What does rampe in French mean?

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

The word rampe in French means handrail, ramp, access ramp, wheelchair ramp, bank of lamps, crawl, grovel, climb, be in the limelight, be in the spotlight, access ramp, launch pad, launching pad, hold on, hang on. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rampe

handrail

nom féminin (main courante)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Enfants et personnes âgées peuvent se tenir à la rampe pour gravir les escaliers.
Children and older people can hold the handrail to climb the stairs.

ramp, access ramp, wheelchair ramp

nom féminin (pente d'accès)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les rampes d'accès remédient au problème d'escalier pour les handicapés.
Access ramps resolve the stair problem for handicapped people.

bank of lamps

nom féminin (lampes alignées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des rampes indiquaient aux avions la trajectoire à suivre pour atterrir.
The guidance lighting shows planes the landing path to follow.

crawl

verbe intransitif (avancer par reptation)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Les soldats rampaient dans la boue.
The soldiers crawled in the mud.

grovel

verbe intransitif (familier (être soumis)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il rampe toujours devant son chef.
He always grovels in front of his boss.

climb

verbe intransitif (avancer sur une surface plane) (plant)

La vigne vierge rampe sur les murs.
The Virginia creeper climbs the walls.

be in the limelight, be in the spotlight

locution verbale (figuré, familier (avoir la vedette) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

access ramp

nom féminin (sorte de passerelle)

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

launch pad, launching pad

nom féminin (structure de tir de fusée)

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

hold on, hang on

locution verbale (familier (s'accrocher)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")

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