pedestrian
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pe·des·tri·an
(pə-dĕs′trē-ən)n.
A person traveling on foot; a walker.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or made for pedestrians: a pedestrian bridge.
2. Going or performed on foot: a pedestrian journey.
3. Undistinguished; ordinary: pedestrian prose. See Synonyms at dull.
[From Latin pedester, pedestr-, going on foot, from pedes, a pedestrian, from pēs, ped-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
pe·des′tri·an·ism n.
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pedestrian
(pɪˈdɛstrɪən)n
a. a person travelling on foot; walker
b. (as modifier): a pedestrian precinct.
adj
dull; commonplace: a pedestrian style of writing.
[C18: from Latin pedester, from pēs foot]
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pe•des•tri•an
(pəˈdɛs tri ən)n.
1. a person who goes or travels on foot.
adj. 2. going or performed on foot.
3. of or for walking.
4. lacking in vitality, imagination, or distinction; prosaic.
[1710–20; < Latin pedestri- (s. of pedester on foot, derivative of pēs (s. ped-); see pedi-) + -an1]
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Noun | 1. | pedestrian - a person who travels by foot jaywalker - a reckless pedestrian who crosses a street illegally nondriver - a person who is not a driver peripatetic - a person who walks from place to place rambler - a person who takes long walks in the country shuffler - someone who walks without raising the feet stalker - someone who walks with long stiff strides stomper, tramper, trampler, stamper - someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground strider - a person who walks rapidly with long steps; "he was such a strider that she couldn't keep up without running" swaggerer - someone who walks in an arrogant manner waddler - someone who walks with a waddling gait; "fat waddlers who walk like pigeons" wayfarer - a pedestrian who walks from place to place |
Adj. | 1. | pedestrian - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot" uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
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pedestrian
noun
1. walker, foot-traveller, footslogger In Los Angeles, a pedestrian is a rare spectacle.
walker driver, motorist
walker driver, motorist
adjective
1. dull, flat, ordinary, boring, commonplace, mundane, mediocre, plodding, banal, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, unimaginative, uninteresting, uninspired, ho-hum (informal), no great shakes (informal), half-pie (N.Z. informal) His style is so pedestrian that the book is really boring.
dull interesting, important, significant, exciting, outstanding, remarkable, fascinating, imaginative, noteworthy
dull interesting, important, significant, exciting, outstanding, remarkable, fascinating, imaginative, noteworthy
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pedestrian
adjectiveLacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:
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Translations
عادي، مُمِلماشٍ، راجِلمُرتَـجِلٌ
chodecobyčejnýpěšípřízemnísuchý
fodgængerkedsommelig
jalakäija
پیاده
jalankulkijajalankulkujalka
pješak
gyalogos
pejalan kaki
gangandi vegfarandihversdagslegur
歩行者
보행자
pėsčiasis
gājējsgarlaicīgsikdienišķs
pieszyprzyziemnydla pieszych
pešec
fotgängare
คนเดินถนน
người đi bộ
pedestrian
[pɪˈdestrɪən]A. N → peatón/ona m/f
C. CPD pedestrian area N = pedestrian precinct pedestrian crossing N (Brit) → paso m de peatones
pedestrian precinct N (Brit) → zona f peatonal
pedestrian traffic N → circulación f de peatones
pedestrian zone N (US) = pedestrian precinct
pedestrian precinct N (Brit) → zona f peatonal
pedestrian traffic N → circulación f de peatones
pedestrian zone N (US) = pedestrian precinct
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
pedestrian
[pəˈdɛstriən] n → piéton m
modif [bridge] → piétonnier/ière, piéton(ne); [injury] → infligé(e) à un piéton pedestrian traffic, pedestrian crossing
adj (= uninteresting) → prosaïque, terre à terre invpedestrian crossing n (British) → passage m pour piétons
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
pedestrian
n → Fußgänger(in) m(f)
adj
attr (= of pedestrians) → Fußgänger-; pedestrian lights → Fußgängerampel f; pedestrian precinct or (US) zone → Fußgängerzone f; at a pedestrian pace → im Schritttempo
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
pedestrian
(piˈdestriən) noun a person who travels on foot. Three pedestrians were hit by the car.
adjective ordinary; rather boring or unexciting. a pedestrian account.
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pedestrian
→ مُرتَـجِلٌ chodec fodgænger Fußgänger πεζός peatón jalankulkija piéton pješak pedone 歩行者 보행자 voetganger fotgjenger pieszy peão, pedestre пешеход fotgängare คนเดินถนน yaya người đi bộ 行人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009