macadam

makadam

Definition

Definition of macadam - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

revêtement routier

Dated

chaussée ou trottoir fait avec cette technique de pierres tassées

Dated

Les roues de la voiture crissent sur le vieux macadam.

construction

Dated

technique de construction de routes avec des pierres cassées et tassées

Dated

Le macadam révolutionna la construction des routes au 19e siècle.

empierrement

macadamisation

asphaltecouche d'asphalte ou de goudron pour recouvrir les routes

Les ouvriers étalent le macadam chaud sur la route.

asphalte

bitumage

goudronnage

transportroute en général, surtout celle qui est goudronnée

Il préfère rouler sur le macadam plutôt que sur les chemins.

chaussée

route goudronnée

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chaussée ou trottoir fait avec cette technique de pierres tassées
couche d'asphalte ou de goudron pour recouvrir les routes
route en général, surtout celle qui est goudronnée

Origin of macadam

nom propre, John Loudon McAdam (ingénieur écossais)

Examples of macadam in a sentence

Le macadam était chaud sous mes pieds en été.
Le macadam a été posé sur toute la rue principale.
Ils ont remplacé l'ancien chemin de terre par du macadam.
Le macadam fond sous le soleil d’été.
Des fissures sont apparues sur le macadam neuf.
Le macadam était brûlant sous le soleil d’été.

Des flaques d’eau parsemaient le macadam après l’orage.

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English:macadam, macadamized road, ...
German:Makadam, Schotterstraßenbelag, ...
Italian:macadam, strada in macadam, ...
Spanish:macadán, asfalto, ...
Portuguese:macadame, asfalto, ...
Chinese:碎石路面, 碎石铺装, ...
Japanese:舗装道路, 砕石舗装, ...
Arabic:مكادام, تقنية المَكادام, ...
Hebrew:מַקְאַדָּם, מַקָּדָם, ...
Russian:макадам, щебёночное покрытие, ...
Ukrainian:макадам, маккадам, ...
Catalan:macadam, paviment de macadam, ...
Danish:makadam, skærvemakadam, ...
Dutch:macadam, macadammeerweg, ...
Greek:μακαδάμ, μακαδάμι, ...
Khmer:ម៉ាកាដាម, វិធីសាងសង់ផ្លូវដោយប្រើថ្មបំបែកបង្ហាប់ឲ្យណែន, ...
Korean:마카담, 맥아담, ...
Polish:asfalt, makadam, ...
Portuguese (BR):macadame, pavimentação, ...
Romanian:macadam, drum de macadam, ...
Swedish:makadam, makadambeläggning, ...
Thai:ถนนแมคคาดัม, ถนนลูกรังบดอัด, ...
Turkish:asfalt, makadam, ...
Vietnamese:mặt đường đá dăm, kết cấu mặt đường đá dăm, ...

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Definition of macadam - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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