interstate

autoroute interétatique

Grande route appartenant au réseau national d'autoroutes des États-Unis.

En anglais simple : A major road that belongs to the national network of highways in the United States.

• We took the interstate home.
• Traffic on the interstate was slow.
• Which exit should I take off the interstate?

Synonymes : interstate highway, freeway

Expressions courantes : on the interstate, take the interstate, interstate exit

interétatique

Qui concerne plusieurs États ou se déroule entre eux.

En anglais simple : Involving two or more states, or happening between them.

• The company handles interstate transport.
• They signed an interstate agreement on water use.
• New rules affected interstate trade.

Contraires : intrastate

Expressions courantes : interstate commerce, interstate travel, interstate agreement

entre États

En passant d'un État à un autre, au-delà de leur frontière.

En anglais simple : From one state to another, across a state border.

• She travels interstate for work.
• We moved interstate last year.
• The driver carried the goods interstate.

Synonymes : across state borders

Expressions courantes : travel interstate, move interstate, drive interstate