French word

paver

Pronunciation

IPA/pave/

Meaning

  • verbpave

Example

Ils vont paver la rue demain.

They are going to pave the street tomorrow.

Illustration for paver (pave)

More examples

Ils ont pavé la cour avec des dalles.

They paved the courtyard with slabs.

Core concept

Stones, slabs, or bitumen arranged as a durable ground covering that carries footsteps or traffic.

Common phrases

  • paver la rue

    pave the street

  • paver le trottoir

    pave the sidewalk

  • paver avec des pierres

    pave with stones

Similar words

réparer: Restore a damaged surface or fill its holes so it becomes usable again.
poser: Lay and secure materials to create a floor or roadway.

Definition in French

Appliquer ou disposer des matériaux durs (pierres, dalles, bitume) sur le sol ou la voie afin de créer une surface praticable.

Word origin

The French verb paver is inherited through Old French from Latin pavire, whose sense of beating or pressing the ground is connected with paving.

Usage tips

  • Paver commonly takes a direct object, as in paver la rue, while indoor tile installation is more specifically expressed with carreler.

Other meanings

  • cobbleverb

Opposites

  • dépaverunpaveverb

Related words

  • pavépaving stonenoun
  • pavagepavingnoun
  • paveurpavernoun

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