avenue
A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid…A broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
» They walked along the avenue.
Meaning
4 sensesA broad street, especially one bordered by trees or, in cities laid out in a grid pattern, one that is on a particular side of the city or that runs in a particular direction.
Allee
авеню́avenjú, проспе́ктprospékt, алле́яalléja
авеню́avenjú, проспе́ктprospékt
A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by which a place may be reached; a way of approach or of exit.
алле́яalléja
The principal walk or approach to a house which is withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus bordered.
подъе́здpodʺjézd
A method or means by which something may be accomplished.
There are several avenues by which we can approach this problem.
путьputʹ, сре́дствоsrédstvo, ме́тодmétod
- a line of approach
- a wide street or thoroughfare
Examples
70 sentencesThey walked along the avenue.
Tom walked down the tree-lined avenue.
We walked along an avenue of tall poplars.
ruМы шли вдоль по аллее из высоких тополей.
The ambulance broke down in the middle of the busy avenue.
I'd like to get off at Fifth Avenue.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“Borrowed from French avenue, from Old French avenue, feminine past participle of avenir (“approach”), from Latin adveniō, advenīre (“come to”, from ad (“to”) + veniō, venīre (“come”)).
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