L'aller (en. The way)

/l ale/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Movement towards a place.

The trip to the mountain was tiring.

L'aller vers la montagne était fatigant.

Journey in a particular direction.

The trip to Paris takes about three hours.

L'aller à Paris prend environ trois heures.

From the verb 'aller', derived from Latin 'ire'.

one-way ticket

A transport ticket without a return.

l'aller simple

to make a round trip

To make a journey to a place and come back.

faire l'aller-retour

to take the outward journey

To choose the direction or route to a place.

prendre l'aller

to go

Verb meaning to move from one place to another.

aller

return

Action of returning to the starting point.

retour

Work

I make the trip to work every day.

Je fais l'aller à mon travail tous les jours.

Move

We're making a quick trip this weekend.

On fait un petit aller ce week-end.