l'autoroute

motorway

→ le
phrase Uncommon #16,628
motorway A major road for fast traffic, usually with tolls. In American English, “highway” or “freeway” may be used depending on context. “L'” is the contracted form of “la” before a vowel.
FR: Nous avons pris l'autoroute pour arriver plus vite.
EN: We took the motorway to get there faster.

L'autoroute n'a pas été conçue par un crétin!

The highway wasn't designed by some idiot!

— Il est de retour (2015)

Il vous faut la monnaie exacte pour payer le péage de l'autoroute.

You need exact change to pay the highway toll.

À gauche, l'autoroute vous emmène à Kolkata.

On the left, the highway takes you to Kolkata.

— Article 15 (2019)

Si tu ne sors pas , tu seras obligé de prendre l'autoroute à péage.

If you don't get off here, you'll have to take the toll highway.

En quittant l'autoroute, éteins tes phares.

When you leave the motorway, turn off your headlights.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Déposez-nous près de l'autoroute.

Drop us off near the highway.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

J'ai pris l'autoroute.

I took the highway.

Mais j'ai attendu à cause de l'appel d'offre de l'autoroute.

But I waited because of the highway tender process.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Tu peux prendre ici et l'autoroute d'Hollywood.

You can take this one here and the Hollywood Freeway.

— Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)