avenue

avenue

Large rue, souvent bordée d’arbres.

En anglais simple : A wide road, often with trees along its sides.

• They walked along the avenue.
• Tall trees lined both sides of the avenue.
• Our hotel stands on a busy avenue.

Synonymes : boulevard

Expressions courantes : tree-lined avenue, wide avenue, along the avenue

voie, piste

Moyen possible d’atteindre un objectif ou de résoudre un problème.

En anglais simple : A possible way to achieve something or deal with a problem.

• We must explore every avenue.
• She is considering new avenues for raising money.
• Legal action remains one possible avenue.

Comment l'utiliser : avenue for something (The agreement opens an avenue for cooperation.)

Synonymes : way, approach, option

Expressions courantes : explore an avenue, avenue for something, avenue of research

voie d’accès, passage

Chemin ou passage permettant d’entrer dans un lieu ou d’en sortir.

En anglais simple : A passage or route that lets you enter or leave a place.

• The narrow avenue led into the courtyard.
• Soldiers guarded every avenue of approach.
• The river offered an avenue of escape from the castle.

Synonymes : route, passage, approach

Expressions courantes : avenue of approach, avenue of escape, avenue into something