English–French

“travel around” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/sijone/

Example

Elle sillonne le pays pour son travail.

She travels around the country for work.

Illustration for sillonner (travel around)

How to say “travel around” in French

“Travel around” in French is sillonner.

A traveler tracing furrow-like routes across an entire landscape.

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

Example sentences with sillonner

Le livreur a sillonné la ville toute la journée.

The delivery driver crisscrossed the city all day.

Tips for using sillonner

  • Sillonner takes a direct object, so phrases such as sillonner le pays and sillonner les rues use no preposition before the area traveled.

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