road

route

Longue bande de terrain empruntée par les personnes et les véhicules pour aller d’un endroit à un autre.

En anglais simple : A long strip of ground that people and vehicles use to travel between places.

• The road is busy today.
• We crossed the road carefully.
• Several roads were closed after the storm.

Expressions courantes : busy road, cross the road, road to somewhere, country road

route, voie routière

Déplacement en voiture, en bus, en camion ou dans un véhicule similaire.

En anglais simple : Travel using cars, buses, trucks, or similar vehicles.

• We traveled by road.
• Most goods arrive here by road.
• Road transport was cheaper than sending the equipment by air.

Comment l'utiliser : by road (The boxes were delivered by road.)

Expressions courantes : by road, road transport, road travel

chemin, voie

Suite d’actions ou d’expériences qui mène à un objectif ou à une manière de vivre.

En anglais simple : A series of actions or experiences that leads towards a goal or a way of living.

• She is on the road to recovery.
• His road to success was full of setbacks.
• They chose different roads in life.

Comment l'utiliser : the road to something (Education can be a road to a better future.)

Synonymes : path, route

Expressions courantes : road to success, road to recovery, long road ahead

de route

Conçu pour les vélos utilisés sur des routes lisses plutôt que sur des chemins accidentés.

En anglais simple : Designed for bicycles used on smooth streets, rather than rough paths.

• She bought a road bike.
• These road tires are narrow and light.
• He changed to road wheels for the race.

Expressions courantes : road bike, road tires, road wheels