Rampe (en. Ramp)

/ʁɑ̃p/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Inclined surface allowing access to a higher place.

The access ramp is essential for wheelchair users.

La rampe d'accès est indispensable pour les personnes en fauteuil roulant.

Slope that facilitates going up or down.

We installed a ramp to facilitate access to the garage.

Nous avons installé une rampe pour faciliter l'accès au garage.

Support structure in theaters or amphitheaters.

Spectators can see the stage thanks to the ramps that elevate them.

Les spectateurs peuvent voir la scène grâce aux rampes qui les surélèvent.

From Old French 'ramp' which means slope or inclination.

launch ramp

Area from which rockets or airplanes take off.

rampe de lancement

access ramp

Ramp allowing access to a place, especially for people with disabilities.

rampe d'accès

to make ramps

Expressions used to hustle, to make money easily.

faire des rampes

inclination

Action of leaning or making something slant.

inclinaison

slope

Inclination of a surface in relation to the horizontal.

pente

access

Ease of entering or reaching a place.

accès

Doing tricks on a skate ramp, skateboarding moves on a ramp.

He really killed it on the ramp at the skate park.

Il a vraiment géré sur la rampe au skate park.

Using a ramp to access new opportunities.

She uses her network as a ramp for her start-up project.

Elle utilise son réseau comme une rampe pour son projet de start-up.