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Les voyages at C1 — idioms of the road

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Travel expressions the French actually use.

📓 Expressions du voyage

1🔊

to set off / get away

2🔊

to pack up and leave

3🔊

on a whim

4🔊

to have itchy feet

5🔊

to get a change of scenery

6🔊

the call of the open sea

7🔊

to knock about the world

8🔊

to settle down

9🔊

a long journey

10🔊

at the ends of the earth

🔊 Example sentences

Il a pris le large sans prévenir.He set off without warning.
Elle a la bougeotte depuis toujours.She’s always had itchy feet.
On est partis sur un coup de tête.We left on a whim.

💡 Your C1 goal

At C1 you’re refining style: choosing between correct options for tone and precision. Notice how native writers and speakers deploy this, and imitate deliberately.

Feeling shaky? Step back to Les Voyages at B2. Comfortable? Level up to Les Voyages at C2.

Après dix ans de voyage, il a posé ses valises.After ten years of travelling, he settled down.

✍️ Practice

Il a pris le ___ . (set off) (large)

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large

Elle a la ___ , elle repart déjà ! (itchy feet) (bougeotte)

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bougeotte

Partir sur un coup de ___ . (whim) (tête)

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tête

🎮 Practise

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