Today's WOTD is: "viaje" = trip/ journey
In
Spanish, “viaje”
is a masculine noun of Catalán origin, which means trip/
journey.
In
Spanish, the noun “viaje”
may also be used to refer to travel.
A
related Spanish word is “viajero”*,
which means traveller/
passenger.
Related
Spanish action word/ verb is “viajar”
(to
travel).
Some
commonly used expressions with the words “viaje”are:
- Aprovechar el viaje (to make the most of/ to take advantage of the trip);
- Apuntarse al viaje (to volunteer for a journey/ to join others on a trip);
- Bolsa de viaje (travel bag);
- Bolsa de viaje (financial help package to cover travel expenses);
- ¡Buen viaje! (have a good trip!/ bon voyage!);
- Cheque de viaje (traveller cheque);
- Cheque de viajero (traveller cheque);
- Cuaderno de viaje (travel journal/ log);
- De viaje (away from home/ on holiday/ on vacation/ on a trip);
- De un viaje (in one go);
- Emprender un viaje (to set out on a journey/ to embark on a journey);
- Estar de viaje (to be away from home/ on holiday/ on vacation/ on a trip);
- Hacer los preparativos para un viaje (to make travel preparations);
- Hacer un viaje (to go on a trip/ to go on a journey);
- Hacer un viaje por... (to travel around...);
- Horas de viaje (travel/ journey time);
- Ir de viaje (to go on a trip/ tour);
- Para ese viaje no hacen falta alforjas (colloquial expression: reply to a trivial/ superficial suggestion/ half-hearted help);
- ¡Que tengas buen viaje! (have a good trip);
- Viaje a caballo (journey on horseback);
- Viaje a ninguna parte (travel to nowhere);
- Viaje a pie (journey on foot);
- Viaje a tu aire ('easy'/ flexible travel*);
- Viaje al exterior (overseas trip/travel out of the country);
- Viaje al interior de uno mismo (a trip to your inner self);
- Viaje al pasado (journey to the past/ time travel/ travel back in time);
- Viaje astral (astral travel);
- Viaje de estudios (study trip/ travel);
- Viaje de fin de carrera (graduation trip/ travel);
- Viaje de fin de curso (end of study year/ class trip/ travel);
- Viaje de fin de estudios (graduation trip/ travel);
- Viaje de ida (one way trip/ journey);
- Viaje de ida y vuelta (round trip journey);
- Viaje de negocios (business trip/ travel);
- Viaje de novios (honeymoon trip/ travel);
- Viaje de placer (holiday/ vacation trip/ travel);
- Viaje de trabajo (work/ business trip/ travel);
- Viaje de vacaciones (holiday trip/ travel);
- Viaje de vuelta (return leg of a journey/ trip);
- Viaje en auto (car journey/ travel by car);
- Viaje en autobús (bus journey/ travel by bus);
- Viaje en avión (plane journey/ travel by air);
- Viaje en bicicleta (bicycle journey/ travel by bicycle);
- Viaje en barco (boat journey/ sailing/ travel by boat);
- Viaje en bus (bus journey/ travel by bus);
- Viaje en coche (car journey/ travel by car);
- Viaje en diligencia (stagecoach journey/ travel by stagecoach);
- Viaje en globo (hot air balloon journey/ travel by hot air balloon);
- Viaje en moto (motorcycle journey/ travel by motorcycle);
- Viaje en motocicleta (motorcycle journey/ travel by motorcycle);
- Viaje en taxi (taxi journey/ travel by taxi);
- Viaje en tren (train journey/ travel by train);
- Viaje en yate (yacht/ sailing boat trip/ journey);
- Viaje organizado (package holiday/ tour);
- Viaje por motivos de... (travel due to...);
- Viaje relámpago (quick trip);
- Viaje sin returno (one way trip);
*NB
Typically, a type of trip/ package holiday where you book airfares,
airport transfers, accommodation and other activities... which you
then schedule at your own pace.
Some
examples of the use of the word "viaje"
are:
- Aprovechamos el viaje a Nueva York para hacer algunas compras (we took advantage of the trip to New York to do some shopping);
- Vamos a Londres mañana, ¿te apuntas al viaje? (we are going to London tomorrow, would you like to come with us?);
- Esa bolsa de viaje es de piel (that is a leather travel bag);
- Existen bolsas de viaje para viajes programados por una O.N.G. (there are financial help packages for trips organised by an NGO*);
- ¡Buen viaje, Peter! (have good trip, Peter!/ bon voyage, Peter!);
- Se aceptan cheques de viaje (travellers cheques are accepted);
- Se aceptan cheques de viajero (travellers cheques are accepted);
- Pedro lo apuntaba todo en el cuaderno de viaje (Pedro used to log everything down in his travel journal);
- Pedro está de viaje (Pedro is away from home/ on his travels);
- Pedro va de viaje (Pedro is away from home/ on his travels);
- Pedro anda de viaje (Pedro is away from home/ on his travels);
- De un viaje dejamos la nevera sin cerveza (we emptied the fridge of beer in one go);
- Al día siguiente, emprendimos el viaje (we set out on our journey the next day);
- Tenemos que empezar a hacer los preparativos para ese viaje (we need to start making travel preparations for that journey);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje a caballo (we are going on a trip on horseback);
- El viaje a ninguna parte es una película de Fernando Fernán Gómez (the voyage to nowhere is a film by Fernando Fernán Gómez);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje a pie (we are going on a trip on foot);
- Ese viaje a tu aire parece interesante (that 'easy travel' package seems interesting);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje al exterior (we are going on an overseas trip);
- Nos sugieren un viaje al interior de uno mismo (they suggest a trip to our inner self);
- Prefiero no hacer muchos viajes al pasado (I prefer not to be constantly going back to the past);
- ¿El sueño es un viaje astral? (is sleeping/ dreaming a form of astral travel?);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de estudios (we are going on a study trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de fin de carrera (we are going on a graduation trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de fin de curso (we are going on an end of class/ year trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de fin de estudios (we are going on a graduation trip);
- Tengo el billete para el viaje de ida (I have the ticket for the journey there);
- Tengo el billete para el viaje de ida y vuelta (I have the ticket for the return trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de negocios (we are going on a business trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de novios (we are going on a honeymoon trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de placer (we are going on a holiday/ vacation);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de trabajo (we are going on a work/ business trip);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje de vacaciones (we are going on a holiday trip);
- Tengo el billete para el viaje de vuelta (I have the ticket for the return journey);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en auto (we are going on a car trip/ travelling by car);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en autobús (we are going on a bus trip/ travelling by bus);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en avión (we are going on a plane trip/ travelling by air);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en bicicleta (we are going on a bicycle trip/ travelling by bicycle);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en barco (we are going on a boat trip/ travelling by boat/sailing);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en bus (we are going on a bus trip/ travelling by bus);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en coche (we are going on a car trip/ travelling by car);
- Hicieron el viaje en diligencia (they travelled by stagecoach);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en globo (we are going on a hot air balloon trip/ travelling by hot air balloon);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en moto (we are going on a motorcycle trip/ travelling by motorcycle);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en motocicleta (we are going on a motorcycle trip/ travelling by motorcycle);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en taxi (we are going on a taxi trip/ travelling by taxi);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en tren (we are going on a train trip/ travelling by train);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje en yate (we are going on a yacht trip/ travelling by yacht);
- Vamos a hacer un viaje organizado (we are going on a package holiday);
- Tengo que hacer ese viaje por motivos de salud (I have to make that journey for health reasons);
- Hicimos un viaje por los Estados Unidos (we travelled around the USA);
- ¡A eso se le llama un viaje relámpago! (that is what you call a quick trip!);
- Ese es un viaje sin retorno (that is a one way journey);
- Llevamos tres horas de viaje (we have been travelling for three hours);
- ¡Para ese viaje no hacen falta alforjas, Pedro! (I could have easily guessed that, Pedro!);
*NB
NGO = Non-Government Organisation
*NB
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