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1 autoroute
autoroute [otoʀut]feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Motorways in France, indicated by blue road signs with the letter A followed by a number, are toll roads. The speed limit is 130 km/h (110 km/h when it is raining). At the tollgate, the lanes marked « réservé » and with an orange « t » are reserved for people who subscribe to « télépéage », an electronic payment system.* * *otoʀutnom féminin motorway GB, freeway US* * *otoʀut nfmotorway Grande-Bretagne freeway USA* * *autoroute nf1 ( route) motorway GB, freeway US; autoroute de dégagement bypass GB, freeway US; autoroute de liaison motorway GB, freeway US; autoroute à péage toll motorway; autoroute urbaine urban motorway;2 Ordinat autoroute de l'information information (super)highway.ⓘ Autoroutes France has an extensive motorway system, which is largely financed by tolls calculated according to the distance travelled and the vehicle type. Tickets are obtained and tolls paid at péages (tollgates). There is a speed limit for standard vehicles of 130 km/h (approx. 80 mph) and 110 km/h (approx. 70 mph) in wet weather. Some motorways have specific names, e.g. the autoroute du soleil refers to the A6 and A7 between Paris and Marseilles.[otɔrut] nom fémininl'autoroute du Soleilthe motorway linking Paris, Lyons and Marseilles, famously congested during the 'grands départs' of July and August2. INFORMATIQUEIn France, motorways are indicated with the letter A followed by a number. Many motorways are privately run and operate a toll system (péage). -
2 autoroute à péage
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3 péage
péage [peaʒ]masculine noun( = droit) toll ; ( = barrière) tollgate* * *peaʒnom masculin1) ( taxe) toll2) ( lieu) tollbooth* * *peaʒ nm1) (= droit de passage) tollNous avons payé dix euros de péage. — We paid a toll of 10 euros.
2) (= endroit) tollboothSabine s'est arrêtée au péage de l'autoroute. — Sabine stopped at the motorway tollbooth.
* * *péage nm2 ( lieu) tollbooth.[peaʒ] nom masculin1. [sur une voie publique - taxe] toll ; [ - lieu] toll (gate)‘péage à 5 km’ ‘toll 5 km’2. TÉLÉVISION -
4 barrière de péage
toll road; turnpikeDictionnaire français-anglais de géographie > barrière de péage
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5 route à péage
toll road; turnpike
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Turnpike — Turn pike , n. [Turn + pike.] 1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between the arms; a turnstile. See {Turnstile}, 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Turnpike — [ təːnpaɪk; englisch »Drehkreuz«] der, / s, autobahnähnliche, gebührenpflichtige Schnellstraße in Nordamerika, die von eigenständigen Gesellschaften (Turnpike Authorities) geplant, finanziert, gebaut und betrieben wird. * * * Turn|pike [… … Universal-Lexikon
Turnpike — Turn pike , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turnpiked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turnpiking}.] To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; into a rounded form, as the path of a road. Knowles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
turnpike — (n.) early 15c., spiked road barrier used for defense, from TURN (Cf. turn) + PIKE (Cf. pike) (n.2) shaft. Sense transferred to horizontal cross of timber, turning on a vertical pin (1540s), which were used to bar horses from foot roads. This led … Etymology dictionary
Turnpike — (engl., spr. törnpaik), Drehkreuz, in England an Straßen bei Mauthäusern angebracht zum Zweck der Erhebung des Wegegeldes, daher Turnpikeroads, Straßen mit solchen Drehkreuzen … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
turnpike — index causeway Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
turnpike — [n] highway expressway, four lane*, freeway, interstate, parkway, pike*, roadway, state highway, superhighway, toll road; concept 501 … New thesaurus
turnpike — ► NOUN 1) historical a toll gate. 2) historical a road on which a toll was collected. 3) US a motorway on which a toll is charged. ORIGIN originally denoting a spiked barrier fixed across a road as a defence against sudden attack: from PIKE(Cf.… … English terms dictionary
turnpike — [tʉrn′pīk΄] n. [ME turnpyke, a spiked barrier across a road: see TURN & PIKE4] 1. Historical a turnstile 2. TOLLGATE 3. a toll road, esp. one that is an expressway … English World dictionary
turnpike — n. (AE) toll express way 1) (to travel) by turnpike 2) (to drive) on a turnpike * * * [ tɜːnpaɪk] (AE) [ toll expressway ] (to travel) by turnpike (to drive) on a turnpike … Combinatory dictionary
turnpike — turn|pike [ˈtə:npaık US ˈtə:rn ] n [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: turnpike road (18 20 centuries), from turnpike turning post with sharp points fixed into it, used to control movement past it (15 18 centuries), from turn + PIKE4] AmE a large road for… … Dictionary of contemporary English