L'itinéraire (en. The route)

/litineʁɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

A document detailing the course of a trip.

I consulted the itinerary before going on vacation.

J'ai consulté l'itinéraire avant de partir en vacances.

The plan or route followed during a journey.

We changed our itinerary due to road work.

Nous avons changé d'itinéraire en raison des travaux sur la route.

A series of stops or destinations during a trip.

The itinerary of our road trip included several national parks.

L'itinéraire de notre road trip incluait plusieurs parcs nationaux.

From Latin 'itinerarium', derived from 'iter', which means path.

Follow an itinerary

Respect the established path or plan.

suivre un itinéraire

Change itinerary

Modify the planned route.

changer d'itinéraire

Prepare an itinerary

Organize the stages of a trip.

préparer un itinéraire

Itinerant

Refers to someone who regularly moves from one place to another.

itinérant

Marked itinerary

A marked and signposted route that is easy to follow.

itinéraire balisé

Waypoint

A place where one stops as part of an itinerary.

point d'étape

A route often improvised or through friends' homes.

I don't have a fixed itinerary, I visit a few friends here and there.

Je n'ai pas d'itinéraire fixe, je fais un peu le tour des potes.

To make fun of someone who always follows the same path.

He never changes his itinerary; it's always the same thing.

Lui, il ne change jamais d'itinéraire, c'est toujours la même chose.