What does chaussée in French mean?

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

The word chaussée in French means road, dyke, embankment, put on, wear a size [x] shoe, take a size [x] shoe, put your shoes on, put on your shoes, buy your shoes from , get your shoes from, earth up, earth up, on the ground floor, lane diversion, uneven road surface, temporary roadway, ground floor. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word chaussée

road

nom féminin (voie de circulation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a des nids de poule sur la chaussée, fais attention !
There are potholes in the road--be careful!

dyke

nom féminin (bute de terre retenant de l'eau) (mainly UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sans cette chaussée, l'étang se viderait.
Without this dyke, the lake would empty.

embankment

nom féminin (marine : écueil au niveau de la mer)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut passer au large pour éviter la chaussée.
You need to stay away from the shore in order to avoid the embankment.

put on

verbe transitif (mettre [qch] à ses pieds) (shoes)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Nathalie a chaussé ses baskets pour aller courir.
Natalie put on her trainers to go running.

wear a size [x] shoe, take a size [x] shoe

verbe transitif indirect (avoir une pointure de)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ma sœur chausse du 36 et moi du 39, alors, nous ne pouvons pas nous échanger nos chaussures.
My sister wears a size 3 shoe and I take a 6, so we can't swop shoes.

put your shoes on, put on your shoes

verbe pronominal (mettre des chaussures)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Chausse-toi pour sortir.
Put your shoes on to go out.

buy your shoes from , get your shoes from

verbe pronominal (se fournir en chaussures)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je me chausse exclusivement dans le magasin de chaussures en bas de chez moi.
I buy my shoes exclusively from the shoe shop downstairs from me.

earth up, earth up

verbe transitif (entourer une plante, butter)

(phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.")
Le pied de l'arbre a été chaussé pour en faciliter la croissance.
The base of the tree has been earthed up to help it to grow.

on the ground floor

locution adverbiale (au niveau du sol) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
J'habite au rez-de-chaussée et j'ai un petit jardin.

lane diversion

nom masculin (circulation sur l'autre chaussée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite à la coupure du sens Nord-Sud de l'autoroute pour travaux, un basculement de chaussée sera mis en place.

uneven road surface

nom féminin (chaussée endommagée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

temporary roadway

nom féminin (travaux : route temporaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les automobilistes sont déviés sur une chaussée provisoire durant le temps des travaux.

ground floor

nom masculin invariable (niveau d'une maison) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le rez-de-chaussée se trouve au niveau de la rue.
The ground floor is at street level.

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