pavement

歩道

車道の脇に設けられた、人が歩くための硬く整えた道。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： sidewalk, footpath

よく使う表現： on the pavement, pavement café, narrow pavement

舗装、路面

道路などを石やコンクリートなどで覆った、硬い表面。

やさしい英語で： 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.

類義語： road surface, paving

よく使う表現： asphalt pavement, wet pavement, pavement repairs