Meaning

2 senses
  1. (Canada, Philippines, US)A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.

    Stay on the sidewalk.

    Bürgersteig, Gehweg, Gehsteig

    тротуа́рtrotuár, мостова́яmostovája

    хідни́кxidnýk, тротуа́рtrotuár

    walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

  2. (US, broadly)Any paved footpath, even if not located at the side of a road.

Examples

166 sentences
  1. I found a coin on the sidewalk.

    Я знайшов монету на тротуарі.

    ruЯ нашел монетку на тротуаре.

    deIch habe eine Münze auf dem Fußweg gefunden.

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  2. Tom found a wallet on the sidewalk.

    Том знайшов на тротуарі гаманець.

    ruТом нашёл на тротуаре бумажник.

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  3. I slipped and fell on the icy sidewalk.

    Я посковзнувся і впав на покритому льодом тротуарі.

    ruЯ поскользнулся и упал на покрытый льдом тротуар.

    deIch bin auf dem eisglatten Bürgersteig ausgerutscht und hingefallen.

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  4. Tom rides his bicycle on the sidewalk.

    Том їздить на велосипеді по тротуару.

    ruТом ездит на велосипеде по тротуару.

    deTom fährt mit dem Fahrrad auf dem Gehsteig.

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  5. The sidewalk is slippery.

    Тротуар слизький.

    ruТротуар скользкий.

    deAuf dem Gehsteig ist es rutschig.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: sidewalks

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway:pavement

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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