Слово англійською: expedition

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Переклад expedition українською: експедиція, похід; вилазка, a fishing ~ — поїздка на риболовлю, whaling ~ — китобійна експедиція, посилка, відправка, виряджання (військ, товарів тощо), швидкість, поспішність; терміновість виконання, with ~ — швидко, негайно, без зволікань

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expedition

noun
/ˌekspəˈdɪʃn/
  1. an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known
    • to plan/lead/go on an expedition
    • expedition to something Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole
    • on an expedition Hawkins had died on the same expedition a few weeks earlier.
    Wordfinder
    • commute
    • departure
    • destination
    • excursion
    • expedition
    • itinerary
    • journey
    • pilgrimage
    • safari
    • travel
  2. the people who go on an expedition
    • Five members of Scott's expedition made it to the South Pole.
  3. (sometimes humorous) a short trip that you make when you want or need something
    • Win a fantastic shopping expedition to New York!
    Synonyms triptripjourney ▪ tour ▪ expedition ▪ excursion ▪ outing ▪ day outThese are all words for an act of travelling to a place.trip an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again:
    • a business trip
    • a five-minute trip by taxi
    journey an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart:
    • a long and difficult journey across the mountains
     trip or journey?A trip usually involves you going to a place and back again; a journey is usually one-way. A trip is often shorter than a journey, although it does not have to be: a trip to New York • a round-the-world trip. It is often short in time, even if it is long in distance. Journey is more often used when the travelling takes a long time and is difficult. In North American English journey is not used for short trips (British English) Don't use the car for short journeys. tour a journey made for pleasure during which several different places are visited:
    • a tour of Bavaria
    expedition an organized journey with a particular purpose, especially to find out about a place that is not well known:
    • the first expedition to the South Pole
    excursion a short trip made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people:
    • We went on an all-day excursion to the island.
    outing a short trip made for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than a day:
    • The children were on a day’s outing from school.
    day out a trip to somewhere for a day, especially for pleasure:
    • We had a day out at the beach.
    Patterns
    • a(n) foreign/​overseas trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition
    • a bus/​coach/​train/​rail trip/​journey/​tour
    • to go on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion/​outing/​day out
    • to set out/​off on a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
    • to make a(n) trip/​journey/​tour/​expedition/​excursion
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin expeditio(n-), from expedire ‘extricate’, from ex- ‘out’ + pes, ped- ‘foot’. Early senses included ‘prompt supply of something’ and ‘setting out with aggressive intent’. The notions of ‘speed’ and ‘purpose’ are retained in current senses. Sense (1) dates from the late 16th cent.
see also fishing expedition
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Пов'язані англійські слова

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expensive
Переклад українською: дорогий, коштовний; що багато коштує, марнотратний, (of) що потребує великих витрат, ~ of time — що забирає надто багато часу
expensive adjective /ɪkˈspensɪv/costing a lot of moneyan expensive car/restaurant/holidayI can't aff...
expire
Переклад українською: видихати; робити видих, видихнути востаннє, померти, закінчуватися (про строк), втрачати силу (чинність) (про закон тощо), видихати (аромат)
expire verb /ɪkˈspaɪər/Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they expire /ɪkˈspaɪər/ he / she / i...
explanation
Переклад українською: пояснення; роз'яснення, з'ясування стосунків, виправдання, тлумачення, the ~ proved to be erroneous — тлумачення виявилося помилковим
explanation noun /ˌekspləˈneɪʃn/Word Familyexplain verbexplanation nounexplanatory adjectiveexplicab...

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