English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English viage, borrowed from Anglo-Norman viage and Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum. The modern spelling is under the influence of Modern French voyage. Doublet of viaticum.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈvɔɪ.ɪd͡ʒ/
Noun[edit]
voyage (plural voyages)
- A long journey, especially by ship.
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1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Iulius Cæsar”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iii], page 126, column 1:
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There is a Tide in the affayres of men, / Which taken at the Flood, leades on to Fortune: / Omitted, all the voyage of their life, / Is bound in Shallowes, and in Miſeries.
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1621 (first performance), John Fletcher, “The Wild-Goose Chase; a Comedy”, in Fifty Comedies and Tragedies. […], [part 1], London: […] J[ohn] Macock [and H. Hills], for John Martyn, Henry Herringman, and Richard Marriot, published 1679, →OCLC, Act V, scene vi, page 467, column 2:
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I love a Sea voyage and a bluſtring tempeſt; […]
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1880, Richard Francis Burton, Os Lusíadas, volume I, page 23:
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«And as their valour, so you trow, defied
on aspe’rous voyage cruel harm and sore,
so many changing skies their manhood tried,
such climes where storm-winds blow and billows roar[.]»
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- (archaic) A written account of a journey or travel.
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1690, “The Preface to the Reader”, in A Full and True Relation of the Great and Wonderful Revolution That Hapned Lately in the Kingdom of Siam in the East-Indies, London: Randal Taylor, page v:
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I cannot learn what his Name was, unleſs by the Inſcription of the Letters he ſent to the Pope, and to the French King in the Year 1688, mentioned in the ſecond Voyage of Father Tachard […]
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- (obsolete) The act or practice of travelling.
Synonyms[edit]
- adventure
- exploration
- expedition
- excursion
- journey
- tour
- vacation
Derived terms[edit]
- maiden voyage
- voyage of the damned
[edit]
- envoy
Translations[edit]
long journey; especially by ship
- Arabic: رِحْلَة f (riḥla)
- Egyptian Arabic: رحلة f (reḥla)
- Armenian: ճամփորդություն (hy) (čampʿordutʿyun), ուղեւորություն (hy) (ułeworutʿyun)
- Azerbaijani: səyahət (az), səfər (az)
- Bulgarian: пътеше́ствие (bg) n (pǎtešéstvie)
- Catalan: viatge (ca) m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 旅行 (zh) (lǚxíng), 海程 (zh) (hǎichéng), 航海 (zh) (hánghǎi)
- Czech: plavba (cs) f
- Dutch: reis (nl)
- Esperanto: vojaĝo (eo)
- Finnish: matka (fi)
- French: voyage (fr) m
- Georgian: მგზავრობა (mgzavroba)
- German: Reise (de) f
- Greek: ταξίδι (el) n (taxídi)
- Ancient: πλόος m (plóos), πλοῦς m (ploûs)
- Hebrew: הַפְלָגָה (he) f (haflaga)
- Hungarian: tengeri utazás, hajóút (hu)
- Ido: voyajo (io)
- Italian: viaggio (it) m
- Japanese: 航海 (ja) (こうかい, kōkai), 旅 (ja) (たび, tabi), 旅行 (ja) (りょこう, ryokō)
- Korean: 여행(旅行) (ko) (yeohaeng), 항해 (ko) (hanghae)
- Latvian: ceļojums m, brauciens m, reiss m
- Macedonian: пату́вање n (patúvanje), патеше́ствие n (patešéstvie)
- Malay: perjalanan
- Maori: wharaunga, rerenga
- Mongolian: аялал (mn) (ajalal), аян (mn) (ajan), нислэг (mn) (nisleg)
- Navajo: ił ooʼoł
- Norwegian: reise (no), sjøreise
- Occitan: viatge (oc) m
- Persian: سفر (fa) (safar)
- Plautdietsch: Reis f
- Polish: rejs (pl) m
- Portuguese: viagem (pt) f
- Romanian: călătorie (ro) f
- Russian: путеше́ствие (ru) n (putešéstvije), пла́вание (ru) n (plávanije), воя́ж (ru) m (vojáž), рейс (ru) m (rejs)
- Scottish Gaelic: (on sea) turas-mara m
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: путовање n, путешествије n
- Roman: putovanje (sh) n, putešestvije (sh) n
- Spanish: viaje (es) m
- Swedish: resa (sv) c
- Turkish: seyahat (tr)
- Welsh: mordaith f
Verb[edit]
voyage (third-person singular simple present voyages, present participle voyaging, simple past and past participle voyaged)
- (intransitive) To go on a long journey.
- 1850, William Wordsworth, The Prelude
- A mind forever voyaging through strange seas of thought alone.
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1870, Walt Whitman, “Passage to India”, in Leaves of Grass […], Philadelphia, Pa.: David McKay, publisher, […], published 1892, →OCLC, stanza 9, page 322:
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O soul, voyagest thou indeed on voyages like those? / Disportest thou on waters such as those?
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- 1850, William Wordsworth, The Prelude
Conjugation[edit]
Translations[edit]
to go on a long journey
- Bulgarian: пътешествам (pǎtešestvam)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French voiage, viage, veiage, from Latin viāticum. Doublet of viatique.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /vwa.jaʒ/
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Audio (France, Paris) (file) - (Louisiana) IPA(key): [vo.jaʒ], [(v)wɒ.jaʒ]
- Homophones: voyagent, voyages
- Hyphenation: vo‧yage
- Rhymes: -ɑʒ
Noun[edit]
voyage m (plural voyages)
- trip, travel
Verb[edit]
voyage
- inflection of voyager:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
[edit]
- agence de voyages
- bon voyage
- gens de voyage
- récit de voyage
- voyage d’affaires
- voyage dans le temps
- voyage de noces
- voyageur
- voyagiste
Further reading[edit]
- “voyage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams[edit]
- goyave
Other forms: voyages; voyaging; voyaged
If someone tells you «bon voyage!» they mean have a good trip. Voyage means trip in French but in English, we use it to mean a long journey.
Though voyage is usually used literally to mean a long and exciting journey or a trip that involves sailing such as a cruise, it can be used figuratively as well. Researching your family tree might become a voyage of self-discovery, taking you places you don’t expect and teaching you more about yourself than you thought possible.
Definitions of voyage
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noun
a journey to some distant place
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noun
an act of traveling by water
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verb
travel on water propelled by wind or by other means
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Noun
The Titanic sank on her maiden voyage.
He wrote about his many voyages into the South Seas.
a manned voyage to Mars
Verb
They voyaged to distant lands.
He spent his youth voyaging around the globe.
Recent Examples on the Web
Portions of the voyage are also available to book in shorter installments.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2023
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—Francesca Street, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
Navigating space is a voyage at sea.
—Ingrid Rojas Contreras, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2023
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The Ancient Fjords and Unspoiled Islands of Southern New Zealand trip is, alternatively, a polar voyage aboard La Lepérouse.
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Because this is such a long voyage, the ship will stay in each port for multiple days, giving passengers more time for adventures in places like Egypt, Mexico, and Antarctica.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 4 Mar. 2023
As the majority of the voyage takes place above the Arctic Circle, the odds of seeing the northern lights are high, especially as solar activity tends to peak around the autumnal and vernal equinoxes in September and March, respectively.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 4 Mar. 2023
One is her voyage, accompanied by the young writer and filmmaker, Adolf Opel (Tobias Resch), to an unnamed Middle Eastern country in order get some air and get over the depression of a monumental breakup, which is eating her alive.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2023
Glover, 46, will be the first person of color to voyage to the moon.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2023
Viva will sail the Greek Isles and Mediterranean voyages through November before migrating to the Caribbean in December.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
While some are choosing to stay close to home, others are voyaging to longtime favorites in Europe and the U.K. ahead of the summer crowds.
—Debbi Kickham, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
And the online conversation that ensued illustrates the journey undertaken when a fictional character voyages from the strictures of network and syndicated television to high-end streaming TV.
—Ted Anthony, ajc, 16 Mar. 2023
And the online conversation that ensued illustrates the journey undertaken when a fictional character voyages from the strictures of network and syndicated television to high-end streaming TV.
—Ted Anthony, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2023
Earlier this year, I was afforded the wonderful opportunity to voyage upon the Disney Wonder.
—Bridgette Bartlett Royall, Essence, 21 Sep. 2022
Whalers would instead voyage around the world, killing animals as small as porpoises and walruses for their blubber.
—Zach Zorich, Discover Magazine, 10 Feb. 2021
There are many ways to voyage on the Milwaukee River, from renting kayaks from the Milwaukee Kayak Company to Edelweiss cruise boats that can hold up to 145 passengers.
—Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 July 2022
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noun
a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
a passage through air or space, as a flight in an airplane or space vehicle.
a journey or expedition from one place to another by land.
Often voyages. journeys or travels as the subject of a written account, or the account itself: the voyages of Marco Polo.
Obsolete. an enterprise or undertaking.
verb (used without object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to make or take a voyage; travel; journey.
verb (used with object), voy·aged, voy·ag·ing.
to traverse by a voyage: to voyage the seven seas.
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Origin of voyage
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English ve(i)age, viage, voyage, from Anglo-French, Old French, from Latin viāticum “travel-money”; see viaticum
synonym study for voyage
OTHER WORDS FROM voyage
voy·ag·er, nounoutvoyage, verb (used with object), out·voy·aged, out·voy·ag·ing.re·voy·age, noun, verb, re·voy·aged, re·voy·ag·ing.un·voy·ag·ing, adjective
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH voyage
voyager , voyageur
Words nearby voyage
vox et praeterea nihil, vox humana, vox pop, vox populi, vox populi, vox Dei, voyage, voyage charter, Voyager, voyageur, Voyageurs National Park, voyeur
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Words related to voyage
boating, crossing, cruise, excursion, hop, jaunt, junket, passage, sail, swing, tour, travel, trek, trip, weekend, overnight
How to use voyage in a sentence
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The preserve is such hardy stuff, in fact, that Christopher Columbus packed it alongside salt cod and hardtack on his transatlantic voyages.
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Other data do suggest that ancient humans could have deliberately made the voyage to the Ryukyu Islands.
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It is unlikely that ancient mariners would have set out on an ocean voyage with a major storm on the horizon, say paleoanthropologist Yousuke Kaifu of the University of Tokyo and colleagues.
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Days after the Diamond Princess evacuation, a ship from the same company, the Grand Princess, set sail from San Francisco on another ill-fated voyage.
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A statue of its namesake explorer stands in the lobby, near a chart of Cook’s voyages.
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It used to carry livestock but sailed its final voyage with a hold full of Syrian men, women, and children.
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People might be surprised that during that period “Maiden Voyage,” one of your most well-loved standards, began as a TV jingle.
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It has now been revealed that Princess Beatrice will not be among those who will ultimately voyage with Virgin Galactic.
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The turbulent waters caused one of his oars to crack, which—without a motor or a sail—can be severely detrimental to his voyage.
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The voyage is a new one, certainly for Tambor, but also for Hollywood, in many ways.
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Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.
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Henry Hudson sailed from Gravesend on his first voyage for the discovery of a northwest passage to India.
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I shipped for a voyage to Japan and China, and spent several more years trying to penetrate the forbidden fastnesses of Tibet.
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The Swedish boatswain consoled him, and he modified his opinions as the voyage went on.
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Capt. Ross sailed from Shetland, on his first voyage for the discovery of the north-west passage.
British Dictionary definitions for voyage
noun
a journey, travel, or passage, esp one to a distant land or by sea or air
obsolete an ambitious project
verb
to travel over or traverse (something)we will voyage to Africa
Derived forms of voyage
voyager, noun
Word Origin for voyage
C13: from Old French veiage, from Latin viāticum provision for travelling, from viāticus concerning a journey, from via a way
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Other Idioms and Phrases with voyage
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voyage [ˊvɔɪɪdʒ]
1) пла́вание, морско́е путеше́ствие;
3) кни́га или расска́з о путевы́х впечатле́ниях
1) пла́вать, путеше́ствовать ( по морю)
Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > voyage
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voyage
voyage n
полет
voyage report
донесение о полете
English-Russian aviation dictionary > voyage
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voyage
Персональный Сократ > voyage
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voyage
[ˈvɔɪɪdʒ]
voyage плавание, морское путешествие; to make a voyage совершить путешествие (по морю) return voyage обратный рейс round voyage круговой рейс round voyage рейс туда и обратно towage voyage буксировка voyage летать (на самолете) voyage перелет voyage плавание, морское путешествие; to make a voyage совершить путешествие (по морю) voyage плавание, морское путешествие voyage плавание voyage плавать, путешествовать (по морю) voyage полет, перелет (на самолете) voyage полет voyage полет, перелет (на самолете) voyage путешествие voyage рейс
English-Russian short dictionary > voyage
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voyage
1. n путешествие; плавание, морской переход; полёт, перелёт; рейс
2. n странствования; жизненный путь
3. n книга или рассказ о путевых впечатлениях
4. v путешествовать; плавать, быть в плавании; находиться в полёте, совершать полёт или перелёт
5. v блуждать, бродить
Синонимический ряд:
1. journey (noun) cruise; excursion; flight; jaunt; journey; junket; passage; pilgrimage; sailing; tour; travel; trip
English-Russian base dictionary > voyage
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voyage
1) путешествие
2) плавание
3) рейс
Англо-русский морской словарь > voyage
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voyage
ˈvɔɪɪdʒ
1. сущ.
1) плавание, морское путешествие to go on a voyage ≈ поехать/отправиться в путешествие long voyage ≈ длительное путешествие maiden voyage ≈ первое плавание, первый рейс (нового корабля) ocean voyage ≈ океанское плавание round-the-world voyage ≈ кругосветное путешествие sea voyage ≈ плавание по морю, морское путешествие a voyage to the islands ≈ плавание на острова
2) полет, перелет( на самолете) Syn: journey
2. гл.
1) плавать, путешествовать( по морю)
2) летать( на самолете)
путешествие (морское или воздушное) ;
плавание, морской переход;
полет, перелет;
рейс (судна, самолета) — homeward * обратный рейс — outward * рейс за границу — balloon * (метеорология) полет шара-пилота /шара-зонда/ — * policy (страхование) рейсовый полис — * charter( страхование) рейсовый чартер, страхование судна на рейс странствования;
жизненный путь книга или рассказ о путевых впечатлениях путешествовать (по морю, самолетом) ;
плавать, быть в плавании;
находиться в полете, совершать полет или перелет — to * across the Atlantic пересечь Атлантический океан блуждать, бродить( о мыслях и т. п.)
~ плавание, морское путешествие;
to make a voyage совершить путешествие (по морю)
return ~ обратный рейс
round ~ круговой рейс round ~ рейс туда и обратно
towage ~ буксировка
voyage летать (на самолете) ~ перелет ~ плавание, морское путешествие;
to make a voyage совершить путешествие (по морю) ~ плавание, морское путешествие ~ плавание ~ плавать, путешествовать (по морю) ~ полет, перелет (на самолете) ~ полет ~ полет, перелет (на самолете) ~ путешествие ~ рейсБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > voyage
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[‘vɔɪɪʤ]
1.сущ.
1)
а) плавание, морское путешествие
sea voyage — плавание по морю, морское путешествие
б) судно, годное для путешествия
Syn:
2.
гл.
1) плавать, путешествовать
3) плыть
Grand clouds still voyaged in the sky. — Большие облака всё ещё плыли по небу.
4) переправляться, пересекать; переплывать
Англо-русский современный словарь > voyage
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Англо-русский синонимический словарь > voyage
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voyage
[‘vɔɪɪdʒ]
n
путешествие (морское или воздушное), плавание, морской переход, полёт, перелёт, рейс (судна, самолёта)
— long voyage
— maiden voyage
— ocean voyage
— round-the-world voyage
— sea voyage
— voyage to the islands
— go on a voyageCHOICE OF WORDS:
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > voyage
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1. [ʹvɔııdʒ]
1. путешествие (); плавание, морской переход; полёт, перелёт; рейс ()
voyage charter — рейсовый чартер, страхование судна на рейс
2. странствования; жизненный путь
3. книга рассказ о путевых впечатлениях
2. [ʹvɔııdʒ]
1. путешествовать (); плавать, быть в плавании; находиться в полёте, совершать полёт перелёт
2. блуждать, бродить ()
НБАРС > voyage
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Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > voyage
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English-Russian big medical dictionary > voyage
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Англо-русский технический словарь > voyage
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voyage
[`vɔɪɪdʒ]
(длительное) путешествие (по воде), круиз
полёт на самолете или космическом корабле
The voyage to America used to take many weeks.
совершать путешествие
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > voyage
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2000 самых употребительных английских слов > voyage
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voyage
1) плавание, морское путешествие; to make a voyage совершить путешествие (по морю)
2) полет, перелет (на самолете)
Syn:
journey
1) плавать, путешествовать (по морю)
2) летать (на самолете)
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(n) путешествие
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[voy·age || ‘vɔɪɪdʒ]
путешествие, плавание, полет, перелет, рейс, книга или рассказ о путевых впечатлениях
путешествовать, плавать, летать* * *
путешествие
путешествование
путешествовать
странствие
странствование
* * *
1. сущ.
1) а) плавание, морское путешествие
б) судно, годное для путешествия
2) полет, перелет (на самолете)
2. гл.
1) плавать, путешествовать (по морю)
2) летать (на самолете)Новый англо-русский словарь > voyage
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voyage
путешествие; полет
@interplanetary voyage
межпланетный полет
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Англо-русский юридический словарь > voyage
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Voyage — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Voyage» Sencillo de Ayumi Hamasaki del álbum RAINBOW Publicación 26 de septiembre del 2002 Formato CD … Wikipedia Español
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Voyage — Voy age (?; 48), n. [OE. veage, viage, OF. veage, viage, veiage, voiage, F. voyage, LL. viaticum, fr. L. viaticum traveling money, provision for a journey, from viaticus belonging to a road or journey, fr. via way, akin to E. way. See {Way}, n.,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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voyage — [voi′ij] n. [ME viage < OFr veiage, voyage < LL viaticum, a journey < L, traveling money, provision for a journey < viaticus, of a journey < via, way, journey: see VIA] 1. a relatively long journey or passage by water or, formerly … English World dictionary
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Voyage de n’os — 9e album de la série Pierre Tombal Scénario Raoul Cauvin Dessin Marc Hardy Couleurs Cerise Éditeur Dupuis … Wikipédia en Français
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Voyage — Voy age, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Voyaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Voyaging}.] [Cf. F. voyager.] To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water. [1913 Webster] A mind forever Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone. Wordsworth. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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voyage — ► NOUN ▪ a long journey involving travel by sea or in space. ► VERB ▪ go on a voyage. DERIVATIVES voyager noun. ORIGIN Old French voiage, from Latin viaticum provisions for a journey , later journey … English terms dictionary
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Voyage — Voy age, v. t. To travel; to pass over; to traverse. [1913 Webster] With what pain [I] voyaged the unreal, vast, unbounded deep. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English