travel **** trav·el

travel **** trav·el
['trævl]
1. n
il viaggiare, viaggi mpl

travel is easier now — viaggiare è più facile al giorno d'oggi

air travel is cheap these days — viaggiare in aereo non costa molto di questi tempi

when are you off on your travels? — quando parti per uno dei tuoi viaggi?

if you meet him on your travels fig — se lo incontri in uno dei tuoi giri

2. vi
1) viaggiare, (make a journey) fare un viaggio

to travel a country — percorrere un paese

we shall be travelling in France — faremo un viaggio in Francia

to travel round the world — fare un viaggio intorno al mondo, girare il mondo

to travel by car — viaggiare in macchina

I prefer to travel by train — preferisco viaggiare in treno

they have travelled a lot — hanno viaggiato molto

they have travelled a long way — sono venuti da lontano

we travelled over 800 kilometres — abbiamo fatto più di ottocento chilometri

to travel light — viaggiare con poco bagaglio

this wine doesn't travel well — questo vino non resiste agli spostamenti

2) (go at a speed) viaggiare, andare

it travels at 50 km/h — fa 50 km/h

light travels at a speed of ... — la velocità della luce è di...

news travels fast — le notizie si diffondono molto velocemente, le notizie volano

3) (Tech: move) spostarsi

it travels along this wire — si sposta lungo questo filo

4) Comm fare il (la)rappresentante (di commercio)

he travels in furs — fa il rappresentante di pellicce

3. vt
(road, distance) percorrere, fare

this is a much travelled road — questa è una strada di grande traffico


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