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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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route [ʀut] N f

1. route ENGINEER (voie terrestre):

route
road
route
highway Am
construction/entretien des routes
road construction/maintenance
route prioritaire
road with right of way
route à deux/trois voies
two-/three-lane road
route de Douai (vers Douai)
Douai road, road to Douai
route de Douai (qui vient de Douai)
road from Douai
route de l'aéroport
road to the airport
demain je prends la route
tomorrow I take to the road
tenir la route voiture:
to hold the road
tenir la route argument, raisonnement:
to hold water
tenir la route équipement:
to be well-made

2. route TRANSP (moyen de transport):

route
road
le rail et la route
road and rail
par la route
by road
il y a six heures de route
it's a six-hour drive
je préfère prendre la route
I prefer to go by road
faire la route inf (partir à l'aventure)
to go on the road
le rail est aussi rapide que la route
it's just as quick to travel by rail as by road
la route est meurtrière
the roads can kill
faire de la route inf
to do a lot of mileage

3. route (itinéraire):

route
route
route du pétrole/fer
oil/iron route
routes aériennes/maritimes
air/sea routes
changer de route
to change route
s'éloigner ou dévier de sa route lit avion, bateau:
to go off course
s'éloigner ou dévier de sa route voiture, piéton:
to go the wrong way
s'éloigner ou dévier de sa route fig personne:
to stray from one's chosen path
la route est toute tracée désormais fig
from now on, it's all plain sailing
nos routes se sont croisées fig
our paths crossed

4. route (parcours):

route lit, fig
way
la route est longue!
it's a long way!
la route sera longue
it will be a long journey
être/se mettre sur la route de qn
to be/to get in sb's way
trouver un obstacle sur sa route
to find an obstacle in one's way
rencontrer qc en route lit
to meet sth on the way
rencontrer qc en route fig
to meet sth along the way
couper la route à qn
to bar sb's way
j'ai changé d'avis en cours de route
I changed my mind along the way
je me suis arrêté en cours de route
I stopped on the way
j'ai perdu mon parapluie en route
I lost my umbrella on the way
finis ta phrase, ne t'arrête pas en (cours de) route
finish your sentence, don't stop halfway through
être en route personne:
to be on one's way
être en route projet:
to be underway
être en route plat:
to be cooking
avoir qc en route projet
to have [sth] underway
avoir un enfant en route
to have a baby on the way
détruire tout sur sa route
to destroy everything in one's path
être sur la bonne route lit
to be heading in the right direction
être sur la bonne route fig
to be on the right track
remettre qn sur la bonne route
to put sb right
route du succès/de la démocratie
road to success/towards democracy
faire route avec qn
to travel with sb
faire route vers, être en route pour avion, passager:
to be en route to
faire route vers, être en route pour bateau:
to be sailing to
faire route vers, être en route pour voiture, train, piéton:
to be heading for
faire fausse route lit
to go off course
faire fausse route fig
to be mistaken
se mettre en route
to set off
en route!
let's go!
bonne route!
have a good journey! Brit
bonne route!
have a a nice trip!
mettre en route machine, voiture
to start
mettre en route projet, fabrication
to get [sth] going
la mise en route des négociations a été difficile
it was difficult to get the negotiations going
déclencher la mise en route du moteur
to start the engine

5. route SPORTS (cyclisme):

géants ou rois de la route
road-cycling champions
épreuve ou course sur route
road race

Phrases:

route pour automobiles
dual carriageway Brit
route pour automobiles
divided highway Am
route communale
public highway
route départementale
secondary road
route des épices HISTORY
spice route
route forestière
forest road
route à grande circulation
trunk road Brit
route à grande circulation
highway Am
route nationale
trunk road Brit
route nationale
A road Brit
route nationale
national highway Am
route de navigation
shipping lane
route du rhum SPORTS
Rum route race
route rurale
country road
route secondaire
minor road
route de la soie HISTORY
Silk Route ou Road
route du vin
wine trail
See also

Routes Info

Routes
The French road network, outside of the motorway system of autoroutes, is composed of routes départementales and routes nationales.
The route départementale is a secondary road, maintained by the département and signalled as ‘D’ followed by a road number and marked in yellow on French road maps. It is not intended to be used for fast travel between towns and can have stretches indicated in green on maps to mark panoramic views or local beauty spots.
The routes nationales form part of the state-maintained road network, signalled as ‘N’ followed by the road number and marked in red on French road maps. The routes nationales provide faster roads for travel between towns and cities. → Bison Futé

rail-route [ʀɑjʀut] ADJ inv

rail-route
road-rail

grand-route <pl grand-routes> [ɡʀɑ̃ʀut] N f

grand-route
main road
grand-route
highroad Brit

I. router [ʀute] VB trans

router magazines, journaux:

router
to sort [sth] for mailing

II. router [ʀute] N m a. routeur COMPUT

router
router
English
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French
French
high road
grand-route f
off-roading
hors-route m
router
router m
overland journey
par route
overland
par route
to go overland to India
aller en Inde par route
B road
route f secondaire
compass course
route f magnétique

in the PONS Dictionary

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route [ʀut] N f

1. route (voie):

route
road
la route de Paris
the Paris road
route nationale/départementale
major/secondary road
route secondaire
secondary road

2. route (voyage):

route
travel
trois heures de route (en voiture)
three hours' driving
trois heures de route (à pied)
three hours' walk
être en route pour Paris
to be on the way to Paris
bonne route!
drive safely!

3. route (itinéraire, chemin):

route
way
route NAUT, AVIAT
path
demander sa route
to ask one's way
être sur la bonne route
to be going the right way

Phrases:

faire fausse route
to go the wrong way
faire fausse route (se tromper)
to be on the wrong track
faire de la route
to be on the roads a lot
mettre qc en route
to get sth started
en route!
off we go!
route départementale
secondary road
English
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French
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byway
petite f route
by-road
route f secondaire
trunk road
route f nationale
en route
en route
side road
route f secondaire
main road
route f principale
overland
par route
road user
usager m de la route
in the PONS Dictionary
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route [ʀut] N f

1. route (voie):

route
road
la route de Paris
the Paris road
route nationale/départementale
main/secondary highway
route secondaire
secondary route

2. route (voyage):

route
travel
trois heures de route (en voiture)
three hours' driving
trois heures de route (à pied)
three hours' walk
être en route pour Paris
to be on the way to Paris
bonne route!
drive safely!

3. route (itinéraire, chemin):

route
way
route NAUT, AVIAT
path
demander sa route
to ask one's way
être sur la bonne route
to be going the right way
feuille de route POL
road map

Phrases:

faire fausse route
to go the wrong way
faire fausse route (se tromper)
to be on the wrong track
faire de la route
to be out on the road a lot
mettre qc en route
to get sth started
en route!
off we go!
déneiger une route
to clear the snow from a road
English
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French
French
main road
route f principale
en route
en route
by-road
route f secondaire
byway
petite f route
side road
route f secondaire
test drive
essai m sur route
frontage road
route f de service
fellow traveler
compagnon m de route

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

ne pas repasser par la même route
not to go by the same way
la voiture a quitté la route
the car went off the road
passer au bord de qc route, train
to go round the edge of sth
rejoindre une route route
to rejoin a road
to halt bang in the middle of the road
s'arrêter au beau milieu de la route

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