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1 carrefour
carrefour [kaʀfuʀ]masculine nouncrossroads sg* * *kaʀfuʀnom masculin1) ( intersection) gén junction; ( de deux routes) crossroads (+ v sg)carrefour ferroviaire — railway junction ou intersection
2) ( lieu de passage) crossroads (+ v sg); ( réseau de communications) transport hub3) ( moment stratégique) crossroads (sg)4) ( forum) debate* * *kaʀfuʀ nm1) (routier) crossroads sg2) fig (économique, culturel) crossroads* * *carrefour nm1 ( intersection) gén junction, intersection; ( de deux routes) crossroads (sg); carrefour ferroviaire railway junction ou intersection; un carrefour dangereux a dangerous crossroads;2 ( lieu de passage) crossroads (+ v sg); ( réseau de communications) transport hub; l'aéroport est un carrefour international the airport is an international meeting point; une région carrefour a transport hub, a centreGB of communications;3 ( moment stratégique) crossroads (sg); être à un carrefour de qch to be at a crossroads in sth; être à un carrefour de sa vie to be at a crossroads in one's life; la biochimie est au carrefour de la biologie et de la chimie biochemistry is at the meeting point of biology and chemistry;4 ( forum) debate; assister à un carrefour de l'écologie to attend a debate on ecology.[karfur] nom masculin2. [point de rencontre] crossroads
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