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French word
autoroutier
Pronunciation
IPA/otoʁutje/
Meaning
- adjectivehighway
Example
Le trafic autoroutier est dense aujourd'hui.
Highway traffic is heavy today.
More examples
La fermeture du réseau autoroutier a provoqué des embouteillages.
The closure of the highway network caused traffic jams.
Core concept
A motorway-focused network of roads, equipment, and operating rules.
Common phrases
trafic autoroutier
highway traffic
réseau autoroutier
highway network
péage autoroutier
highway toll plaza
Similar words
routier: Related to road use or traffic.
périphérique: Related to an urban ring road or its traffic.
Definition in French
Qualifie des équipements, des règles ou des services destinés aux autoroutes.
Word origin
The noun autoroute combines auto- and route, and autoroutier adds the adjective-forming suffix -ier.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, autoroutier agrees with its noun: autoroutière is feminine, and autoroutiers and autoroutières are the plural forms.
Related words
- autoroutehighwaynoun