jaunt

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (archaic) A wearisome journey.
2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a short journey.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.
2. (intransitive) To ride on a jaunting car.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To jolt; to jounce.
4. (obsolete) To tire a horse by riding it hard or back and forth.

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒɔːnt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb escocès: jaunder

Cognat amb suec: ganta

Cognat amb anglès: jump

In summary

Origin uncertain. Perhaps a palatalised alteration of daunt (“to discourage”). Compare Scots jaunder (“to ramble, jaunt to taunt, jeer”), dialectal Swedish ganta (“to play the buffoon, romp, jest”); perhaps akin to English jump. Compare jaunce. Modern usage likely influenced by jaunty.

Conceptes

excursió

viatjar

sortida

anada

Sinònims

trip

excursion

outing

travel

ramble

expedition

junket

journey

stroll

sashay

tour

pleasure trip

wander

short trip

campaign

holi day

gander

knock about

loiter

perambulation

picnic

roam

rove

sail

sally

saunter

tramp

Traduccions

balade

Ausflug

gita

excursión

εκδρομή

excursão

Spritztour

περιπατώ

excursion

einen Ausflug machen

περίπατος

fare una gita

uitstapje

wycieczka

paseo

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