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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTravel
/ˈtræv.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of going from one place to another, typically over a distance.
"Traveling to new countries can broaden your perspective."
- 1
To make a journey, typically over a distance.
"I love to travel during the summer holidays."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'travail', meaning 'to toil, labor, or trouble' (from Latin 'trepaliare', meaning to torture with a 'trepalium' or three-staked instrument). Over centuries in Middle English, the meaning shifted from arduous labor and journeying out of necessity to pleasurable or exploratory movement across distances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Travel" is said worldwide
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Voyage
Transliteration: vwa.j
"Le voyage en France était incroyable."
Reise
Transliteration: ˈraɪ̯.zə
"Die Reise nach Deutschland war unvergesslich."
Viaggio
Transliteration: ˈvjaddʒo
"Il viaggio in Italia è stato fantastico."
Viaje
Transliteration: ˈbja.xe
"El viaje a España fue inolvidable."
Viagem
Transliteration: viˈaʒẽ
"A viagem ao Brasil foi maravilhosa."
यात्रा
Transliteration: yātrā
"भारत की यात्रा अद्भुत थी।"
旅行
Transliteration: lǚxíng
"去中国旅行是一个很好的主意。"
여행
Transliteration: yeohaeng
"한국 여행은 정말 재미있었습니다."
旅行
Transliteration: ryokō
"日本への旅行は素晴らしかった。"
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