Polyglot Dictionary

périple

/peʁipl/

le noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les périples

Meaning

  1. a long, eventful journey; an odyssey

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

More literary and dramatic than the plain word voyage, implying a long, adventurous, often difficult journey.

Practice

1 What does périple mean?

2 Fill the gap: Leur ___ à travers l'Asie a duré six mois.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches périple?

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