noun
sidewalk
B1
Trottoir: sidewalk. Neuter noun (das Trottoir), plural Trottoirs. Borrowed from French; commonly used in Swiss German and some regional varieties; in Germany standard word is Bürgersteig or Gehweg. Regular declension; no irregular plural. Typical collocation: auf dem Trottoir gehen (walk on the pavement).
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Das Trottoir war nach dem Regen noch nass.
The sidewalk was still wet after the rain.
In der Schweiz benutzt man das Wort Trottoir für den Gehweg.
In Switzerland, people use the word 'Trottoir' for the sidewalk.
Die Passanten gingen auf dem Trottoir, obwohl das Wetter schlecht war.
The pedestrians walked on the sidewalk even though the weather was bad.
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Picture a long strip of pavement where people 'trot' along next to the street.
Sounds like 'trot' + 'tire' — imagine people trotting along a sidewalk.
das — imagine a small 'das' sign planted on a sidewalk slab to remember it's neuter.
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Borrowed from French; used especially in some German-speaking regions. Synonymous with pavement/sidewalk in English.