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pave  (pv)

tr.v. paved, pav·ing, paves

1. To cover with a pavement.

2. To cover uniformly, as if with pavement.

3. To be or compose the pavement of.

Idiom:

pave the way

To make progress or development easier: experiments that paved the way for future research.

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[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavre, to beat, tread down; see pau-² in Indo-European roots.]

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paver n.

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pave [peɪv]

vb (tr)

1. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) to cover (a road, path, etc.) with a firm surface suitable for travel, as with paving stones or concrete

2. (Engineering / Civil Engineering) to serve as the material for a pavement or other hard layer bricks paved the causeway

3. (often foll by with) to cover with a hard layer (of) shelves paved with marble

4. to prepare or make easier (esp in the phrase pave the way) to pave the way for future development

[from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre to ram down]

paver  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pave - a setting with precious stones so closely set that no metal shows mount, setting - a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place; "the diamond was in a plain gold mount"
Verb	1.	pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village" coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" cobble, cobblestone - pave with cobblestones hard surface - cover with asphalt or a similar surface; "hard-surface roads" causeway - pave a road with cobblestones or pebbles asphalt - cover with tar or asphalt; "asphalt the driveway"

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pave

verb cover, floor, surface, flag, concrete, tile, tar, asphalt, macadamize The concourse had been paved with concrete.

pave the way for something or someone prepare (the way) for, introduce, herald, usher in, precede, clear the way for, open the way for, lay the foundations for, set the scene for, be the forerunner of, make preparations for, work round to, do the groundwork for It is hoped the meeting will pave the way for peaceful negotiations.

Translations

pave [peɪv] VT (gen) → pavimentar; (with flagstones) → enlosar; (with stones) → adoquinar, empedrar; (with bricks) → enladrillar
the streets are paved with gold → se atan los perros con longaniza
to pave the way for sth/sb → preparar el terreno para algo/algn

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pave [ˈpeɪv] vt [+ road] → paver, daller
to be paved → être pavé(e)
to pave the way for sth → ouvrir la voie à qch

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pave

vt → befestigen (in, with mit); road, path (with stones also) → pflastern; floor (with tiles) → fliesen, mit Fliesen auslegen; (with slabs) → mit Platten auslegen; to pave the way for somebody/something (fig) → jdm/einer Sache (dat) → den Weg ebnen; where 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 (prov); the paths are paved in or with purest marble → die Wege sind mit feinstem Marmor ausgelegt

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pave [peɪv] vt (gen) → lastricare; (road) → pavimentare, lastricare
to pave the way for (fig) (person) → spianare la strada a (changes, reforms) → aprire la via a

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pave [peɪv] vt (gen) → lastricare; (road) → pavimentare, lastricare
to pave the way for (fig) (person) → spianare la strada a (changes, reforms) → aprire la via a

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pave

v pave [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. plavei يُعَبِّد، يَرْصُف павирам vydláždit belægge med fliser pflastern (πλακο)στρώνω pavimentar; empedrar, adoquinar (con piedras) sillutama سنگفرش کردن päällystää paver לְרַצֵף खडंजा डालना, फर्शबंदी करना popločiti kikövez melapisi dengan semen dll untuk jalan helluleggja, leggja slitlag á pavimentare 舗装する 포장하다 (iš)grįsti, (nu)tiesti, kloti bruģēt menurap plaveien brulegge; legge asfalt (wy)brukować pavimentar a pava; a pietrui мостить vydláždiť tlakovati popločati stenlägga ปูพื้น taş döşemek 鋪(路等) мостити, вистилати бруківкою فرش کو پکا بنانا 铺（路等）

n pavement

(Americanˈsidewalk) a paved surface, especially a paved footpath along the sides of a road for people to walk on. plaveisel, sypaadjie رَصيف тротоар dlažba, chodník fortov der Bürgersteig πεζοδρόμιο calzada, pavimento kõnnitee پیاده رو؛ راه سنگفرش شده jalkakäytävä trottoir מִדרָכָה खडंजा, फर्श, पत्थरी pločnik,kolnik járda trotoar gangstétt marciapiede 歩道 포장도로 šaligatvis, grindinys ietve, trotuārs laluan jalan kaki trottoir brulegging, veidekke; fortau chodnik, bruk passeio trotuar тротуар chodník pločnik trotoar trottoar บาทวิถี kaldırım 鋪過路面的道路 тротуар; бруківка پکا فٹ پاتھ vỉa hè 铺过路面的道路

n paving-stone

a large flat stone or piece of concrete used for paving. plaveiklip حَجَر الرَّصْف او التَّبْليط паве dlažební kámen flise der Pflasterstein πλάκα πεζοδρομίου adoquín, losa sillutuskivi سنگفرش kivilaatta pavé אֶבֶן רִיצוּף फर्शी पत्थर kamen za pločenje kövezőkő ubin untuk trotoar gangstéttarhella (pietra da selciato) 敷石 포장용 돌 grindinio akmuo bruģakmens batu turap straatsteen brustein kamień brukowy paralelipípedo pavea, piatră folosită la pavaje брусчатка, булыжник dlažbový kameň tlakovalni kamen kocka za popločavanje gatsten หินแบนสำหรับทำทางเดิน kaldırım taşı 鋪路石 булижник; брущатка پختہ راستہ بنانے کا پتھر đá lát hè 铺路石