What does parcourir in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word parcourir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use parcourir in French.

The word parcourir in French means travel, cross, wander, roam, browse, skim, scan, travel along, travel across, scan, come a long way, scan, scan. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word parcourir

travel, cross

verbe transitif (effectuer un trajet)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a parcouru ces 100 kilomètres en 2 heures.
He traveled the 100 kilometers in 2 hours.

wander, roam

verbe transitif (sillonner)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Victoria a parcouru la campagne pendant tout l'après-midi. // Cet explorateur s'est finalement retiré dans le Vermont après avoir passé sa vie à parcourir le monde.
Victoria roamed the countryside for the entire afternoon.

browse, skim

verbe transitif (lire rapidement)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le président n'a pas eu le temps de parcourir son journal ce matin.
The president didn't have time to browse the newspaper this morning.

scan

verbe transitif (explorer du regard) (seek)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il a dû parcourir toute la foule présente pour retrouver son fils qui s'y était perdu.
He had to scan the whole crowd to find his lost son.

travel along, travel across

verbe transitif (suivre un chemin)

Les fourmis parcourent les membres engourdis.
The pins and needles traveled along the numb limbs.

scan

locution verbale (survoler un document)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

come a long way

locution verbale (progresser) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Depuis ses débuts en tant que coursier, le PDG a parcouru du chemin !

scan

locution verbale (observer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le chasseur parcourait du regard l’horizon.

scan

locution verbale (lire en diagonale)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le recruteur parcourait du regard les candidatures.

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