Pave

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• pave — pave …   Dictionnaire des rimes

• pavé — pavé …   Dictionnaire des rimes

• pavé — pavé, ée 1. (pa vé, vée) part. passé de paver. 1°   Garni de pavés. •   Il n y a point de ville pavée comme Paris, VOLT. Louis XIV, 29.    Fig. Gosier pavé, gosier supportant des boissons très fortes ou très chaudes. 2°   Fig. Garni comme de… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Pave — Pave, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. ? to beat, strike.] 1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so as to make a firm,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• pavé — Pavé, m. acut. Est ce qu on met pour applanir, embellir ou agencer le rez de chaussée ou d estage, soit de quarreaux, de terre cuicte, pierre de taille ou dure, soit de ciment, soit d incrustation, ou de grez, Pauimentum, duquel mot il procede:… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

• pave — pave; pave·ment; pave·men·tal; pave·ment·ed; un·pave; …   English syllables

• pave — [ peıv ] verb transitive to put a hard flat surface on an area of ground, using bricks, blocks of stone, CONCRETE, etc: The floor was paved with marble flagstones. pave the way for something to create a situation that makes it possible or easier… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• pave — UK US /peɪv/ verb ● pave the way (for/to sth) Cf. pave the way to sth …   Financial and business terms

• pave — [peıv] v [T usually passive] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: paver, from Latin pavire to hit, press down with the foot ] 1.) to cover a path, road, area etc with a hard level surface such as blocks of stone or ↑concrete pave with ▪ The… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• pave — ► VERB ▪ cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks. ● pave the way for Cf. ↑pave the way for DERIVATIVES paver noun paving noun. ORIGIN Old French paver …   English terms dictionary