thoroughfare

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From Middle English thurghfare, corresponding to thorough- (“through”) + fare. Compare Old English þurhfaran (“to go through, go over, traverse, pierce, pass through, pass beyond, transcend, penetrate”). Compare also Old English þurhfær (“inner secret place”), German Durchfahrt (“passage through, thoroughfare”).

78 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: անցում (ancʻum) — way through
• Bulgarian: про́ход (próhod) — way through
• Chinese Mandarin: 通道 (tōngdào) — way through
• Dutch: doorgang — way through
• Dutch: passage — way through
• Finnish: läpikulkutie — way through
• Finnish: kulkureitti — way through
• French: passage — way through
• Georgian: გასასვლელი (gasasvleli) — way through
• Georgian: გასავალი (gasavali) — way through
• German: Durchfahrt — way through
• German: Durchgangsstraße — way through
• Greek: δίοδος (díodos) — way through
• Icelandic: aðalbraut — way through
• Japanese: 通り抜け (tōrinuke) — way through
• Japanese: 通路 (tsūro) — way through
• Polish: przejście — way through
• Portuguese: passagem — way through
• Russian: прохо́д (proxód) — way through
• Russian: прое́зд (projézd) — way through
• Spanish: pasaje — way through
• Vietnamese: lối đi — way through
• Arabic: شَارِع رَئِيسِيّ (šāriʕ raʔīsiyy) — road open at both ends
• Armenian: լայն փողոց (layn pʻoġocʻ) — road open at both ends
• Armenian: բանուկ փողոց (banuk pʻoġocʻ) — road open at both ends
• Bulgarian: пъ́тна арте́рия (pǎ́tna artérija) — road open at both ends
• Chinese Mandarin: 要道 (yàodào) — road open at both ends
• Chinese Mandarin: 主路 (zhǔlù) — road open at both ends
• Chinese Mandarin: 大道 (dàdào) — road open at both ends
• Chinese Mandarin: 康衢 (kāngqú) — road open at both ends
• Dutch: doorgangsweg — road open at both ends
• Dutch: doorgaande weg — road open at both ends
• Dutch: verkeersader — road open at both ends
• Finnish: päätie — road open at both ends
• Finnish: pääkatu — road open at both ends
• French: grand-rue — road open at both ends
• French: voie principale — road open at both ends
• French: artère — road open at both ends
• Georgian: სატრანსპორტო მაგისტრალი (saṭransṗorṭo magisṭrali) — road open at both ends
• Georgian: ცოცხალი ქუჩა (cocxali kuča) — road open at both ends
• Georgian: ფართო ქუჩა (parto kuča) — road open at both ends
• Georgian: განიერი ქუჩა (ganieri kuča) — road open at both ends
• German: Durchgangsstraße — road open at both ends
• German: Hauptverkehrsstraße — road open at both ends
• German: Verkehrsader — road open at both ends
• Greek: λεωφόρος (leofóros) — road open at both ends
• Ancient Greek: διέξοδος (diéxodos) — road open at both ends
• Japanese: 目抜き通り (menukidōri) — road open at both ends
• Japanese: 大通り (ōdōri) — road open at both ends
• Polish: droga przelotowa — road open at both ends
• Portuguese: via pública — road open at both ends
• Russian: гла́вная доро́га (glávnaja doróga) — road open at both ends
• Russian: оживлённая доро́га (oživljónnaja doróga) — road open at both ends
• Russian: оживлённая у́лица (oživljónnaja úlica) — road open at both ends
• Russian: автостра́да (avtostráda) — road open at both ends
• Russian: магистра́ль (magistrálʹ) — road open at both ends
• Russian: автомагистра́ль (avtomagistrálʹ) — road open at both ends
• Spanish: vía pública — road open at both ends
• Spanish: vía de comunicación f gran rúa — road open at both ends
• Vietnamese: đường lớn — road open at both ends
• Vietnamese: đường phố lớn — road open at both ends
• Armenian: ջրային ուղի (ǰrayin uġi) — waterway
• Chinese Mandarin: 航道 (hángdào) — waterway
• Chinese Mandarin: 水道 (shuǐdào) — waterway
• Dutch: vaarweg — waterway
• Dutch: waterweg — waterway
• Dutch: vaarwater — waterway
• Finnish: vesitie — waterway
• French: voie navigable — waterway
• German: Wasserstrasse — waterway
• Greek: πορθμός (porthmós) — waterway
• Polish: droga wodna — waterway
• Portuguese: hidrovia — waterway
• Russian: во́дный путь (vódnyj putʹ) — waterway
• Russian: кана́л (kanál) — waterway
• Russian: во́дная магистра́ль (vódnaja magistrálʹ) — waterway
• Spanish: canal — waterway
• Vietnamese: đường thuỷ — waterway