road
(for travelling)
route f
There's a lot of traffic on the roads. Il y a beaucoup de circulation sur les routes.
main road grande route
major road grande route
→ All major roads out of the city were blocked.
minor road voie f secondaire
by road, It takes four hours by road. Il y a quatre heures de route.
to travel by road (by car)
voyager en voiture
They will travel by road to Jordan. Ils iront en Jordanie en voiture.
(by bus)
voyager en bus
They will travel by road to Jordan. Ils iront en Jordanie en bus.
"road up" (British) "attention travaux"
to be on the road
[person, driver] être sur la route
→ He got a new truck and went back on the road.
[band] être en tournée
→ The Spice Girls were on the road once again.
to hit the road again reprendre la route
→ I got some petrol and hit the road again.
Let's hit the road! * En route!
(in town)
(=street) rue f
→ Use the pedestrian crossing to cross this road.
→ We just go straight up the Bristol Road ...
They live across the road. Ils habitent de l'autre côté de la rue.
(fig)
(=way) chemin, voie f
→ The government took another step on the road to political reform.
on the road to success sur le chemin de la réussite
to be on the road to recovery être en voie de guérison
modif
[access, link, transport, network, system] routier (-ière)
[building, closures] de routes
[maintenance] des routes
access road
n
(to area, building)
voie f d'accès
(to motorway)
bretelle f de raccordement
approach road
n voie f d'accès, route f d'accès
A road , A-road
n (British) route f nationale
back road
n
(=small country road) petite route f de campagne
B-road , B road (British)
n
(=minor road) route f secondaire, route f départementale
dirt road , dirt track
n chemin m de terre
emergency road service
n (US) service m de dépannage
high road
n
(British)
(=main road) grand-route f
→ The gutters either side of the paved high road were gurgling and even flooding.
(mainly US)
to take the high road
(=be prudent) se montrer prudent (e) , adopter une ligne modérée
US diplomats say the president is likely to take the high road in his statements about international trade. Les diplomates américains disent que le président adoptera probablement une ligne modérée dans ses déclarations sur le commerce international.
main road
n grande route f
→ Webb turned off the main road and drove round to the car park.
I don't like cycling on main roads. Je n'aime pas faire du vélo sur les grandes routes.
middle-of-the-road
adj
[opinions, policies] modéré (e)
off-road
adj
[driving, vehicle] tout terrain inv
orbital road
n périphérique m
a new orbital road round Paris un nouveau périphérique autour de Paris
relief road
n (British) route f de délestage
ring road
n (British) rocade f , (around major city)
périphérique m
road accident
n accident m de la circulation
→ You mustn't blame all road accidents on young people.
road atlas
n atlas m routier
road bridge
n pont m routier
road haulage
n transports mpl routiers
road haulier
n entrepreneur m de transports routiers
road manager
n organisateur (-trice) m/f des tournées
road map
n
(fig, fig)
(=route map) feuille f de route
→ the final stop on his 'road map to democracy'
road race
n course f sur route
road rage
n agressivité f au volant
→ Road rage is on the increase in Britain.
road safety
n sécurité f routière
road sense
n
he has no road sense
[driver] il conduit mal
[pedestrian] il ne fait jamais attention aux voitures
road show
n
(for radio, television)
émission f itinérante
road sign
n (showing speed limit, warning)
panneau m de signalisation , (giving directions)
panneau m indicateur
road surface
n chaussée f
road sweeper , roadsweeper
n
(=person) balayeur (-euse) m/f
road tax
n (British) taxe f sur les véhicules à moteur
road test
n essai m sur route
road-test
vt
They are road-testing the car tomorrow. Ils vont faire les essais sur route demain.
road traffic
n circulation f routière
road user , road-user
n usager m de la route
side road
n route f transversale
single-track road
n route f à voie unique
slip road
n (British, to motorway) bretelle f d'accès
toll road
n route f à péage
trunk road
n (British) ~(route f ) nationale f