No. 863 in French
routes
"Routes" in French means "roads" in English.
In a sentence
Les routes principales sont souvent encombrées pendant les heures de pointe.
The main roads are often crowded during rush hours.
In this sentence, 'routes' refers to the physical paved ways designed for the transportation of vehicles.
Lors de notre voyage, nous avons emprunté plusieurs petites routes pittoresques.
During our trip, we took several small scenic roads.
Here, 'routes' is used to describe smaller, more scenic driving paths taken during travel.
Il existe des routes alternatives pour atteindre cette destination.
There are alternative routes to reach this destination.
In this case, 'routes' implies different ways or options that one can take to arrive at a certain place.
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