
pave the way
[Middle English paven, from Old French paver, from Latin pavīre, to beat, tread down.]
paver pav'er n.
Definition: cover with asphalt, concrete
Antonyms: dig up, strip
To lay a surface underfoot with bricks, paving-stones, tiles, etc. Pavé consists of small blocks of stone in regular patterns to form a paved surface, common in Northern France and Belgium.
The construction company will pave the parking lot on Monday.
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The codeword PAVE is a U.S. Air Force program identifier relating to electronic systems. Use of the prefix identifier is sometimes thought to be an acronym, but the various acronyms proposed do not fit with the wide range of programs it is used to identify. The original system, used in helicopters (The PAVE Low and PAVE Hawk), stood for Precision Avionics Vectoring Equipment.[1]
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - brolægge, dække
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Nederlands (Dutch)
bestraten, bedekken
Français (French)
v. tr. - paver
n. - revêtement
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Deutsch (German)
v. - pflastern
n. - Bürgersteig, Anordnung von Edelsteinen ohne Zwischenräume
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Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - επιστρώνω δρόμο, πλακοστρώνω
n. - ανομοιογενής επιστρωμένη επιφάνεια
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Português (Portuguese)
v. - pavimentar, ladrilhar
n. - pavimentação (m)
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Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - empedrar, pavimentar, adoquinar
n. - pavimento
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Svenska (Swedish)
v. - belägga (m sten, plattor etc) väg
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
铺设, 为...铺路, 安排
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 鋪設, 為...鋪路, 安排
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한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (도로를) 포장하다, ~을 덮다
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العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يرصف, يبلط, يعبد
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ריצף, סלל
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