travel

viajar

travel(trah-vuhl)

intransitive verb

1. (to take a trip)

a. viajar

I love traveling to far-flung places.

Me encanta viajar a lugares remotos.

2. (to move)

a. ir

He was traveling at more than 100 miles per hour.

Iba a más de 100 millas por hora.

b. propagarse (sound)

Sound doesn't travel in space.

El sonido no se propaga en el espacio.

3.

(colloquial)

(to move quickly)

a. ir a toda pastilla

(colloquial)

Formula 1 drivers travel!

¡Los pilotos de Fórmula 1 van a toda pastilla!

4. (to react to traveling)

a.

no direct translation

Fresh products do not travel well.

A los productos frescos no les sienta bien ser transportados.

Some of our customs don't travel well in other parts of the world.

Algunas de nuestras costumbres no tienen buena acogida en otras partes del mundo.

5. (business)

a. ser viajante de

My mother travels in cosmetics.

Mi madre es viajante de cosméticos.

6. (basketball)

a. dar pasos

When the center traveled, the referee didn't charge him.

Cuando el pívot dio pasos, el árbitro no le marcó falta.

b. hacer pasos

The referee whistled because a player had traveled.

El árbitro pitó porque un jugador había hecho pasos.

transitive verb

7. (to journey to)

a. recorrer

They have traveled the world, and have met wonderful people.

Han recorrido el mundo y han conocido a gente estupenda.

b. viajar por

We are traveling the length and breadth of the island.

Vamos a viajar por el largo y el ancho de la isla.

noun

8. (act of traveling)

a. los viajes

(M)

Low-cost travel is a good option for students.

Los viajes de bajo costo son una buena opción para los estudiantes.

9. (mechanics)

a. el desplazamiento

(M)

You can lock the travel of the lever with this switch.

Puedes bloquear el desplazamiento de la palanca con este interruptor.

travels

plural noun

10. (lengthy journey)

a. los viajes

(M)

My grandfather would tell us stories about his travels around the world.

Mi abuelo nos contaba cuentos de sus viajes alrededor del mundo.

travel

Noun

1. (general)

a. el viajes

(M)

on my travelsen mis viajes

travel agencyagencia de viajes

travel agentempleado(a) de una agencia de viajes

travel documentsdocumentación para el viaje

travel expensesgastos de viaje

travel insuranceseguro de (asistencia en) viaje

travel sicknessmareo m

travel writerautor(ora) de libros de viajes

transitive verb

2. (road, country)

(United States)

a. viajar por

intransitive verb

3. (person)

a. viajar

4. (vehicle)

a. circular

5. (sound, light, electricity)

a. propagarse

news travels fast round herepor aquí las noticias vuelan

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travel [ˈtrævl]

noun

1 (travelling) viajes (m)

the job involves frequent travel el trabajo requiere viajes frecuentes; she is returning after two years' travel in Africa vuelve tras dos años de viajes por África; vuelve después de viajar dos años por África; students can get cheap travel los estudiantes pueden viajar a precios reducidos; travel broadens the mind viajar te abre más la mente or te da más amplitud de miras

I like travel information on travel in New Zealand is available at the hotel they arrived after 4 days of hard travel the price includes travel to and from the hotel heavy snow is making travel difficult he spends a lot on travel every month

air travel viajes (m) en avión

I have made my own travel arrangements he hecho mis propios planes para el viaje

foreign travel viajes (m) por el extranjero

2 travels viajes (m)

she told us about her travels in Africa nos habló de sus viajes por África

Marsha told us all about her travels

to set off on one's travels emprender el viaje; you'll never guess who I met on my travels today! ¡no te vas a imaginar or a que no sabes con quién me he topado en la calle hoy!

in all my travels I've never seen anything like it the book is an account of his travels in the Far East he collects things for the house on his travels abroad you've been in one place for too long, it's about time you were off on your travels

3 (movement)

direction/line of travel dirección (f)/línea (f) de desplazamiento

a machine called a rod weeder, which is a steel rod on the ground, turned by a chain in the opposite direction to the machine's travel, which yanks weeds out by their roots the arrowhead indicates the photons' direction of travel A racing car is always in an attitude at corners, never pointing as directly fore-and-aft in its line of travel as a road car would be in normal motoring

4 (Téc) [of lever, pedal] desplazamiento (m)

intransitive verb

1 (make a journey) viajar

she'd always wanted to travel siempre había querido viajar; she travels into the centre to work se desplaza or va al centro a trabajar

free insurance for children travelling with their parents he was travelling on a Danish passport she was pregnant and couldn't travel they have travelled a lot

to travel abroad

she spent six months travelling abroad pasó seis meses viajando por el extranjero; he was forbidden to travel abroad le prohibieron que viajara al extranjero

to travel by sth

to travel by air/plane viajar en avión

to the millions of Americans who travel by plane, it probably sounds like a good idea many people were afraid to travel by air for fear of terrorist attacks Be sure to order special dishes in advance when travelling by air

to travel by car/train/bus (short journeys) ir en coche/tren/autobús; (longer journeys) viajar en coche/tren/autobús; I travel to work by train voy al trabajo en tren

travelling by car gives you greater freedom we'll travel by air and road to Jugdalpur to travel [in] time archeologists travel to the past by digging people have always been fascinated by the idea of travelling backwards and forwards in time

to travel light viajar con poco equipaje

we'll be travelling round Italy recorreremos Italia

we'll be travelling through France viajaremos or pasaremos por Francia

he's travelling to Helsinki tomorrow mañana viaja a Helsinki

he has travelled widely ha viajado mucho

2 (move) ir

we were travelling at 30mph íbamos a 30 millas por hora; light/sound travels at a speed of ... la luz/el sonido viaja or se desplaza a una velocidad de ...; the current travels along this wire la corriente va or pasa por este alambre; news travels fast las noticias vuelan; his eyes travelled swiftly around the room recorrió rápidamente la habitación con la mirada

the gas travels through the tube at high pressure it travels at 600 mph you were travelling too fast it travels faster than the speed of sound the enzymes which travel along the pancreatic duct these impulses travel along the neural pathways nothing can travel faster than light the pain travelled through his body when an atom is split its neutrons travel outwards we were travelling along in the car tube trains travel on metal rails to travel at the speed of

3 (move quickly)

he was really travelling! ¡iba a toda pastilla or a toda mecha! (informal); that car certainly travels ese coche sí que corre

4 (react to travelling)

to travel [well]

this wine travels well este vino no se estropea con los viajes; British dance music does not travel well la música de baile británica no se recibe bien en otros países

that brand of humour generally travels well

5 (Comm) ser viajante (de comercio)

he travels in soap es representante de jabones

6 (Basketball) dar pasos; hacer pasos

transitive verb

[+country] viajar por; recorrer; [+road] recorrer; [+distance] recorrer; hacer

he has travelled the world ha viajado por or ha recorrido todo el mundo

she travelled the length and breadth of the country in search of work we travelled 50 miles that day Peter regularly travels this route he wanted to get out into the crisp morning air, travel the winding roads of Northumbria he travelled the length of India with his friend

modifier

travel agency (n) agencia (f) de viajes

travel agent (n) agente (m) de viajes

travel alarm (n) despertador (m) de viaje

travel bag (n) bolso (m) de viaje

a writer of travel books

travel brochure (n) folleto (m) turístico

travel bureau (n) agencia (f) de viajes

travel company (n) empresa (f) de viajes

travel documents (n) documentos (m) de viaje

travel expenses (n) gastos (m) de viaje; gastos (m) de desplazamiento

daily travel expenses to one's place of employment are nondeductible for tax purposes they charge £20 per day plus food and travel expenses

travel insurance (n) seguro (m) de viaje

travel news (n) información (f) sobre viajes y transporte

travel sickness (n) mareo (m) por el viaje; (por el viaje)

travel writer (n) escritor o periodista que escribe libros o artículos sobre viajes