What does voyage in French mean?

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

The word voyage in French means journey, trip, journey, trip, travel, travel, go, be transported, travel agency, travel agent, travel agent, travel item, Bon voyage!, travel journal, travel diary, traveller's cheque, travelling companion, fellow traveler, travel sketch, on holiday, while travelling, when travelling, be going, be coming, be on holiday, have a good journey, have a good trip, make a journey, go on a journey, Have a good trip!, travellers, travel guide, travel guide, memories of your travels, travel diary, travel journal, travel essentials, go on holiday, leave for your holiday, go on honeymoon, go on your honeymoon, travel clock, travel writing, overnight bag, weekend bag, You're in for a shock! You don't know what you are letting yourself in for!, trip abroad, journey abroad, long-distance trip, long-distance journey, business trip, leisure trip, leisure travel, study trip, honeymoon, train journey, humanitarian trip, maiden voyage, initiatory trip, maiden trip, maiden voyage, inner journey, sea voyage, package tour, school trip, school excursion, surprise trip. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word voyage

journey

nom masculin (périple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous ferons un voyage en bateau de Nice à Athènes.
We are taking a boat trip from Nice to Athens.

trip

nom masculin (déplacement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous avons fait le déménagement en un seul voyage.
We managed to move everything in just one trip.

journey

nom masculin (figuré (parcours, rêverie) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'aime beaucoup cet auteur, chacun de ses livres est un voyage.
I like this author a lot, each of her books is a journey.

trip

nom masculin (état hallucinatoire) (drugs: informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il prenait du L.S.D. et nous racontait ses voyages.
He used to take LSD and was telling us about his trips.

travel

verbe intransitif (se déplacer au loin)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
J'ai beaucoup voyagé en Asie.
I have traveled a lot in Asia.

travel, go

verbe intransitif (effectuer un trajet) (person)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Nous voyageons toujours en première classe.
We always travel in first class.

be transported

verbe intransitif (être transporté) (goods)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les fleurs voyagent en camion frigorifique.
Flowers are transported in a refrigerated truck.

travel agency, travel agent

nom féminin (société vendant des voyages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté mon billet d'avion dans une agence de voyages.
I bought my plane ticket at a travel agency.

travel agent

nom masculin ([qqn] vendant des voyages)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

travel item

nom masculin (accessoire utile en voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Des articles de voyage comme des coussins pour la nuque sont en vente dans les boutiques de l'aéroport.

Bon voyage!

interjection (adieu à un voyageur) (Gallicism)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
« Bon voyage ! » lançait-on aux voyageurs en partance depuis le quai.
"Bon voyage!" we called to the departing travellers from the platform.

travel journal, travel diary

nom masculin (registre de séjour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

traveller's cheque

nom masculin (moyen de paiement à l'étranger) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

travelling companion, fellow traveler

(voyageur voisin) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

travel sketch

nom masculin (dessin faits en voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

on holiday

locution adverbiale (en vacances) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous serons en voyage pendant tout le mois d'août.

while travelling, when travelling

locution adverbiale (en trajet) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
En voyage, en avion ou en voiture, je suis toujours malade !

be going, be coming

locution verbale (partir avec qq)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Je ne serai pas du voyage : je dois rester à Paris.
I won't be going; I have to stay in Paris.

be on holiday

locution verbale (être en déplacement, en vacances) (UK)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Rappelez-le dans 15 jours car il est en voyage pour 2 semaines.

have a good journey, have a good trip

locution verbale (avoir un voyage agréable)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Faites bon voyage ! Vous avez fait bon voyage ?
Have a good journey! Have you had a good trip?

make a journey, go on a journey

locution verbale (voyager)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Cet été, nous avons prévu de faire un voyage en Thaïlande.

Have a good trip!

(salutation à un voyageur)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Attention ! Le train démarre. Fais bon voyage !

travellers

nom masculin pluriel (nomades occidentaux) (UK, Gypsies)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

travel guide

nom masculin (livre détaillant un lieu) (book)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ne connaissant pas le pays, ils ont acheté un guide de voyage.

travel guide

nom masculin (accompagnateur de touristes) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le guide de voyage explique l'histoire du site aux touristes.

memories of your travels

nom féminin pluriel (souvenirs de voyage)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Bien des années plus tard, les impressions de voyage ressenties pendant ma jeunesse sont toujours aussi vives.

travel diary, travel journal

nom masculin (récit de voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après un an de tour du Monde, elle publie son journal de voyage.

travel essentials

nom masculin (choses utiles aux voyages)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

go on holiday, leave for your holiday

locution verbale (aller en vacances) (UK)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Nous partirons en voyage dès la fin de l'année scolaire.

go on honeymoon, go on your honeymoon

locution verbale (voyager pour fêter son mariage) (married couple)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les jeunes mariés partiront en voyage de noces le soir du mariage.

travel clock

nom féminin (petite horloge pour voyager)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

travel writing

nom masculin (genre littéraire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Dans un récit de voyage, l'auteur rend compte de voyages, des peuples rencontrés, des émotions ressenties, des choses vues et entendues.

overnight bag, weekend bag

nom masculin (housse de transport d'habits)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

You're in for a shock! You don't know what you are letting yourself in for!

(familier (tu apprécieras la chose) (ironic)

trip abroad, journey abroad

nom masculin (voyage hors des frontières)

long-distance trip, long-distance journey

nom masculin (long voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce marin part pour un voyage au long cours.

business trip

nom masculin (déplacement professionnel)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mon épouse est en voyage d'affaires en Chine. Le directeur part souvent en voyage d'affaires.

leisure trip, leisure travel

nom masculin (déplacement touristique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Michel est en voyage d'agrément au Pérou pendant 2 mois.

study trip

nom masculin (voyage pour étudier un sujet particulier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

honeymoon

nom masculin (voyage des jeunes mariés)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Xavier et Anne-Laure sont partis en voyage de noces aux Seychelles.

train journey

nom masculin (voyage via un train)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

humanitarian trip

nom masculin (voyage à caractère participatif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Suite au cyclone, je me suis inscrite à un voyage humanitaire pour venir en aide aux rescapés.

maiden voyage

nom masculin (premier voyage effectué par [qch]) (ship, aircraft)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

initiatory trip, maiden trip, maiden voyage

nom masculin (découverte)

inner journey

nom masculin (découverte de soi) (spirituality)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sea voyage

nom masculin (voyage sur les mers) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

package tour

nom masculin (périple avec agence de voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes parents firent un excellent voyage organisé en Tunisie.

school trip, school excursion

nom masculin (voyage avec son école)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le élèves de cinquième sont en voyage scolaire en Écosse.

surprise trip

nom masculin (voyage inattendu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pour son anniversaire, Marie reçoit un voyage surprise de la part de ses parents.

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