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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespassage piéton
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pa-saʒ pje-tɔ̃
"Les automobilistes doivent s'arrêter au passage piéton."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A designated place on a road where pedestrians have the right to cross and where motorists must yield.
"Drivers must always yield to pedestrians at a marked pedestrian crossing." - 2
An intersection or thoroughfare equipped with signals or markings to facilitate safe foot traffic across a street.
"The city installed a new pedestrian crossing near the elementary school to improve student safety."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'pedestrian', originating from the Latin 'pedester' (going on foot, from 'pes', meaning foot), and 'crossing', derived from Middle English verbs related to intersecting or traversing. The abbreviated form 'ped-xing' arose in North American traffic engineering and signage shorthand during the mid-20th century to fit limited space on road signs.
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passage piéton
Transliteration: pa-saʒ pje-tɔ̃
"Les automobilistes doivent s'arrêter au passage piéton."
Fußgängerüberweg
Transliteration: fuːsˌɡɛŋɐˈyːbɐˌvɛk
"Kinder lernen früh, wie man einen Fußgängerüberweg sicher überquert."
strisce pedonali
Transliteration: ˈstri.ʃe pe.doˈna.li
"I pedoni attraversano sulle strisce pedonali."
paso de peatones
Transliteration: ˈpa.so ðe pe.aˈto.nes
"El coche frenó antes del paso de peatones."
passadeira
Transliteration: pa.sɐˈdei.ɾɐ
"Deve atravessar sempre na passadeira."
पैदल पार पथ
Transliteration: paidal paar path
"सड़क पार करते समय हमेशा पैदल पार पथ का उपयोग करें।"
人行横道
Transliteration: rén xíng héng dào
"行人在人行横道上过马路。"
횡단보도
Transliteration: hoeng-dan-bo-do
"우리는 횡단보도로 건너야 합니다."
横断歩道
Transliteration: ōdan hodō
"歩行者は横断歩道を渡ります。"
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