English–French

“stopover” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛskal/

Example

Nous avons fait une courte escale pour déjeuner.

We made a short stopover for lunch.

Illustration for escale (stopover)

How to say “stopover” in French

“Stopover” in French is escale.

A short break in a voyage that marks one point between departure and the final destination.

Full entry for escale: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with escale

Le vol Paris-Tokyo n'a pas d'escale.

The Paris-Tokyo flight has no stopover.

Tips for using escale

  • Faire escale takes à before a place, as in faire escale à Marseille.

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