This is the 10953rd most frequent French word.
pavées
"Pavées" means "paved" or "cobblestones."
Here, 'pavées' is used as an adjective to describe streets that are made of stones laid in a structured fashion, indicating the surface material.
Les rues pavées de la vieille ville sont magnifiques.
The cobblestone streets of the old town are beautiful.
In this sentence, 'pavé' is used as the verb 'paver' in its past participle form, illustrating the action of laying down stones to surface paths.
Il a pavé les chemins du jardin avec des dalles en pierres naturelles.
He paved the garden paths with natural stone tiles.
Here, 'pavées' serves as an adjective to describe the tiles, showing they have been paved or surfaced with a specific material.