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pavé
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le pavé
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
a. cobblestone
J'ai trébuché sur un pavé en marchant dans la rue.I stumbled over a cobblestone while walking down the street.
b. paving stone
Les pavés donnent du charme à cette rue.The paving stones bring charm to this street.
c. paver
Nous avons choisi de mettre des pavés sur notre terrasse.We chose to lay pavers on our terrace.
2. (roadway)
a. street
Attention ! Le pavé est glissant à cause de la pluie.Careful! The street is slippery because of the rain.
3. (colloquial) (figurative) (thick book)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. tome
Julie a acheté un pavé de 800 pages sur l'histoire médiévale.Julie bought an 800-page tome on medieval history.
4. (figurative) (culinary)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
b. slab (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Ce pavé de saumon est délicieux.This salmon slab is delicious.
5. (computing)
a. keypad
Pour entrer le code, utilise le pavé numérique sur le côté.To enter the code, use the numeric keypad on the side.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., grand, petit).
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