pave

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (British) To cover something with paving slabs.
  2. (Canada, US) To cover with stone, concrete, blacktop or other solid covering, especially to aid travel.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To pave the way for; to make easy and smooth.

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Prononcé comme (IPA)
/peɪv/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Old French paver (“to pave, to cover”), from Vulgar Latin *pavāre (“to beat down, to smash”), from Latin pavīre (“to beat, strike, ram, tread down”).

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