tour (redirected from tours of duty)

tour  (tr)

n.

1. A trip with visits to various places of interest for business, pleasure, or instruction.

2. A group organized for such a trip or for a shorter sightseeing excursion.

3. A brief trip to or through a place for the purpose of seeing it: a tour of the house.

4. A journey to fulfill a round of engagements in several places: a pianist on a concert tour.

5. A shift, as in a factory.

6. A period of duty at a single place or job.

7. Sports A series of professional tournaments, as in golf.

v. toured, tour·ing, tours

v.intr.

1. To travel from place to place, especially for pleasure.

2. To travel among various places while fulfilling engagements.

v.tr.

1. To make a tour of: toured Europe last summer; officials touring the scene of the disaster.

2. To present (a play, for example) on a tour.

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[Middle English, a turn, from Old French (influenced by tourner, to turn about), from Latin tornus, lathe; see turn.]

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tourer n.

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tour [tʊə]

n

1. an extended journey, usually taken for pleasure, visiting places of interest along the route

2. (Military) Military a period of service, esp in one place of duty

3. a short trip, as for inspection

4. a trip made by a theatre company, orchestra, etc., to perform in several different places a concert tour

5. (General Sporting Terms) an overseas trip made by a cricket or rugby team, etc., to play in several places

vb

1. to make a tour of (a place)

2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) (Business / Marketing) to perform (a show) or promote (a product) in several different places

[from Old French: a turn, from Latin tornus a lathe, from Greek tornos; compare turn]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tour - a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area; "they took an extended tour of Europe"; "we took a quick circuit of the park"; "a ten-day coach circuit of the island" circuit walkabout - a walking trip or tour journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another grand tour - a sightseeing tour of a building or institution grand tour - an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education itineration - journeying from place to place preaching or lecturing; a preaching tour or lecturing tour package holiday, package tour - a tour arranged by a travel agent; transportation and food and lodging are all provided at an inclusive price pub crawl - a tour of bars or public houses (usually taking one drink at each stop) whistle-stop tour - a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited; "in 1948 Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours"
	2.	tour - a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work" go, spell, turn duty period, work shift, shift - the time period during which you are at work
	3.	tour - a period of time spent in military service duty tour, enlistment, hitch, term of enlistment, tour of duty period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
Verb	1.	tour - make a tour of a certain place; "We toured the Provence this summer" take the road - give theatrical performances while traveling from town to town journey, travel - undertake a journey or trip visit, see - go to see a place, as for entertainment; "We went to see the Eiffel Tower in the morning"

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tour

noun

1. circuit, course, round the first official cricket tour of South Africa for 22 years

2. journey, expedition, excursion, trip, progress, outing, jaunt, junket, peregrination week five of my tour of European cities

3. visit, inspection, ramble, walk round, walkabout a guided tour of a ruined Scottish castle

4. stint (usually used to refer to a time serving in the forces) turn, shift, stretch, spell, period of service, period of enlistment His tour of duty in Ireland changed him.

verb

1. travel round, holiday in, travel through, journey round, trek round, go on a trip through A few years ago they toured the country in a roadshow.

2. visit, explore, go round, inspect, walk round, drive round, sightsee You can tour the site in modern coaches fitted with videos.

Translations

tour [ˈtʊəʳ]

A. N

1. (by tourist) [of country] → gira f, viaje m; [of city] → recorrido m; [of building, exhibition] → visita f
a tour around Europe → una gira or un viaje por Europa
to go on a tour of sth they went on a tour of the Lake District → hicieron una excursión or un viaje por la Región de los Lagos
to go on a walking/cycling tour → hacer una excursión a pie/en bicicleta
we went on a tour around London → hicimos un recorrido por Londres
guided tour [of famous building] → visita f guiada or con guía; [of city] → recorrido m turístico(con guía)
see also coach, conducted B1
see also grand, mystery

2. (by musician, team, statesman) → gira f
concert tour → gira f de conciertos
he is currently on a lecture tour in the States → actualmente está dando una serie de conferencias por Estados Unidos
they gave us a tour of the factory → nos enseñaron la fábrica
tour of inspection → recorrido m or ronda f de inspección
he made a tour of the villages threatened by the volcano → visitó or recorrió los pueblos amenazados por el volcán
to be/go on tour → estar/ir de gira
to take a play on tour → hacer una gira con una obra de teatro
world tour → gira f mundial
see also whistle-stop

3. (Mil) tour of duty → periodo m de servicio

4. (US) (Golf) the tour → la temporada

B. VT

1. (as tourist) [+ country, region] → recorrer, viajar por; [+ town] → recorrer
they are touring France → están recorriendo Francia, están viajando por Francia

2. (officially) → ir de gira por
the band toured Europe last year → el año pasado el grupo se fue de gira por Europa
the Royal Opera is currently touring Japan → actualmente la Royal Opera está de gira por Japón
the play is touring the provinces → están de gira con la obra por provincias
the England team will be touring South Africa this winter → el equipo inglés hará una gira por Sudáfrica este invierno
the Prince toured the factory → el Príncipe visitó la fábrica

C. VI

1. [tourist] → viajar
they went touring in Italy → se fueron de viaje por Italia

2. (officially) [musician, team] → ir de gira
he's currently touring in the States → actualmente está de gira por Estados Unidos

D. CPD tour director N (US) → guía mf turístico/a
tour guide N → guía mf turístico/a
tour manager N (Sport, Mus) → encargado/a m/f de gira
tour operator N → touroperador(a) m/f

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tour [ˈtʊə^r]

n

(= journey) → voyage m
a package tour → un voyage organisé
to go on a tour of [+ country, area] → visiter
I went on a tour of Scotland during my vacation → J'ai visité l'Écosse pendant mes vacances.

(= short visit) (round town, museum) → visite f
to go on a tour of sth (with guide, on bus) → visiter qch, faire une visite de qch
We went on a tour of the city → Nous avons visité la ville. guided tour

(by band, team, actors) → tournée f
to go on tour → partir en tournée

vt

[tourist, visitor] → visiter

[band, team, actors] → être en tournée à
Paul Weller's touring Europe → Paul Weller est en tournée en Europe.

modif [bus] → de tournée; [dates] → de tournées; [diary] → des tournées tour company
tour company n → voyagiste m

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tour

n

(= journey, walking tour etc) → Tour f; (by bus, car etc also) → Fahrt f, → Reise f, → Tour f; (of town, building, exhibition etc) → Rundgang m → (of durch); (also guided tour) → Führung f → (of durch); (by bus) → Rundfahrt f → (of durch); to go on a tour of Scotland → auf eine Schottlandreise gehen; to make a tour of Germany → eine Deutschlandreise machen; he took us on a tour of the Highlands → er machte mit uns eine Reise durch die Highlands

(also tour of inspection) → Runde f → (of durch); (esp on foot) → Rundgang m → (of durch); he had a 3-year tour (of duty) in Africa → er wurde für drei Jahre nach Afrika versetzt; leave between tours (of duty) → Urlaub m → zwischen zwei Versetzungen; to make a tour of the site/house → einen Rundgang durch das Gelände/das Haus machen

(Theat) → Gastspielreise f, → Tournee f → (of durch); (Sport) → Tournee f; to go/be on tour → auf Gastspielreise or Tournee gehen/sein; to take a company/play on tour → mit einer Truppe/einem Stück auf Gastspielreise or Tournee gehen

vt

country, district etc → fahren durch; (on foot) → ziehen durch (inf); (= travel around) → bereisen; to tour the world → um die Welt reisen, eine Weltreise machen

(= visit) town, building, exhibition → einen Rundgang machen durch, besichtigen; (by bus etc) → eine Rundfahrt machen durch

(Theat, Sport) → eine Tournee machen durch

vi

(on holiday) → eine Reise or Tour or Fahrt machen; we’re touring (around) → wir reisen herum; to go touring → eine Tour machen

(Theat, Sport) → eine Tournee machen; to go/be touring → auf Tournee gehen/sein

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tour [ˈtʊəʳ]

1. n (gen) → giro; (of building, exhibition, town) → visita; (by performers, team) → tournée f inv
package tour → viaggio organizzato
a round the world tour → un giro del mondo
to go on a tour of (region, country) → fare il giro di (museum, castle) → visitare
to go on a walking/cycling tour of Tuscany → fare il giro della Toscana a piedi/in bicicletta
on tour (Theatre) → in tournée
to go on tour → andare in tournée
tour of inspection → giro d'ispezione

2. vt (subj, tourists) → fare un giro di, fare un viaggio in; (performers, team) → fare una tournée in

3. vi (also to go touring) → andare a fare un viaggio

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tour [ˈtʊəʳ]

1. n (gen) → giro; (of building, exhibition, town) → visita; (by performers, team) → tournée f inv
package tour → viaggio organizzato
a round the world tour → un giro del mondo
to go on a tour of (region, country) → fare il giro di (museum, castle) → visitare
to go on a walking/cycling tour of Tuscany → fare il giro della Toscana a piedi/in bicicletta
on tour (Theatre) → in tournée
to go on tour → andare in tournée
tour of inspection → giro d'ispezione

2. vt (subj, tourists) → fare un giro di, fare un viaggio in; (performers, team) → fare una tournée in

3. vi (also to go touring) → andare a fare un viaggio

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tour

n tour [tuə]

1 a journey to several places and back They went on a tour of Italy. toer رِحْلَه обиколка cesta tur; rundrejse die Rundreise γύρος, περιήγηση viaje, excursión reis تور kiertomatka voyage, visite סִיוּר यात्रा obilazak, putovanje utazás, út perjalanan ferðalag viaggio, gita, tour 旅行 유람 kelionė ceļojums; brauciens melancong rondreis rundreise wycieczka, objazd, tournee viagem călătorie, vizită, turneu турне cesta potovanje obilazak rundresa การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezi 旅遊 подорож; поїздка; турне; тур سير، سياحت chuyến đi 旅游

2 a visit around a particular place He took us on a tour of the house and gardens. toer, rondwys جَوْلَه обиколка prohlídka rundvisning der Rundgang επίσκεψη, ξενάγηση visita tutvumiskäik گردش kiertue visite סִיוּר सैर, भ्रमण obilazak (kör)séta berkeliling skoðunartúr visita 一巡 (특정한 장소로의) 견학 apžiūrinėjimas, pasivaikščiojimas ekskursija; apskate lawatan rondleiding omvisning obchód vizită, tur осмотр prehliadka obhod poseta rundvandring, -tur การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ dolaşma 參觀 обхід گشت chuyến đi thăm 参观

3 an official period of time of work usually abroad He did a tour of duty in Fiji. diens جَوْلَة عَمَل في خارج البِلاد турне služební cesta udstationering die Dienstzeit επαγγελματική θητεία συν. στο εξωτερικό visita; (artistas) gira ametisõit ماموریت työmatka poste סִיוּר दौर služba, rok službe külszolgálat masa tugas þjónustutími á tilteknum stað (turno) 出張 해외근무 buvimas, tarnybos laikas komandējums; stažēšanās bertugas verblijf tjenestetid staż comissão serviciu стажировка (за границией) služobná cesta služba; turneja služba tjänstgöring ระยะเวลาการปฏิบัติหน้าที่ görev süresi 巡視 перебування на посаді; черга відбуття служби دورہ chuyến công tác 巡视

v

to go on a tour (around) to tour Europe. toer يَجولُ، يَطوف، يقومُ بِجَوْلَةٍ обикалям procestovat rejse (rundt i) bereisen περιοδεύω viajar; visitar reisima سیاحت کردن kierrellä visiter לְסַייֵר दौरा करना putovati (po) körutazást tesz melancong ferðast um viaggiare 旅行する 여행을 가다 keliauti po []ceļot melancong rondreizen reise rundt (i), dra på tur (til) objeżdżać percorrer a vizita совершать турне precestovať prepotovati obilaziti resa (göra en rundresa, turnera) i ท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่าง ๆ gezmek, dolaşmak 遊覽 здійснювати подорож سير پر جانا، دورہ کرنا، سياحت کرنا đi thăm 游览

n tourism

the industry dealing with tourists ie hotels, catering etc Tourism is an important part of our economy. toerisme سِياحَه туризъм turismus turisme der Tourismus τουρισμός turismo turism جهانگردی turismi tourisme תַייָרוּת पर्यटन turizam idegenforgalom pariwisata túrismi, ferðamannaþjónusta turismo 観光業 관광사업 turizmas tūrisms pelancongan toerisme turisme turystyka turismo turism туризм cestovný ruch, cestovanie, turistika turizem turizam turism ธุรกิจท่องเที่ยว turizm 旅遊業 туризм سياحت du lịch 旅游业

n tourist

a person who travels for pleasure London is usually full of tourists; (also adjective ) the tourist industry. toeris سائِح турист turista; turistický turist; turist- der/die Tourist(in); Touristen-... τουρίστας turista; (adjetivo) turístico turist جهانگرد turisti touriste; touristique תַייָר पर्यटक turist turista wisatawan túristi, ferðamaður turista; turistico, del turismo 旅行者 여행자, 관광산업 turistas; turizmo tūrists; tūrisms pelancong toerist turist turysta turista turist; turistic турист turista; turistický turist; turističen turista turist นักท่องเที่ยว turist 遊客 турист, мандрівник سياح khách du lịch 游客

n tour guide

a person who guides tourists on trips. toergids مُرْشِد سِياحي екскурзовод průvodce rejseleder; guide der Tourguide, der Führer ξεναγός, οδηγός τουριστών guía turístico, guía turística giid راهنمای گشت matkaopas guide מַדרִיך טִיוּלִים पर्यटकों का मार्गदर्शन करने वाला turistički vodič (osoba) idegenvezető pemandu wisata guida turistica 旅行ガイド 관광 안내원 ekskursijų vadovas, gidas ekskursijas vadītājs, gids pemandu pelancong reisgids reiseleder; omviser przewodnik [] экскурсовод turistický sprievodca vodnik turistički vodič reseledare, reseguide ผู้นำทัวร์ tur rehberi 導遊 гид ايسا شخص جو سياحوں کي رہ نمائي کرے hướng dẫn viên du lịch 导游

n tourist guide

a guide with information about tourist attractions. toeristegids دَليل سِياحي туристически пътеводител průvodce rejsefører der Touristenführer τουριστικός οδηγός guía turística reisijuht (raamat), turistiinforaamat راهنمای جاذبه های گردشگری turistiopas guide touristique מַדרִיך תַּייָרִים पर्यटन स्थलों की जानकारी रखने वाला turistički vodič (knjiga) idegenvezetés informasi wisata guida turistica 観光ガイド 관광 안내서 turizmo vadovas ceļvedis pemandu pelancong reisgids reisehåndbok przewodnik turystyczny туристический справочник turistický sprievodca (knižný) vodič turistički vodič turistguide, -broschyr ผู้นำเที่ยว turist rehberi 導遊手冊 туристичний довідник سياحوں کے ليے رہ نما کتب hướng dẫn viên du lịch 导游手册

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tour → جولة, يَتَجوَل procestovat, zájezd tur, være på turne bereisen, Tour περιοδεία, περιοδεύω gira, recorrer kiertomatka, tehdä kiertomatka tour, visiter obilazak, obilaziti fare un giro turistico, giro turistico 旅行, 旅行する 여행, 여행하다 tour, touren reise rundt, rundreise objechać, wycieczka digressão, passear, turnê путешествовать, тур resa runt, rundresa การท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆ, ท่องเที่ยวไปชมสถานที่ต่างๆ tur, tura çıkmak chuyến du lịch, đi du lịch 旅游, 游览