pavement

trottoir

Bande aménagée au bord d’une route ou d’une rue pour permettre aux piétons de marcher.

En anglais simple : A hard path beside a road where people walk.

• Walk on the pavement, please.
• He parked his car partly on the pavement.
• The pavements were crowded with shoppers.

Synonymes : sidewalk, footpath

Expressions courantes : on the pavement, pavement café, narrow pavement

chaussée, revêtement

Surface dure d’une route ou d’un autre espace, recouverte de pierre, de béton ou d’un matériau semblable.

En anglais simple : The hard surface of a road or other area covered with stone, concrete, or similar material.

• The pavement was wet after the rain.
• Workers repaired cracks in the road’s pavement.
• Her tyres slid across the icy pavement.

Synonymes : road surface, paving

Expressions courantes : asphalt pavement, wet pavement, pavement repairs