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street

/stɹiːt/ /ʃtɹiːt/

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noun

Rue

A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town.

Examples :

"Walk down the street until you see a hotel on the right."

Descendez la rue jusqu'à ce que vous voyiez un hôtel sur la droite.

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noun

Rue

A road as above but including the sidewalks (pavements) and buildings.

Examples :

"I live on the street down from Joyce Avenue."

J'habite dans la rue en bas de l'avenue Joyce.

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noun

Les habitants de la rue, le voisinage

The people who live in such a road, as a neighborhood.

Examples :

"The street is known for its friendly families. "

Les habitants de la rue sont connus pour leurs familles amicales.

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noun

La rue, les gens de la rue

The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities.

Examples :

"The street was a tough place for many young people who had dropped out of school. "

La rue était un endroit difficile pour de nombreux jeunes qui avaient abandonné l'école.

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noun

Marché noir, circuit

An illicit or contraband source, especially of drugs.

Examples :

"I got some pot cheap on the street."

J'ai trouvé de l'herbe pas cher sur le marché noir.

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noun

Argot de la rue

Streetwise slang.

Examples :

"My brother, who grew up in the city, has a lot of street smarts and knows how to navigate tricky situations. "

Mon frère, qui a grandi en ville, a beaucoup d'argot de la rue et sait comment se sortir des situations délicates.

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noun

Distance, trajet

A great distance.

Examples :

"The street from my house to school is a long street. "

La distance de ma maison à l'école est une longue distance.

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noun

Tour de mise

Each of the three opportunities that players have to bet, after the flop, turn and river.

Examples :

"During the poker game, the player had three streets to bet. "

Pendant la partie de poker, le joueur avait trois tours de mise.

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noun

Sans-abri

Living in the streets.

Examples :

"a street cat; a street urchin"

un chat sans-abri ; un gamin des rues

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noun

Rues perpendiculaires aux avenues

(urban toponymy) By restriction, the streets that run perpendicular to avenues.

Examples :

"The streets running north-south are perpendicular to the avenues in our city. "

Les rues qui vont du nord au sud sont perpendiculaires aux avenues de notre ville.

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verb

Paver de rues

To build or equip with streets.

Examples :

"The city council is streeting the new housing development to prepare for the influx of families. "

Le conseil municipal pave de rues le nouveau lotissement pour se préparer à l'afflux de familles.

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verb

Mettre à la rue, jeter à la rue

To eject; to throw onto the streets.

Examples :

"The landlord streeted the tenants for not paying rent. "

Le propriétaire a mis les locataires à la rue pour non-paiement du loyer.

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verb

Écraser, démolir

(by extension) To heavily defeat.

Examples :

"The rival team completely streeted our basketball team in the championship game. "

L'équipe rivale a complètement écrasé notre équipe de basket-ball lors du match de championnat.

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verb

Mettre en vente, proposer

Examples :

"The new smartphones are streeting next week, so I'll wait to buy one. "

Les nouveaux smartphones seront mis en vente la semaine prochaine, donc j'attendrai pour en acheter un.

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verb

Faire du prosélytisme dans la rue

To proselytize in public.

Examples :

"The religious group members were street-preaching about their beliefs near the school. "

Les membres du groupe religieux faisaient du prosélytisme concernant leurs croyances près de l'école.

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adjective

Branché, urbain

Having street cred; conforming to modern urban trends.

Examples :

"The new music group is very street; their clothes and music reflect current popular styles. "

Le nouveau groupe de musique est très branché ; leurs vêtements et leur musique reflètent les styles populaires actuels.

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