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road·side

(rōd′sīd′)
n.
The area bordering on the side of a road.
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roadside

(ˈrəʊdˌsaɪd)
n
1.
a. the area at the edge of a road
b. (as modifier): roadside diners.
2. (as modifier): roadside diners.
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road•side

(ˈroʊdˌsaɪd)

n.
1. the side or border of the road; wayside.
adj.
2. on or near the side of a road.
[1705–15]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:roadside - edge of a way or road or path]roadside - edge of a way or road or path; "flowers along the wayside"
edge - the outside limit of an object or area or surface; a place farthest away from the center of something; "the edge of the leaf is wavy"; "she sat on the edge of the bed"; "the water's edge"
way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
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roadside

noun kerb, verge, hard shoulder He was forced to leave the car at the roadside.
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Translations
جانِب الطَّريق
okraj silniceu silnice
vejside
út menti
vegarbrún
yol kenarı

roadside

[ˈrəʊdsaɪd]
A. N → borde m de la carretera, orilla f del camino (LAm)
B. CPD → de carretera
roadside inn N → fonda f de carretera
roadside repairs NPL → reparaciones fpl al borde de la carretera
roadside restaurant N (US) → café-restaurante m (de carretera)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

roadside

[ˈrəʊdsaɪd]
n → bord m de la route, bas-côté m
by the roadside → au bord de la route
at the roadside → au bord de la route
modif [restaurant, café, motel] → situé(e) au bord de la route ; [sign, checks] → en bord de route
roadside repairs → dépannage m sur la route road sign n (showing speed limit, warning) → panneau m de signalisation ; (giving directions) → panneau m indicateur road surface n → chaussée froad sweeper roadsweeper [ˈrəʊdswiːpər] n
(= person) → balayeur/euse m/f
(= vehicle) → balayeuse froad tax n (British) → taxe f sur les véhicules à moteur road test n → essai m sur route road-test [ˈrəʊdtɛst] vt
They are road-testing the car tomorrow → Ils vont faire les essais sur route demain.road traffic n → circulation f routière road user road-user n → usager m de la route
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

roadside

[ˈrəʊdˌsaɪd] n → ciglio della strada
by the roadside → a lato della strada
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road

(rəud) noun
1. a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on. This road takes you past the school; (also adjective) road safety. pad طَريق път estrada cesta, silnice; silniční die Straße; Straßen-... vej; vej- δρόμος camino; carreera (maan)tee راه tie route; routier כביש सड़क cesta, kolnik (köz)út jalan vegur strada; stradale 道路 도로 kelias ceļš jalan weg vei, gate droga لاره estrada drum дорога; дорожныи cesta; cestný cesta put gata, väg ถนน yol 道路 дорога, шлях سڑک đường giao thông 道路
2. (often abbreviated to Rd when written) used in the names of roads or streets. His address is 24 School Road. Weg إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة: طريق улица rua třída die Straße vej; -vej; v. οδός calle tee, tänav خیابان tie Rte רחוב सड़क, राजपथ, राजमार्ग cesta út Jalan -vegur, –gata via 〜通り 가(街) kelias, gatvė ceļš; iela nama jalan -weg -vei, –gate ulica سړک rua stradă; şosea улица trieda cesta put väg[en], gata[n] ถนน ... sokağı 路 дорога گزرگاہ phố 路
3. a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere. We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road. pad, roete طَريق، مَسْلَك път caminho směr, cesta der Weg vej διαδρομή, πορεία camino tee مسیر؛ راه reitti route, chemin דרך मार्ग, सड़क, किसी का मार्ग या जाने का रास्ता put, ruta útvonal jalan leið, vegur strada 道順 진로 kelias ceļš; virziens laluan weg vei, rute droga لاره ، مسیر caminho drum, rută направление cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol (正確)路線 шлях, маршрут راستہ tuyến đường 途径
4. a way that leads to something. the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin. op pad على طَريق السُّقوط والدَّمار път caminho cesta der Weg vej δρόμος camino tee راه؛ طریقه tie chemin דֶרֶך ל- पाने का उपाय या रास्ता, प्राप्ति का मार्ग put út jalan menuju leið strada, via 〜への道 (...에의) 길, 방법 kelias ceļš laluan ke arah weg vei droga لاره ، طریقه caminho cale (spre) путь cesta pot put väg วิถีทาง yol 走向...的道路 шлях امن یا بربادی کا راستہ con đường dẫn tới 走向...的道路路
ˈroadblock noun
a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic. to set up a roadblock. padblokkade حاجِز طَريق барикада barricada zátaras, překážka die Straßensperre vejspærring οδόφραγμα control policial teetõke سد راه؛ راه بند tiesulku barrage routier מחסום मार्ग-रोक zapreka (barikada) na cesti, pregrada i kontrolno mjesto na cesti útlezárás rintangan jalan vegartálmi blocco stradale 交通止め 노상 바리케이드 kelio užtvara ceļa aizšķēršļojums, barjera sekatan jalan raya wegversperring veisperring blokada د لاری خنډ ، بنده لاره barricada baraj rutier; punct de control (pe o şosea) заграждение zátarasa, prekážka (cestna) zapora zapreka na putu vägspärr สิ่งกีดขวาง barikat, yol engeli 路障 загородження на дорозі سڑک بند کرنا rào chắn 路障
road map
a map showing the roads of (part of) a country. padkaart خَريطَة الطَّريق пътна карта mapa de estradas automapa die Straßenkarte vejkort οδικός χάρτης mapa de carreteras teede kaart نقشه راه ها tiekartta carte routière מַפָּת כְּבִישִׁים cestovna karta autótérkép peta jalan vegakort carta stradale 道路地図 로드 맵 kelių žemėlapis ceļu karte; ceļvedis peta jalan wegenkaart veikart mapa samochodowa د لارو نقشه mapa de estradas hartă rutieră дорожная карта automapa cestni zemljevid putna mapa vägkarta แผนที่เส้นทาง karayolu haritası 路線圖 карта дорог سڑک کا نقشہ bản đồ đường phố 道路图,街道图,公路线路图交通图
ˈroadside noun
the ground beside a road. flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective) a roadside café. langs die pad جانِب الطَّريق място край пътя beira da estrada okraj silnice; u silnice der Straßenrand; Straßen-... vejside; vej- άκρη του δρόμου borde de la carretera teeveer کنار جاده tienvarsi bord de la route שְׂפָת הַכְּבִיש सड़क की पटरी tlo uz cestu, gostionica uz cestu út széle; út menti tepi jalan vegarbrún margine della strada, banchina 道端 길가 pakelė ceļmala bahagian tepi jalan kant van de weg veikant, rabatt; langs veien skraj drogi د سړک څنډه beira da estrada (la) marginea drumu­rilor обочина; придорожныи okraj cesty; pri ceste cestni rob ivica druma vägkant ข้างถนน yol kenarı 路邊 край дороги, узбіччя سڑک کا کنارہ hè phố 路边
ˈroadway noun
the part of a road on which cars etc travel. Don't walk on the roadway. pad قارِعَة الطَّريق، وَسَط الطَّريق платно autoestrada vozovka die Fahrbahn kørebane κατάστρωμα του δρόμου calzada sõidutee سواره رو ajorata chaussée הַכְּבִיש सड़क मार्ग kolnik úttest tengah jalan vegur, akbraut carreggiata 車道 차도 važiuojamoji kelio dalis (ielas, ceļa) braucamā daļa kawasan tengah jalan rijweg vei-/kjørebane jezdnia د موټرو د تللو لار estrada caro­sabil проезжая часть vozovka cestišče kolovoz vägbana ถนน yol ortası 公路 проїжджа частина дороги سڑک کا وہ حصہ جس پر موٹر گاڑیاں وغیرہ چلتی ہیں đường dành cho ô tô 道路,车行道
ˈroadworks noun plural
the building or repairing of a road. The traffic was held up by the roadworks. padwerke أعمال تَصْليح الطُّرُق пътни строежи obras na estrada práce na silnici die Straßenarbeiten(pl.) vejarbejde οδικά έργα obras de carretera teeparandus عملیات انجام شده بر روی جاده tietyö travaux d'entretien des routes עֲבוֹדוֹת כְּבִיש सड़क निर्माण कार्य radovi na cesti közúton folyó munkák perbaikan jalan vegavinna lavori stradali 道路工事 도로 공사 kelio darbai ceļa remonts pembetulan jalan wegwerkzaamheden veiarbeid roboty drogowe د څلورلاری پرمخ سرته رسیدلی عملیات obras na estrada lucrări de reparare a drumu­rilor дорожные работы práca na ceste delo na cesti radovi na putu vägarbete การซ่อมถนน yol çalışması/tamiratı 道路工程 дорожні роботи سڑک کی تعمیر کا کام công việc sửa chữa đường 筑路工程,道路施工
ˈroadworthy adjective
good enough or safe to be used on the road. Is this car roadworthy? padwaardig صالِح للسَّيْر على الطَّريق годен em condições de segurança schopný jízdy verkehissicher, straßentauglich vejsikker κατάλληλος να κυκλοφορήσει en buen estado para circular sõidu-korras مناسب برای به کار بردن در جاده ها ajokuntoinen en état de marche כָּשִיר לִתנועָה मार्ग योग्य sposoban za vožnju, u voznom stanju közlekedésre alkalmas laik jalan ökufær efficiente, affidabile 道路使用に適した 도로에 적합한 tinkamas, saugus važiuoti braukšanas kārtībā sesuai di jalan raya wegveilig trafikksikker, kjøredyktig zdatny do jazdy, na chodzie په څلور لارو کی د کار اخیستلو لپاره مناسب com condiçOes de segurança în stare de funcţionare пригодный для езды по дорогам schopný jazdy primeren za vožnjo ispravan trafikduglig, trafiksäker ปลอดภัยสําหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklı 可行駛的 в справному стані ایسی گاڑی جو سڑک پر چلاءے جانے کے قابل ہو có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶的
ˈroadworthiness noun
padwaardigheid صَلاحِيَّة السَّيْر على الطَّريق годност segurança schopnost jízdy die Verkehrssicherheit, die Straßentauglichkeit vejsikkerhed οδική καταλλότητα buenas condiciones de circulación sõidukorras olek آماده سفر؛ ajokunto bon état de marche כְּשִירוּת לִתנוּעָה मार्ग योग्यता sposobnost za vožnju közlekedésre alkalmas volta vminek kelaikan jalan ökufærni affidabilità 道路使用に適していること 도로용으로 적합함 tinkamumas, saugumas važiuoti (autotransporta) piemērotība braukšanai kesesuaian di jalan raya wegveiligheid trafikksikkerhet zdatność do jazdy سفر ته تیار segurança stare (bună) de func­ţionare пригодность для езды по дорогам schopnosť jazdy voznost ispravnost trafikduglighet ความปลอดภัยสําหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklılık 可行駛性 придатність для експлуатації اچھی حالت کی گاڑی tính có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶性
by road
in a lorry, car etc. We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road. per pad بالسَّيّارَه с кола, камион pela estrada vozem mit Lastwagen med bil οδικώς por la carretera autoga با ماشین؛ از طریق جاده autolla par la route בַּכּבִיש cestom, cestovnim prijevozom tengelyen dengan mobil með bíl/ökutæki su strada 陸路で 육로로 kelių transportu, važiuotas pa zemesceļu, ar automašīnu melalui jalan raya per auto over land, med bil transportem drogowym په ماشین باندی، د سړک له لاری pela estrada cu maşina на машине autom po cesti vozilom med landsvägstransport ทางรถ kara yoluyla 搭車或開車 на машині سڑک کے راستے bằng ô tô 经由公路(搭车或开车)
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By the roadside he sat down on a log and began to talk about God.
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As that gentleman happened at the moment to be staring me squarely in the face as I stood by the roadside it was not altogether clear whether he was addressing me or his beasts; nor could I say if they were named Fuddy and Duddy and were both subjects of the imperative verb "to gee-up." Anyhow the command produced no effect on us, and the queer little man removed his eyes from mine long enough to spear Fuddy and Duddy alternately with a long pole, remarking, quietly but with feeling: "Dern your skin," as if they enjoyed that integument in common.
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Over the hedge on one side we looked into a plowed field, and on the other we looked over a gate at our master's house, which stood by the roadside; at the top of the meadow was a grove of fir trees, and at the bottom a running brook overhung by a steep bank.
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They are the good Samaritans that find us robbed of all our dreams by the roadside of life, bleeding and weeping and desolate; and such is their skill and wealth and goodness of heart, that they not only heal up our wounds, but restore to us the lost property of our dreams, on one condition,--that we never travel with them again in the daylight.
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