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To make future progress or development easier.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Examples
- Germany's development of rocket weapons paved the way for human controlled spaceflight.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From the idea that once a paved path has been laid, travel on the route is easier and smoother for others.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Azerbaijani:
zəmin yaratmaq
— to make future development easier
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Chinese Mandarin:
鋪路 /铺路
(pūlù)
— to make future development easier
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Chinese Mandarin:
鋪平道路 /铺平道路
(pūpíng dàolù)
— to make future development easier
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Finnish:
tasoittaa tietä
— to make future development easier
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French:
ouvrir la voie
— to make future development easier
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Georgian:
გზის გაკვალვა
(gzis gaḳvalva)
— to make future development easier
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Georgian:
რამისთვის ნიადაგის შემზადება
(ramistvis niadagis šemzadeba)
— to make future development easier
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German:
den Weg ebnen
— to make future development easier
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Greek:
ανοίγω τον δρόμο
(anoígo ton drómo)
— to make future development easier
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Hungarian:
utat nyit
— to make future development easier
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Hungarian:
elősegít
— to make future development easier
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Hungarian:
lehetővé tesz
— to make future development easier
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Italian:
aprire la strada
— to make future development easier
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Italian:
spianare la strada
— to make future development easier
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Lithuanian:
nutiesti kelią
— to make future development easier
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Norwegian Bokmål:
bane vei
— to make future development easier
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
bane veg
— to make future development easier
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Polish:
torować drogę
— to make future development easier
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Polish:
utorować drogę
— to make future development easier
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Russian:
проложи́ть путь
(proložítʹ putʹ)
— to make future development easier
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Russian:
подгото́вить по́чву
(podgotóvitʹ póčvu)
— to make future development easier
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Serbo-Croatian:
utabati stazu
— to make future development easier
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Spanish:
preparar / allanar el camino
— to make future development easier
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Swedish:
bana väg
— to make future development easier
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Turkish:
yol açmak
— to make future development easier
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Walloon:
taper des poes dvant les colons
— to make future development easier
