road

road
road [rəʊd]
noun
route f ; (in town) rue f
• she lives across the road (from us) elle habite en face de chez nous
• my car is off the road just now ma voiture est au garage
• this vehicle shouldn't be on the road on ne devrait pas laisser circuler un véhicule dans cet état
• he is a danger on the road (au volant) c'est un danger public
• to take to the road prendre la route
• to be on the road [salesman, theatre company] être en tournée
• we've been on the road since this morning nous voyageons depuis ce matin
• is this the road to London? c'est (bien) la route de Londres ?
• on the road to success sur le chemin du succès
• somewhere along the road he changed his mind il a changé d'avis en cours de route
• you're in my road (inf) vous me barrez le passage
• (get) out of the road! (inf) dégagez ! (inf)
• to have one for the road (inf) prendre un dernier verre avant de partir
• price on the road (British car sales) prix m clés en mains
► road atlas noun atlas m routier
► road bridge noun pont m routier
► road haulage noun transports mpl routiers
► road hog noun chauffard (inf) m
► road map noun (for traveller) carte f routière ; (for future action) feuille f de route
► road pricing noun tarification f routière
► road race noun course f sur route
► road rage (inf) noun agressivité f au volant
► road safety noun sécurité f routière
► road sense noun
• he has no road sense [driver] il conduit mal ; [pedestrian] il ne fait jamais attention à la circulation ► road show noun (TV, radio) émission f itinérante
► road sign noun panneau m indicateur or de signalisation
► road sweeper noun ( = person) balayeur m, -euse f ; ( = vehicle) balayeuse f
► road tax noun (British) taxe f sur les véhicules à moteur
► road test noun essai m sur route
► road-test transitive verb
• they are road-testing the car tomorrow ils vont faire les essais sur route demain ► road traffic noun circulation f routière
► road-user noun usager m de la route
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[rəʊd] 1.
noun
1) (between places) route f

the road to Leeds — la route de Leeds

the road north — la route du nord

the road home — la route qui mène à la maison

the road back to — la route du retour à

are we on the right road for Oxford? — c'est bien la route pour Oxford?

follow the road ahead — allez tout droit

three hours on the road — trois heures de route

across the road — de l'autre côté de la route, en face

it's just along the road — c'est juste un peu plus loin

down the road — plus bas, plus loin

by road — par la route

transported by road — transporté par or sur route

to take (to) the road — prendre la route, se mettre en route

to be on the road — [car] être en état de rouler; [driver] être sur la route; [band, performers] être en tournée

I've been on the road all night — j'ai roulé toute la nuit

to be off the road — [vehicle] être hors d'usage

2) (in built-up area) rue f

he lives just along ou down the road — il habite un peu plus loin dans la rue

3) fig (way) voie f (to de)

to be on the road to success — être sur la voie du succès

to be on the right road — être sur la bonne voie

we don't want to go down that road — nous ne voulons pas suivre cette voie

somewhere along the road she learned — en cours de route elle a appris

to reach the end of the road — déboucher sur une impasse

2.
noun modifier [condition, network, map, safety] routier/-ière; [repair] des routes; [accident] de la route
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let's get this show on the road! — c'est parti!


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