rule of the road in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rule of the road in the English»French Dictionary

road [Brit rəʊd, Am roʊd] N

1. road (between places):

route f (from de, to à)
routier/-ière

I.rule [Brit ruːl, Am rul] N

I.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] N

2. course (route):

cap m
to be on or hold or steer a course AVIAT, NAUT
to change course AVIAT, NAUT
to set (a) course for AVIAT, NAUT

II.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB trans HUNT

III.course [Brit kɔːs, Am kɔrs] VB intr

of [Brit ɒv, (ə)v, Am əv] PREP

See also late, old

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

I.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] N The irregular form vieil of the adjective vieux/vieille is used before masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or a mute ‘h’.

III.old [Brit əʊld, Am oʊld] ADJ

2. old (of a particular age):

I.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] PRON

1. all (everything):

II.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] DET

III.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] ADV

IV.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl] N

2. all+ (in the highest degree) → all-consuming

XVI.all [Brit ɔːl, Am ɔl]

it's all go inf here! Brit
it's all up with us inf Brit
all in Brit sl
all in Brit sl

See also worst, thing, place, people, best, bad, all-important, all-embracing, all-consuming

I.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] N

1. worst (most difficult, unpleasant):

le/la pire m/f

II.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADJ superlative of bad

III.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] ADV

IV.worst [Brit wəːst, Am wərst] VB trans form

I.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ] N

1. thing (object):

truc m inf
à quoi sert ce truc? inf

2. thing (action, task, event):

3. thing (matter, fact):

the thing is, (that) …
ce qu'il y a, c'est que
ce qu'il y a de bien, c'est que

2. things (situation, circumstances, matters):

III.thing [Brit θɪŋ, Am θɪŋ]

to make a big thing (out) of it inf

I.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] N

1. place (location, position):

2. place (town, hotel etc):

IV.place [Brit pleɪs, Am pleɪs] VB trans

I.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N (nation) gens is masculine plural and never countable (you CANNOT say ‘trois gens’). When used with gens, some adjectives such as vieux, bon, mauvais, petit, vilain placed before gens take the feminine form: les vieilles gens.

II.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] N npl

1. people:

gens mpl

III.people [Brit ˈpiːp(ə)l, Am ˈpipəl] VB trans liter

I.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] N

II.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADJ superlative of good

1. best (most excellent or pleasing):

III.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] ADV

best superlative of well

IV.best [Brit bɛst, Am bɛst] VB trans (defeat, outdo)

II.bad <comp worse, superl worst> [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADJ

1. bad (poor, inferior, incompetent, unacceptable):

bad attr joke
not bad inf

III.bad [Brit bad, Am bæd] ADV inf esp Am

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

tardif/-ive

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

tardif/-ive
tardif/-ive

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

2. late (towards end of time period):

à tout à l'heure!

II.faithful [Brit ˈfeɪθfʊl, ˈfeɪθf(ə)l, Am ˈfeɪθfəl] ADJ

II.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADJ

III.deep [Brit diːp, Am dip] ADV

II.destitute [Brit ˈdɛstɪtjuːt, Am ˈdɛstəˌt(j)ut] ADJ

rule of the road in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rule of the road in the English»French Dictionary

of [əv, stressed: ɒv] PREP

the [ðə, stressed, before vowel ði:] def art

le(la) m (f)
l' mf + vowel
les pl
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
This is so fundamental to traffic flow that it is sometimes referred to as the rule of the road.
en.wikipedia.org
This really is the golden rule of the road and basically comes down to this: you have to think for your fellow drivers.
www.news24.com
He's minding his business, riding his bike down the road and somebody for some reason violated a rule of the road, disobeyed a traffic light and hit him.
windsorstar.com
Signaling in time to let the other drivers know what is on your mind is not a courtesy, it is a rule of the road.
www.princegeorgecitizen.com
One pricey data plan per device is currently the rule of the road.
www.theverge.com
If drivers follow this rule of the road, gridlock will be prevented and traffic will only be slow in the direction that is actually congested.
en.wikipedia.org
The most basic rule of the road applies to sidewalks as well.
www.nydailynews.com
Breaking a rule of the road can sometimes get one in trouble, but often not for very long.
thechronicleherald.ca
It's become an unwritten rule of the road in presidential campaigns, the proverbial grilling by the kings of late night.
www.npr.org
I shared that shocking rule of the road in my last column.
www.lakecountrycalendar.com

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