A road is 'une route' (fem.) in French.
The French word "rue" translates to "street" in English.
Le fer is the French word for iron. Chemin de fer is the French word for railroad, literally an iron road.
The word LaRue is a french word that refers to a person who lives on a pathway, road or track. The word translates from French into English as "The Street".
The French word for iron is fer. The word for railroad in French is Chemin de Fer, literally Road of Iron.
Un coude (masc.) is an elbow in French. It may also be a bend in the river or in the road.
'une grande route, une route principale'
Sur le "chemin de la santé"
découpé (for coastline, road etc) rude (for person, character, lifestyle)
A road can be "une route" (fem.) or "un chemin" (masc.) in French. They have the same meanings (road / itinerary) but maybe chemin conveys the idea of smaller country roads.
The French translation for "by road" is: Par la route.
To say path in french you would say Chemin / Le Chemin for the path, this word is sometimes used to say the road aswell .
A detour is when a main road is closed and a temporary path must be taken instead. The word originates from the Old French word destor.