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transitive verb* * *[peiv](to cover (a street, path etc) with (usually large) flat stones, concrete etc to make a flat surface for walking on etc: He wants to pave the garden.) pflastern- academic.ru/54026/pavement">pavement- paving-stone* * *[peɪv]vt usu passive1. (cover)the streets are \paved with gold das Geld liegt auf der Straße2.* * *[peɪv]vtbefestigen ( in, with mit); road, path (with stones also) pflastern; floor (with tiles) fliesen, mit Fliesen auslegen; (with slabs) mit Platten auslegenwhere the streets are paved with gold — wo die Straßen mit Gold gepflastert sind, wo das Geld auf der Straße liegt
the path to hell is paved with good intentions (prov) — der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert
* * *pave the way for fig den Weg ebnen für, anbahnen;paved runway FLUG befestigte Start- und Landebahn;the way to Hell is paved with good intentions (Sprichwort) der Weg zur Hölle ist mit guten Vorsätzen gepflastert* * *transitive verbpave the way for or to something — (fig.) einer Sache (Dat.) den Weg ebnen
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(DE) Pflasterung {e}; pflastern; zupflastern; (EN) cobble; cube; flag; pave; stone
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pave-stone — … Useful english dictionary
Pave — Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pave — [peıv] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: paver, from Latin pavire to hit, press down with the foot ] 1.) to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete pave with ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pave — [ peıv ] verb transitive to put a hard flat surface on an area of ground, using bricks, blocks of stone, CONCRETE, etc: The floor was paved with marble flagstones. pave the way for something to create a situation that makes it possible or easier… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stone — ► NOUN 1) hard, solid non metallic mineral matter of which rock is made. 2) a small piece of stone found on the ground. 3) a piece of stone shaped for a purpose, especially to commemorate something or to mark out a boundary. 4) a gem. 5) a hard… … English terms dictionary
stone — [stōn] n. [ME < OE stan, akin to Du steen, Ger stein < IE base * stāi , to become thick, compress, stiffen > L stiria, a drop (< stilla), Gr stear, tallow] 1. the hard, solid, nonmetallic mineral matter of which rock is composed 2. a… … English World dictionary
pave — UK [peɪv] / US verb [transitive] Word forms pave : present tense I/you/we/they pave he/she/it paves present participle paving past tense paved past participle paved to put a hard flat surface on an area of ground, using bricks, blocks of stone,… … English dictionary
stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n … Universalium
Stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… … Useful english dictionary
stone — n. & v. n. 1 a solid non metallic mineral matter, of which rock is made. b a piece of this, esp. a small piece. 2 Building a = LIMESTONE (Portland stone). b = SANDSTONE (Bath stone). 3 Mineral. = precious stone. 4 a stony meteorite, an aerolite.… … Useful english dictionary
stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral … New Collegiate Dictionary