

underground noun

/ˈʌndəɡɹaʊnd/ /ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/

Métro

"My brother uses the underground to get to work every day. "

Mon frère prend le métro pour aller travailler tous les jours.

Illustration originally

originally adverb

/əˈɹɪdʒnəli/

À l'origine, initialement

"Originally, this paper was white, but over the years it has yellowed with age."

À l'origine, ce papier était blanc, mais il a jauni avec l'âge au fil des ans.

Illustration terrorizing

terrorizing verb

/ˈtɛrəˌraɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtɛrɪˌraɪzɪŋ/

Terroriser, effrayer

"The bully was terrorizing the younger children in the schoolyard. "

Le tyran terrorisait les jeunes enfants dans la cour de récréation.

Illustration comfortable

comfortable noun

/ˈkʌm.fə.tə.bəl/ /ˈkɐmf.tɘ.bɘl/

Couvre-lit rembourré, édredon

"My grandmother bought a new comfortable for her bed. "

Ma grand-mère a acheté un nouveau couvre-lit rembourré pour son lit.

Illustration travelling

travelling verb

/ˈtɹævl̩iŋ/

Voyager

"My sister is travelling to Italy next week for vacation. "

Ma sœur voyage en Italie la semaine prochaine pour les vacances.

Illustration directions

directions noun

/daɪˈɹɛk.ʃənz/

Directions, orientations

"Keep going in the same direction."

Continuez dans la même direction.

Illustration transportation

transportation noun

/tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ /tɹænspɚˈteɪʃən/

Transport, transport de personnes ou de marchandises

"We have to get people out of their cars and encourage them to use alternative forms of transportation."

Nous devons faire sortir les gens de leurs voitures et les encourager à utiliser d'autres modes de transport.

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challenging verb

/ˈtʃæləndʒɪŋ/

Défier

"We challenged the boys next door to a game of football."

Nous avons défié les garçons d'à côté à un match de football.