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The West Germanic form also gave Dutch {{term|straat|lang=nl}}, German {{term|Straße|lang=de}} (Scandinavian forms are borrowed from Old English); cognates from Latin include Portuguese {{term|estrada|lang=pt}}, Italian {{term|strada|lang=it}}. ===Pronunciation=== * {{enPR|strēt}}, {{IPA|/stɹiːt/}}, {{SAMPA|/stri:t/}} *: {{audio|en-us-street.ogg|Audio (US)}} *: [[Rhymes:English:-iːt|Rhymes:-iːt]] ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A [[paved]] part of [[road]], usually in a [[village]] or a [[town]]. # A road as above but including the [[sidewalk]]s ([[pavement]]s) and [[building]]s. # The [[people]] who live in such a road, as a [[neighborhood]]. # The people who spend a great deal of time on the street in urban areas, especially, the young, the poor, the unemployed, and those engaged in illegal activities. # {{slang}} [[street talk|Street talk]] or [[slang]]. #* '''2008''', Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady, ''Hamlet 2'', Focus Features #*: Toaster is '''street''' for guns. ====Usage notes==== * {{sense|paved part of road}} {{qualifier|Regional}} The term {{term|street}} is used with the preposition {{term|in}}. Something is in the street, but on the road. To "be on the street" means to be living an insecure life, often one associated with homelessness or crime. To "hear something on the street" means to learn about something through rumor.  ====Derived terms==== * [[back street]] * [[Bay Street]] * [[civvy street]] * [[Downing Street]] * [[easy street]] * [[Fleet Street]] * [[from the streets]] * [[Harley Street]] * [[high street]] * [[Lombard Street]] * [[Main Street]] * [[man on the street]] * [[one-way street]] * [[Queer Street]] * [[side street]] * [[street address]] * [[street art]] * [[streetcar]] * [[street corner]], [[streetcorner]] * [[street cred]], [[street credibility]] * [[street drug]] * [[street elbow]] * [[streetfighter]] * [[street food]] * [[street furniture]] * [[street hockey]] * [[streetlamp]] * [[streetlife]] * [[streetlight]] * [[street map]] * [[street market]] * [[street name]] * [[street racing]] * [[streetscape]] * [[streetseller]] * [[street smarts]] * [[street-sweeper]] * [[street team]] * [[street urchin]] * [[streetwalker]] * [[streetward]] * [[streetwear]] * [[streetwise]] * [[streety]] * [[take to the streets]] * [[Threadneedle Street]] * [[word on the street]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|A paved part of road, usually in a village or a town}} * Arabic: {{Arab|[[شارع]]}} {{unicode|(šá:reʕ)}} * Armenian: [[փողոց]] (p'oġoc') * [[Basque]]: [[kalean]] * [[Breton]]: [[straed]] {{f}}, straedoù {{p}}, [[ru]] {{f}}, ruioù {{p}} * [[Catalan]]: [[carrer]] {{m}} * Chinese: [[街]] (jiē), [[馬路]] (mǎlù) * Czech: [[ulice]] {{f}} (1,2) * Danish: {{t+|da|gade|n}} * Dutch: {{t+|nl|straat}} * Esperanto: {{t-|eo|strato|xs=Esperanto}} * Estonian: {{t-|et|tänav}} * Finnish: {{t+|fi|katu}} * French: {{t+|fr|rue|f}} * [[Galician]]: [[rúa]] {{f}} * German: {{t+|de|Straße|f}} * Greek: [[οδός]] (odós) {{f}}, [[δρόμος]] {{m}} * [[Guaraní]]: [[ape]] (t-) * Hebrew: {{t+|he|רחוב|tr=rehov|sc=Hebr}} * Hungarian: {{t+|hu|utca}} * [[Ido]]: [[strado]] * Indonesian: [[jalan]], [[jalan]] [[raya]] * [[Interlingua]]: [[strata]] * Irish: {{t+|ga|sráid|f|xs=Irish}} * Italian: {{t+|it|strada|f}}, {{t+|it|via|f}} * Japanese: [[道]] ([[みち]], michi), [[道路]] ([[どうろ]], dōro) * Korean: [[거리]] (geori) * [[Kuna]]: [[igar]] * Kurdish: *: Sorani: {{t-|ku|جاده|tr=jAdda|sc=ku-Arab}}, {{t|ku|کۆڵان|tr=koLAn|sc=ku-Arab}}, {{t|ku|شه‌قام|tr=shaqAm|sc=ku-Arab}} {{trans-mid}} * Latin: [[via]], [[vicus]] (3) * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|gatvė|f|xs=Lithuanian}} * [[Macedonian]]: {{t-|mk|улица|f|tr=úlica|sc=Cyrl|xs=Macedonian}} * [[Northern Sami]]: [[gáhta]], [[gáhtta]] * Norwegian: {{t+|no|gate}} * [[Occitan]]: [[carrièra]] {{f}} * Persian: {{t+|fa|خیابان|tr=khiyâbân|sc=fa-Arab|xs=Persian}} * Polish: {{t+|pl|ulica|f}} * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|rua|f}} * Romanian: {{t-|ro|stradă|f}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|улица|f|tr=úlitsa|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Scottish Gaelic]]: [[sràid]] {{f}} * [[Skolt Sami]]: [[uu´lec]] * Slovak: [[ulica#Slovak|ulica]] {{f}} (1, 2) * Slovene: {{t+|sl|ulica|f}} * Spanish: {{t+|es|calle|f}} * Swedish: {{t+|sv|gata}} * [[Taos]]: [[kàyi’ína]] * [[Telugu]]: [[వీధి]] (veedhi) * [[Tetum]]: [[lurón]] * [[Tupinambá]]: [[apé]] (t-) * Ukrainian: [[вулиця]] (vúlytsja) {{f}} * [[Volapük]]: [[süt]] * Welsh: {{t-|cy|heol|f|xs=Welsh}} * [[West Frisian]]: [[strjitte]] {{trans-bottom}} [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[Category:Roads]] [[ar:street]] [[ca:street]] [[et:street]] [[es:street]] [[fa:street]] [[fr:street]] [[gd:street]] [[ko:street]] [[io:street]] [[id:street]] [[it:street]] [[kk:street]] [[ku:street]] [[lo:street]] [[lt:street]] [[hu:street]] [[nl:street]] [[oc:street]] [[pl:street]] [[ru:street]] [[simple:street]] [[sr:street]] [[fi:street]] [[sv:street]] [[ta:street]] [[te:street]] [[th:street]] [[tr:street]] [[uk:street]] [[vi:street]]