bon voyage


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bon voy·age

 (bôN′ vwä-yäzh′)
interj.
Used to express farewell and good wishes to a departing traveler.

[French : bon, good + voyage, journey.]
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bon voyage

(French bɔ̃ vwajaʒ)
sentence substitute
a phrase used to wish a traveller a pleasant journey
[French, literally: good journey]
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bon vo•yage

(Fr. bɔ̃ vwaˈyaʒ)
interj.
(used to wish someone a pleasant trip.)
[1490–1500; < French: literally, good journey. See boon2, voyage]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.bon voyage - an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venturebon voyage - an organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture
farewell, word of farewell - an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
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Translations
مَعِ السّلامَه، على الطّائِرِ المَيْمون
šťastnou cestu
god rejse
bon voyage
jó utatjó utat!
gero kelio!
laimigu celu!
goede reis
šťastnú cestu
iyi yolculuklaryolunuz açık olsun

bon voyage

[ˈbɒnvɔɪˈɑːʒ] exclbon voyage!
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

bon voyage

(ˈbon vwaiˈaːa)
a phrase meaning `have a good journey'.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Bon voyage, my dear sir--bon voyage, as the French say."
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"Bon voyage and a happy return," she said formally.
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