road

road  (rd)

n.

1.

a. Abbr. Rd. An open, generally public way for the passage of vehicles, people, and animals.

b. The surface of a road; a roadbed.

2. A course or path: the road to riches.

3. A railroad.

4. Nautical A roadstead. Often used in the plural.

Idioms:

down the road

In the future; at a later date.

on the road

1. On tour, as a theatrical company.

2. Traveling, especially as a salesperson.

3. Wandering, as a vagabond.

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[Middle English rode, rade, a riding, road, from Old English rd; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

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road [rəʊd]

n

1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering)

a.  an open way, usually surfaced with tarmac or concrete, providing passage from one place to another

b.  (as modifier) road traffic a road map a road sign

c.  (in combination) the roadside

2. (Social Science / Human Geography)

a.  a street

b.  (capital when part of a name) London Road

3. (Transport / Railways)

a.  US short for railroad

b.  Brit one of the tracks of a railway

4. a way, path, or course the road to fame

5. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (often plural) Also called roadstead Nautical a partly sheltered anchorage

6. (Mining & Quarrying) a drift or tunnel in a mine, esp a level one

hit the road Slang to start or resume travelling

on the road

a.  travelling, esp as a salesman

b.  (of a theatre company, pop group, etc.) on tour

c.  leading a wandering life

take (to) the road to begin a journey or tour

one for the road Informal a last alcoholic drink before leaving

[Old English rād; related to rīdan to ride, and to Old Saxon rēda, Old Norse reith]

roadless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	road - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation route access road, slip road - a short road giving access to an expressway; "in Britain they call an access road a slip road" bend, curve - curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.) bypath, byroad, byway - a side road little traveled (as in the countryside) causeway - a road that is raised above water or marshland or sand clearway - a road on which you are not allowed to stop (unless you have a breakdown) corduroy - a road made of logs laid crosswise crest, crown - the center of a cambered road detour, roundabout way - a roundabout road (especially one that is used temporarily while a main route is blocked) parkway, drive - a wide scenic road planted with trees; "the riverside drive offers many exciting scenic views" driveway, private road, drive - a road leading up to a private house; "they parked in the driveway" highway, main road - a major road for any form of motor transport carrefour, crossroad, crossway, intersection, crossing - a junction where one street or road crosses another rail line, railway line, line - the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed pavement, paving - the paved surface of a thoroughfare post road - a road over which mail is carried roadbed - a bed supporting a road roadway - a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel shortcut, crosscut, cutoff - a route shorter than the usual one berm, shoulder - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road; "the car pulled off onto the shoulder" side road - a minor road branching off of a main road skid road - a road made of logs on which freshly cut timber can be hauled speedway - road where high speed driving is allowed thoroughfare - a public road from one place to another cart track, cartroad, track - any road or path affording passage especially a rough one rotary, roundabout, traffic circle, circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" turnaround - an area sufficiently large for a vehicle to turn around turnoff - a side road where you can turn off; "I missed the turnoff and went 15 miles out of my way" turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park way - any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another; "he said he was looking for the way out"
	2.	road - a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame" means, way, agency - how a result is obtained or an end is achieved; "a means of control"; "an example is the best agency of instruction"; "the true way to success" royal road - an auspicious way or means to achieve something; "the royal road to success"

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road

noun

1. roadway, street, highway, motorway, track, direction, route, path, lane, avenue, artery, pathway, carriageway, thoroughfare, course There was very little traffic on the roads.

2. way, course, direction, route, path on the road to recovery

Translations

road [rəʊd]

A. N

1. (residential: Road) → calle f; (= main road) → carretera f; (= route) → camino m; (= surface) → firme m; (= roadway, not pavement) → calzada f
at the 23rd kilometre on the Valencia road → en el kilómetro 23 de la carretera de Valencia
"road narrows" → estrechamiento de la calzada
"road up" → cerrado por obras
across the road → al otro lado de la calle
she lives across the road from us → vive en frente de nosotros
by road → por carretera
to hold the road [car] → agarrar, tener buena adherencia
to be off the road [car] → estar fuera de circulación
to be on the road (= be travelling) → estar en camino (Comm) → ser viajante de comercio (Mus, Theat) → estar de gira
the dog was wandering on the road → el perro iba andando por mitad de la calzada
he shouldn't be allowed on the road → no deberían permitirle conducir
my car is on the road again → he vuelto a poner mi coche en circulación
to take the road → ponerse en camino (to X para ir a X) to take to the road [tramp] → ponerse en camino
the road to Teruel → el camino de Teruel

2. (fig)
somewhere along the road → tarde o temprano
our relationship has reached the end of the road → nuestras relaciones han llegado al punto final
to be on the right road → ir por buen camino
the road to success → el camino del éxito
he's on the road to recovery → se está reponiendo
we're on the road to disaster → vamos camino del desastre
one for the road → la penúltima
to have one for the road → tomarse la penúltima(copa)
the road to hell is paved with good intentions → con buenas intenciones no basta
see also Rome

3. (fig) (= way) to get out of the road → quitarse de en medio

4. roads (Naut) (= roadstead) → rada fsing

B. CPD road accident N → accidente m de tráfico, accidente m de circulación, accidente m de tránsito(LAm)
road book N → libro m de mapas e itinerarios
road bridge N → puente m de carretera
road construction N → construcción f de carreteras
road haulage N → transporte m por carretera
road haulier N (= company) → compañía f de transporte por carretera; (= person) → transportista mf
road hump N → banda f sonora, banda f de desaceleración
road junction N → empalme m
road manager N (Mus) → encargado/a m/f del transporte del equipo
road map N (lit) → mapa m de carreteras; (for future actions) → hoja f de ruta
road map to peace → hoja f de ruta para la paz
road metal N → grava f, lastre m
road movie N → película f de carretera, road movie f
road pricing N (Brit) sistema electrónico que permite el cobro de peaje a conductores en ciertas carreteras
road race N → carrera f en carretera
road racer N (Cycling) → ciclista mf de fondo en carretera
road rage N conducta agresiva de los conductores
road repairs NPL → obras fpl en la vía
road roller N → apisonadora f
road safety N → seguridad f vial
road sense N → conocimiento m de la carretera
road sign N → señal f de tráfico
road sweeper N (= person) → barrendero/a m/f; (= vehicle) → máquina f barrendera
road tax N → impuesto m de rodaje
road test N → prueba f en carretera
road traffic accident N = road accident road transport N → transportes mpl por carretera
road trial N = road test road user N → usuario/a m/f de la vía pública
road vehicle N → vehículo m de motor, vehículo m de carretera

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road [ˈrəʊd]

n

(for travelling) → route f
There's a lot of traffic on the roads → Il y a beaucoup de circulation sur les routes.
main road → grande route
major road → grande route
minor road → voie f secondaire
by road
It takes four hours by road → Il y a quatre heures de route.
to travel by road (by car) → voyager en voiture
They will travel by road to Jordan → Ils iront en Jordanie en voiture.; (by bus) → voyager en bus
They will travel by road to Jordan → Ils iront en Jordanie en bus.
"road up" (British) → "attention travaux"
to be on the road [person, driver] → être sur la route; [band] → être en tournée
to hit the road again → reprendre la route
Let's hit the road! → En route!

(in town) (= street) → rue f
They live across the road → Ils habitent de l'autre côté de la rue.

(fig) (= way) → chemin, voie f
on the road to success → sur le chemin de la réussite
to be on the road to recovery → être en voie de guérison

modif [access, link, transport, network, system] → routier/ière; [building, closures] → de routes; [maintenance] → des routes
road accident n → accident m de la circulation
road atlas n → atlas m routier

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road

n

→ Straße f; “road up” (Brit) → „Straßenbauarbeiten“; “road narrows” → „Straßenverengung“; by road (send sth) → per Spedition; (travel) → mit dem Bus/Auto etc; she lives across the road (from us) → sie wohnt gegenüber (von uns); my car is off the road just now → ich kann mein Auto momentan nicht benutzen; my car has never been/is never off the road → mein Auto war noch nie/ist nie in der Werkstatt; I hope to put the car back on the road soon → ich hoffe, das Auto bald wieder fahren zu können; this vehicle shouldn’t be on the road → das Fahrzeug ist nicht verkehrstüchtig; he is a danger on the road → er ist eine Gefahr für den Straßenverkehr; to take to the road → sich auf den Weg machen, losfahren; (as tramp) → Vagabund werden; to be on the road (= travelling) → unterwegs sein; (theatre company) → auf Tournee sein; (car) → fahren; is this the road to London? → geht es hier nach London?; the London road → die Straße nach London; “Westlands/London road” → „Westlandsstraße/Londoner Straße“; to have one for the road (inf) → zum Abschluss noch einen trinken; gentleman of the road → Vagabund m

(fig) → Weg m; you’re on the right road (lit, fig) → Sie sind auf dem richtigen Weg; on the road to ruin/success → auf dem Weg ins Verderben/zum Erfolg; somewhere along the road he changed his mind → irgendwann hat er seine Meinung geändert; you’re in my road (Brit dial inf) → du bist mir im Weg; (get) out of the road! (Brit dial inf) → geh weg!; any road (Brit dial inf) = anyhow

roads pl (Naut) → Reede f

(US) = railroad

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road in cpds → Straßen-;

road accident

n → Verkehrsunfall m

roadblock

n → Straßensperre f

road book

n → Straßenatlas m

road conditions

pl → Straßenzustand m

road construction

n (US) → Straßenbau m

road contractor

n → Fuhrunternehmer(in) m(f); (= company) → Fuhrunternehmen nt

road-fund licence

n (Brit) → ˜ Verkehrssteuer f

road haulage

n (esp Brit) → Spedition f

road haulier, (US) road hauler

n → Spediteur(in) m(f); (= company) → Spedition f

road hog

n (inf) → Verkehrsrowdy m (inf)

roadholding (ability)

n → Straßenlage f; (of tyres) → Griffigkeit f

roadhouse

n → Rasthaus nt

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road:

road improvement

n → Straßenausbau m

roadmaking

n → Straßenbau m

roadman

n (inf) → Straßenbauarbeiter m

road manager

n (of pop group) → Roadmanager(in) m(f)

roadmender

n → Straßenbauarbeiter(in) m(f)

road metal

n → Straßenschotter m

road movie

n → Roadmovie nt

road pricing

n (Brit) → Straßenbenutzungsgebühren pl

road race

n → Straßenrennen nt

road racer

n (= bicycle) → Rennrad nt (für Straßenrennen)

road rage

n → Aggressivität f → im Straßenverkehr

road rager

n → aggressiver Straßenverkehrsteilnehmer, aggressive Straßenverkehrsteilnehmerin

roadroller

n → Straßenwalze f

road safety

n → Verkehrssicherheit f, → Sicherheit f → im Straßenverkehr

road salt

n → Streusalz nt

road sense

n → Verkehrssinn m

road show

n (Theat) → Tournee f

roadside

n → Straßenrand m; along or by the road → am Straßenrand

adj stall, toilet, pub → an der Straße; a road bomb → eine Bombe, die im Straßengraben versteckt ist; road check → Straßenkontrolle f; road ditch → Straßengraben m; road repairs (professional) → Sofortdienst m; (done alone) → Reparatur f → am Straßenrand; road shrine → Wegkreuz nt

roadsign

n → (Straßen)verkehrszeichen nt

roadstead

n (Naut) → Reede f

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road:

roadsweeper

n (= person) → Straßenkehrer(in) m(f); (= vehicle) → Straßenkehrmaschine f

road tax

n (Brit) → Kraftfahrzeugsteuer f

road test

n → Straßentest m

road-test

vt → Probe fahren

road toll

n → Straßenbenutzungsgebühr f, → Maut(gebühr) f

road traffic accident

n → Verkehrsunfall m

road transport

n → Straßengüterverkehr m

road trials

pl (= road-test) → Straßentest m; (= rally) → Straßenwettbewerb m

road user

n → Verkehrsteilnehmer(in) m(f)

roadway

n → Fahrbahn f

roadwork

n (Sport) → Straßentraining nt

roadworks

pl (Brit) → Straßenbauarbeiten pl

roadworthiness

n (of car) → Verkehrstüchtigkeit f, → Verkehrssicherheit f

roadworthy

adj → verkehrstüchtig, verkehrssicher

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road [rəʊd]

1. n (route) (fig) → strada, via; (residential, Road) → via
main road → strada principale
A-/B-road → strada statale/secondaria
country road → strada di campagna
it takes 4 hours by road → sono 4 ore di macchina (or in camion )
just across the road (from) → proprio di fronte a
to be off the road (car, for repairs) → essere in riparazione (laid up) → essere fuori uso
he shouldn't be allowed on the road → dovrebbero togliergli la patente
that car shouldn't be allowed on the road → non dovrebbero lasciar circolare quella macchina
to hold the road (Aut) → tenere la strada
"road up" → "attenzione: lavori in corso"
to be on the road (pop group) → essere in tournée (salesman) → viaggiare
on the road to success → sulla via del successo
to take to the road (tramp) → darsi al vagabondaggio
to have one for the road (fam) → bere il bicchiere della staffa
somewhere along the road (fig) → a un certo punto

2. adj (accident, sign) → stradale

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road [rəʊd]

1. n (route) (fig) → strada, via; (residential, Road) → via
main road → strada principale
A-/B-road → strada statale/secondaria
country road → strada di campagna
it takes 4 hours by road → sono 4 ore di macchina (or in camion )
just across the road (from) → proprio di fronte a
to be off the road (car, for repairs) → essere in riparazione (laid up) → essere fuori uso
he shouldn't be allowed on the road → dovrebbero togliergli la patente
that car shouldn't be allowed on the road → non dovrebbero lasciar circolare quella macchina
to hold the road (Aut) → tenere la strada
"road up" → "attenzione: lavori in corso"
to be on the road (pop group) → essere in tournée (salesman) → viaggiare
on the road to success → sulla via del successo
to take to the road (tramp) → darsi al vagabondaggio
to have one for the road (fam) → bere il bicchiere della staffa
somewhere along the road (fig) → a un certo punto

2. adj (accident, sign) → stradale

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road

n road [rəud]

1 a strip of ground usually with a hard level surface for people, vehicles etc to travel on This road takes you past the school; (also adjective ) road safety. pad طَريق път cesta, silnice; silniční vej; vej- die Straße; Straßen-... δρόμος camino; carreera (maan)tee راه tie route; (adj.) routier כְּבִיש सड़क cesta, kolnik (köz)út jalan vegur strada; stradale 道路 도로 kelias ceļš jalan weg vei, gate droga estrada drum дорога; дорожный cesta; cestný cesta put gata, väg ถนน yol 道路 дорога, шлях سڑک đường giao thông 道路

2 (often abbreviated toRdwhen written) used in the names of roads or streets His address is 24 School Road. Weg إخْتِصار لِكَلِمَة: طريق улица třída vej; -vej; v. die Straße οδός calle tee, tänav خیابان (teiden nimissä) Rte רְחוֹב सड़क, राजपथ, राजमार्ग cesta út Jalan -vegur, –gata via ～通り 가(街) kelias, gatvė ceļš; iela nama jalan {#170}{#169}weg -vei, –gate ulica rua stradă; şosea улица trieda cesta put väg[], gata[] ถนน ... sokağı …路 дорога گزرگاہ phố 路

3 a route; the correct road(s) to follow in order to arrive somewhere We'd better look at the map because I'm not sure of the road. pad, roete طَريق، مَسْلَك път směr, cesta vej der Weg διαδρομή, πορεία camino tee مسیر؛ راه reitti route, chemin דֶרֶך मार्ग, सड़क, किसी का मार्ग या जाने का रास्ता put, ruta útvonal jalan leið, vegur strada 道順 진로 kelias ceļš; virziens laluan weg vei, rute droga caminho drum, rută направление cesta pot put väg เส้นทาง yol (正確)路線 шлях, маршрут راستہ tuyến đường 途径

4 a way that leads to something the road to peace; He's on the road to ruin. op pad على طَريق السُّقوط والدَّمار път cesta vej der Weg δρόμος camino tee راه؛ طریقه tie chemin (de) דֶרֶך ל- पाने का उपाय या रास्ता, प्राप्ति का मार्ग put út jalan menuju leið strada, via ～への道 (…에의) 길, 방법 kelias ceļš laluan ke arah weg vei droga caminho cale (spre) путь cesta pot put väg วิถีทาง yol 走向…的道路 шлях امن یا بربادی کا راستہ con đường dẫn tới 路

n roadblock

a barrier put across a road (eg by the police) in order to stop or slow down traffic to set up a roadblock. padblokkade حاجِز طَريق барикада zátaras, překážka vejspærring die Straßensperre οδόφραγμα control policial teetõke سد راه؛ راه بند tiesulku barrage routier מַחֲסוֹם मार्ग-रोक zapreka (barikada) na cesti, pregrada i kontrolno mjesto na cesti útlezárás rintangan jalan vegartálmi blocco stradale 交通止め 노상 바리케이드 kelio užtvara ceļa aizšķēršļojums, barjera sekatan jalan raya wegversperring veisperring blokada barricada baraj rutier; punct de control (pe o şosea) заграждение zátarasa, prekážka (cestna) zapora zapreka na putu vägspärr สิ่งกีดขวาง barikat, yol engeli 路障 загородження на дорозі سڑک بند کرنا rào chắn 路障

road map

a map showing the roads of (part of) a country. padkaart خَريطَة الطَّريق пътна карта automapa vejkort die Straßenkarte οδικός χάρτης mapa de carreteras teede kaart نقشه راه ها tiekartta carte routière מַפָּת כְּבִישִׁים cestovna karta autótérkép peta jalan vegakort carta stradale 道路地図 로드 맵 kelių žemėlapis ceļu karte; ceļvedis peta jalan wegenkaart veikart mapa samochodowa mapa de estradas hartă rutieră дорожная карта automapa cestni zemljevid putna mapa vägkarta แผนที่เส้นทาง karayolu haritası 路線圖 карта дорог سڑک کا نقشہ bản đồ đường phố 交通图

n roadside

the ground beside a road flowers growing by the roadside; (also adjective ) a roadside café. langs die pad جانِب الطَّريق място край пътя okraj silnice; u silnice vejside; vej- der Straßenrand; Straßen-... άκρη του δρόμου borde de la carretera teeveer کنار جاده tienvarsi (au) bord de la route שְׂפָת הַכְּבִיש सड़क की पटरी tlo uz cestu, gostionica uz cestu út széle; út menti tepi jalan vegarbrún margine della strada, banchina 道端 길가 pakelė ceļmala bahagian tepi jalan kant van de weg veikant, rabatt; langs veien skraj drogi beira da estrada (la) marginea drumu­rilor обочина; придорожный okraj cesty; pri ceste cestni rob ivica druma vägkant ข้างถนน yol kenarı 路邊 край дороги, узбіччя سڑک کا کنارہ hè phố 路边

n roadway

the part of a road on which cars etc travel Don't walk on the roadway. pad قارِعَة الطَّريق، وَسَط الطَّريق платно vozovka kørebane die Fahrbahn κατάστρωμα του δρόμου calzada sõidutee سواره رو ajorata chaussée הַכְּבִיש सड़क मार्ग kolnik úttest tengah jalan vegur, akbraut carreggiata 車道 차도 važiuojamoji kelio dalis (ielas, ceļa) braucamā daļa kawasan tengah jalan rijweg vei-/kjørebane jezdnia estrada caro­sabil проезжая часть vozovka cestišče kolovoz vägbana ถนน yol ortası 公路 проїжджа частина дороги سڑک کا وہ حصہ جس پر موٹر گاڑیاں وغیرہ چلتی ہیں đường dành cho ô tô 车行道

n pl roadworks

the building or repairing of a road The traffic was held up by the roadworks. padwerke أعمال تَصْليح الطُّرُق пътни строежи práce na silnici vejarbejde die Straßenarbeiten(pl.) οδικά έργα obras de carretera teeparandus عملیات انجام شده بر روی جاده tietyö travaux d'entretien des routes עֲבוֹדוֹת כְּבִיש सड़क निर्माण कार्य radovi na cesti közúton folyó munkák perbaikan jalan vegavinna lavori stradali 道路工事 도로 공사 kelio darbai ceļa remonts pembetulan jalan wegwerkzaamheden veiarbeid roboty drogowe obras na estrada lucrări de reparare a drumu­rilor дорожные работы práca na ceste delo na cesti radovi na putu vägarbete การซ่อมถนน yol çalışması/tamiratı 道路工程 дорожні роботи سڑک کی تعمیر کا کام công việc sửa chữa đường 筑路工程

adj roadworthy

good enough or safe to be used on the road Is this car roadworthy? padwaardig صالِح للسَّيْر على الطَّريق годен schopný jízdy vejsikker verkehissicher, straßentauglich κατάλληλος να κυκλοφορήσει en buen estado para circular sõidu-korras مناسب برای به کار بردن در جاده ها ajokuntoinen en état de marche כָּשִיר לִתנועָה मार्ग योग्य sposoban za vožnju, u voznom stanju közlekedésre alkalmas laik jalan ökufær efficiente, affidabile 道路使用に適した 도로에 적합한 tinkamas, saugus važiuoti braukšanas kārtībā sesuai di jalan raya wegveilig trafikksikker, kjøredyktig zdatny do jazdy, na chodzie com condiçOes de segurança în stare de funcţionare пригодный для езды по дорогам schopný jazdy primeren za vožnjo ispravan trafikduglig, trafiksäker ปลอดภัยสำหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklı 可行駛的 в справному стані ایسی گاڑی جو سڑک پر چلاءے جانے کے قابل ہو có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶的

n roadworthiness

padwaardigheid صَلاحِيَّة السَّيْر على الطَّريق годност schopnost jízdy vejsikkerhed die Verkehrssicherheit, die Straßentauglichkeit οδική καταλλότητα buenas condiciones de circulación sõidukorras olek آماده سفر؛ ajokuntoisuus bon état de marche כְּשִירוּת לִתנוּעָה मार्ग योग्यता sposobnost za vožnju közlekedésre alkalmas volta vminek kelaikan jalan ökufærni affidabilità 道路使用に適していること 노상 주행에 적합함 tinkamumas, saugumas važiuoti (autotransporta) piemērotība braukšanai kesesuaian di jalan raya wegveiligheid trafikksikkerhet zdatność do jazdy segurança stare (bună) de func­ţionare пригодность для езды по дорогам schopnosť jazdy voznost ispravnost trafikduglighet ความปลอดภัยสำหรับการขับขี่ yola dayanıklılık 可行駛性 придатність для експлуатації اچھی حالت کی گاڑی tính có thể sử dụng trên đường 可行驶性

by road

in a lorry, car etc We'll send the furniture by road rather than by rail; We came by road. per pad بالسَّيّارَه с кола, камион vozem med bil mit Lastwagen οδικώς por la carretera autoga با ماشین؛ از طریق جاده autolla par la route בַּכּבִיש cestom, cestovnim prijevozom tengelyen dengan mobil með bíl/ökutæki su strada 陸路で 육로로 kelių transportu, važiuotas pa zemesceļu, ar automašīnu melalui jalan raya per auto over land, med bil transportem drogowym pela estrada cu maşina на машине autom po cesti vozilom med landsvägstransport ทางรถ kara yoluyla 搭車或開車 на машині سڑک کے راستے bằng ô tô 经由公路

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road → طريق silnice vej Straße δρόμος carretera tie route cesta strada 道路 길 weg vei droga estrada, rodovia дорога väg ถนน yol con đường 道路