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jaunt
(jônt, jänt)n.
A short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure; an outing.
intr.v. jaunt·ed, jaunt·ing, jaunts
To make a short journey.
[Origin unknown.]
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jaunt
(dʒɔːnt)n
a short pleasurable excursion; outing
vb
(intr) to go on such an excursion
[C16: of unknown origin]
ˈjauntingly adv
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jaunt
(dʒɔnt, dʒɑnt)n.
1. a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure.
v.i. 2. to make a short journey.
[1560–70; orig. uncertain]
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jaunt
Past participle: jaunted
Gerund: jaunting
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| Noun | 1. |  jaunt - a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another airing - a short excursion (a walk or ride) in the open air; "he took the dogs for an airing" field trip - a group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination |
| Verb | 1. |  jaunt - make a trip for pleasure commute - travel back and forth regularly, as between one's place of work and home peregrinate - travel around, through, or over, especially on foot; "peregrinate the bridge" |
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jaunt
noun outing, tour, trip, stroll, expedition, excursion, ramble, promenade, awayday, airing I decided to take a jaunt down to Long Beach.
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jaunt
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Translations
يقوم بِرِحْلَةٍ قصيرة للمُتْعَه
výlet
svipturtur
stutt skemmtiferî
iškyla
izpriecas brauciens
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jaunt
n → Trip m, → Spritztour f; to go for a jaunt → einen Ausflug or eine Spritztour machen; on his last jaunt through Europe → auf seiner letzten Europatour, auf seinem letzten Trip durch Europa
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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jaunt
(dʒoːnt) noun a brief trip or journey made for pleasure. Did you enjoy your jaunt to Paris?
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