What does bitume in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bitume in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bitume in French.

The word bitume in French means asphalt, tarmac, bitumen, bitumen, bitumen, Judean pitch, pavement, street, tarmac, asphalt. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bitume

asphalt, tarmac, bitumen

nom masculin (asphalte, macadam) (road, surface)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
C'est une route revêtue de bitume.
It's a road covered with asphalt.

bitumen

nom masculin (matière minérale inflammable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Mayas utilisaient déjà le bitume.
The Maya already used bitumen.

bitumen, Judean pitch

nom masculin (couleur) (stain, colour)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Elle réalise des dessins au bitume de Judée.
She is doing some drawings in bitumen.

pavement, street, tarmac

nom masculin (familier (trottoir) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les prostituées arpentent le bitume à la nuit tombée.
Prostitutes roam the streets at night.

asphalt

verbe transitif (recouvrir de bitume) (surface)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faudrait envisager de bitumer ce chemin vicinal.

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