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les clous
A plural noun is a noun that is usually used in the plural form (e.g., les funérailles, les fines herbes).
1. (colloquial) (marked area for crossing a street)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. crosswalk (singular) (Canada) (United States)
Regionalism used in Canada.
Regionalism used in the United States.
Je suis désolé, je ne m'étais pas rendu compte que j'étais stationné sur les clous !I’m sorry, I didn’t realize I’d parked on the crosswalk!
b. pedestrian crossing (singular)
Alain reste bien dans les clous pour ne pas se faire renverser.Alain stays well within the pedestrian crossing so as not to get run over.
c. zebra crossing (singular) (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Attention les enfants : il faut toujours traverser dans les clous quand le feu piéton est vert.Be careful, children. You should always cross at the zebra crossing when the pedestrian light is green.
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