spontaneous trip
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- noun
- /spɒnˈteɪniəs trɪp/
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viaje espontáneo
- A chance meeting in the hall at BlogHer12 turned into a spontaneous trip up to the 42nd floor suites, where some companies were giving away free goodies.
- take a spontaneous trip
Examples
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The reason I did not write about it was that I was on a very spontaneous trip with little to no internet access during the course, so I couldn't put in as much as I had wanted either.
Blog text (29) -
Ah, you see, sir, my aunt took ill, and I had to make a kind of a spontaneous trip...
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I stepped off, and my ego took a spontaneous trip to Siberia.
Fiction book (1992) -
When she found a cheap last-minute flight, she decided to take a spontaneous trip to the Bahamas.
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He loves the thrill of a spontaneous trip, especially when he discovers new places to explore.
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After receiving an unexpected day off, they packed their bags for a spontaneous trip to the mountains.
Antonyms
How Spontaneous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a journey undertaken suddenly without planning' is a straightforward compositional combination of 'spontaneous' (occurring without planning) plus 'trip' (a journey). This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Spontaneous trip creates a simple image: someone suddenly packs a bag and goes on a journey, because spontaneous means acting in the moment and trip means a journey. So, it means 'a journey made suddenly and without planning'.