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voie

way

noun VWAH Less Common
Travel & Places Directions

Also means

lane, track

Usage Note

Voie is broader than chemin or rue: it can mean a road, a railway track, a lane, or a figurative path in life. The phrase en voie de means 'in the process of' or 'on the way to' (e.g. en voie de guérison = on the road to recovery). Voie ferrée is the specific term for a railway track.

Examples

"Le train arrive sur la voie numéro trois."

Natural Translation

The train arrives on track number three.

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