bon voyage
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6.3
- noun
- /bɒn vɔɪˈɑːʒ/
:
buen viaje
- As he prepared to leave, his friends shouted, 'Bon voyage! Enjoy your travels!'
- wish you bon voyage
- say bon voyage
- bon voyage party
So with that, I wish you a fond bon voyage until Tuesday.
- So with that, I wish you a fond bon voyage until Tuesday.
- Just one more bon voyage across the Atlantic, the Pacific.
- and bon voyage. Can you think of
Examples
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Here's a little bon voyage present for you guys.
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And so, Joe, we wish you bon voyage with this farewell drink.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now it's time to say bon voyage.
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We're having a bon voyage party.
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I mean, bon voyage, congratulations, all the best.
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"Bon voyage," I said, "and thank you."
Fiction book (2001) -
So with that, I wish you a fond bon voyage until Tuesday.
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A banner hangs over them which reads: BON VOYAGE TO VIETNAM!
Fiction book (1998) -
Bon voyage!
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Goodnight, Captain—and bon voyage.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
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8.1
Good wishes for someone starting a journey or new task to be safe and successful
How Supportive
Surface Forms
Morphology
bon + voyage
The phrase literally combines 'bon' (good) + 'voyage' (journey), so its meaning 'good/safe journey' is directly derivable from the constituents. Although 'bon' is a French loanword in English, the compositional logic is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a learner who knows both constituents will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Bon voyage, from the French words bon meaning 'good' and voyage meaning 'journey', was often said at train stations and ports to wish travellers a safe trip, so English speakers now use it to 'wish someone a good and safe journey'.