Convoi (en. Convoy)

/kɔ̃.vwa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A set of vehicles moving together for safety reasons or for a common goal.

The military convoy crossed the city under heavy protection.

Le convoi militaire a traversé la ville sous haute protection.

The action of accompanying or transporting goods or people.

The goods convoy arrived at its destination without incident.

Le convoi de marchandises est arrivé à destination sans incident.

A group of vehicles or trains heading toward the same point.

We followed the convoy of refugees to the border.

Nous avons suivi le convoi de réfugiés vers la frontière.

From old French 'convoier', derived from Latin 'conviare', meaning 'to accompany'.

war convoy

A group of military vehicles traveling together.

convoi de guerre

exceptional convoy

Transport of oversized goods, requiring specific authorizations.

convoi exceptionnel

to make the convoy

To accompany or escort a group of people or vehicles.

faire le convoi

escort

Secured accompaniment of a vehicle or person.

escort

caravan

Group of people, animals, or vehicles traveling together.

caravane

procession

A line of people or vehicles accompanying an important event.

cortège

convoy of friends

We made a convoy of friends to go to the beach.

On a fait un convoi d'amis pour aller à la plage.

misery convoy

It was really a misery convoy to walk home in the rain.

C'était un vrai convoi de la galère de rentrer à pied sous la pluie.