hard shoulder in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hard shoulder in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] N

1. shoulder ANAT:

II.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər] VB trans

IV.shoulder [Brit ˈʃəʊldə, Am ˈʃoʊldər]

I.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADJ

2. hard:

3. hard (harsh, unpleasant):

hard luck or lines inf Brit or cheese inf Brit! (unsympathetic)
hard luck or lines inf Brit or cheese inf Brit! (unsympathetic)
it's a hard life (gen) hum, iron
passer un savon à qn inf

II.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd] ADV

1. hard (strongly, energetically):

III.hard [Brit hɑːd, Am hɑrd]

See also heel, hard lens

I.heel [Brit hiːl, Am hil] N

hard shoulder in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hard shoulder in the English»French Dictionary

I.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] N

II.shoulder [ˈʃəʊldəʳ, Am ˈʃoʊldɚ] VB trans

I.hard [hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] ADJ

II.hard [hɑ:d, Am hɑ:rd] ADV

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Now junctions 5 to 6, this road was upgraded to dual 3 lanes with a hard shoulder in 1977.
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The existing bridge was converted to a four lane eastbound carriageway (including a hard shoulder).
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If the fleeing driver chooses to pass the traffic, usually on the hard shoulder, the pursuing vehicles follow it.
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These constructions allow motorists to use the hard shoulder in case of congestion, to improve the traffic flow.
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Another technique is to treat the rightmost hard shoulder as a travel lane.
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The total width of the 2 lanes and the hard shoulder on each side is 8 metres.
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The driver attempted to manoeuvre into an emergency hard shoulder but lost control, sending the bus rolling down a ravine which bordered the road.
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The scheme includes a central reservation safety barrier, a hard shoulder and six grade separated junctions.
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The section from junction 28 to 29 southbound has the possibility to open the hard shoulder as a third lane in heavy traffic.
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However, it has most characteristics of a motorway, such as a central barrier and a hard shoulder.
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