Grammatical class

Noun

piéton

pedestrian

Details

Syllables

pié-ton

Phonetics

pje.tɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

24075

Freq. (movies)

25300

Freq. (news)

9286

Sentences

Le piéton traverse la rue.

The pedestrian is crossing the road.

A1

Un piéton indiscipliné s'expose à de grands dangers.

A jaywalker exposes himself to great danger.

A1

Hier un piéton a été écrasé par un camion sur ce passage-piétons.

Yesterday a pedestrian was run over by a truck at this pedestrian crossing.

A1

Le chauffeur de bus ne vit pas le piéton.

The bus driver didn't see the pedestrian.

A2

Un policier fixait un piéton suspect.

A policeman was gazing at a suspicious pedestrian.

B1

L'ambulance a perdu le contrôle et a failli écraser un piéton.

The ambulance went out of control and came close to running over a pedestrian.

B1