down the road

plus loin sur la route, le long de la route

Un peu plus loin sur la même route.

En anglais simple : Further along a road, usually a short distance from where you are.

• The shop is down the road.
• We walked down the road to the river.
• Who lives in that house down the road?

Comment l'utiliser : down the road from somewhere (The bakery is down the road from our house.)

Synonymes : along the road

Expressions courantes : down the road nearby, down the road from

plus tard, à l’avenir

À un moment futur ou à une étape suivante.

En anglais simple : At a later time or stage of something.

• We may need it down the road.
• That cheap repair caused problems down the road.
• Do you see yourself managing a team further down the road?

Synonymes : later, in the future

Expressions courantes : further down the road, years down the road

licencié

Se dit d’une personne renvoyée de son emploi.

En anglais simple : If someone is sent away like this, they lose their job.

• One more mistake and you'll be down the road.
• After years at the factory, he was sent down the road.
• The new boss sent three workers down the road.

Synonymes : dismissed, fired, sacked

Expressions courantes : sent down the road, down the road tomorrow