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excursion

excursion

what it means

An excursion is a short trip away from what you were doing, with the return already built in. The word is ex (out) joined to the old word for run — the same one inside current and course — so an excursion is a running-out: you leave the straight line, you go and look, you come back to the line. That is why a school excursion is not a holiday and a day at the coast is not emigration. Nobody packs for an excursion. And it travels beyond trips: a speaker who breaks off for two minutes about their dog has made an excursion, and the room waits for them to come back to the point.

Una excursion es una salida corta de lo que estabas haciendo, con la vuelta ya incluida. La palabra es «salir» más «correr»: te sales de la línea recta, vas a mirar, y vuelves a la línea. Nadie hace maletas para una excursion.

Uma excursion é uma saída curta do que você estava fazendo, com a volta já incluída. A palavra é "sair" mais "correr": você deixa a linha reta, vai ver uma coisa e volta para a linha. Ninguém faz mala para uma excursion.

Une excursion est une sortie courte hors de ce qu'on faisait, avec le retour déjà prévu. Le mot, c'est « sortir » plus « courir » : on quitte la ligne droite, on va voir, on revient à la ligne. Personne ne fait ses valises pour une excursion.

Excursion adalah perjalanan singkat keluar dari yang sedang Anda kerjakan, dengan kepulangan yang sudah termasuk. Katanya berarti "keluar" ditambah "berlari": Anda meninggalkan garis lurus, melihat sesuatu, lalu kembali ke garis itu. Tidak ada yang berkemas untuk excursion.

Excursion, yaptığınız işten kısa süreliğine ayrılıp gitmektir; dönüş baştan içindedir. Kelime "dışarı" ile "koşmak"tan gelir: düz çizgiden çıkarsınız, bir şeye bakarsınız, sonra çizgiye dönersiniz. Kimse excursion için bavul hazırlamaz.

excursion は、いましていることから少しだけ外へ出る短い外出で、帰ってくることまで最初から入っています。語のつくりは「外へ」+「走る」。まっすぐな線をいったん外れ、見て、また線に戻る。excursion のために荷造りをする人はいません。

  1. 01

    noun

    a short trip made for pleasure or interest, with a return

    They took a brief excursion to the old fort on Sunday.

  2. 02

    noun

    a short move away from your usual subject or work

    The chapter is an excursion into local history.

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