Also means
deck (of a ship); long weekend
Usage Note
Pont has a useful cultural extension: in France, faire le pont means to take the intervening weekday off when a public holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, creating a long 'bridge' weekend — a widely observed practice.
Examples
"Le pont enjambe la rivière depuis cent ans."
Natural Translation
The bridge has spanned the river for a hundred years.
Literal Translation
The bridge spans the river since a-hundred years.

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