rue

Meaning

Noun

street, road

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of ruer:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of ruer:

Concepts

street

road

🛣️

avenue

rue

block

alley

highway

boulevard

thoroughfare

town

🏙️

townscape

way

public road

Ruta graveolens

dead end

lane

neighborhood

neighbourhood

passage

quarters

slum

Synonyms

boulevard

avenue

route

🛣️

pâté de maison

ruelle

quartier

rue fétide

sorte

trafic

ville

🏙️

voie

voisinage

rue principale

voie publique

Ruta graveolens

artère

herbe de la rue

chemin

🛣️

circulation

herbe de grâce

manière

Translations

Straße

calle

rua

straat

via

strada

🛣️

carrer

sokak

οδός

δρόμος

via

🛣️

carrièra

شارع

ruta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁy/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: rue

Inherited from Latin: rūga

Inherited from Latin: rūta

In summary

Inherited from Old French rue, developed figuratively from Latin ruga.

Sentences

Aujourd'hui , une rue porte son nom .

Today, a street bears his name.

Il n'a pas laissé de rue à son nom .

He did not leave a street in his name.

Un autre accourut du bout de la rue .

Another ran from the end of the street.

Cette rue se trouve au cœur du marché aux puces de Saint-Ouen.

This street is in the heart of the Saint-Ouen flea market.

A Valognes, une rue et une école primaire portent son nom .

In Valognes, a street and a primary school bear his name.

L'atelier est installé rue Mazarine.

The workshop is installed on rue Mazarine.