travelled

trav·el  (trvl)

v. trav·eled or trav·elled, trav·el·ing or trav·el·ling, trav·els

v.intr.

1. To go from one place to another, as on a trip; journey.

2. To go from place to place as a salesperson or agent.

3. To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass.

4. To advance or proceed.

5. To go about in the company of a particular group; associate: travels in wealthy circles.

6. To move along a course, as in a groove.

7. To admit of being transported without loss of quality; Some wines travel poorly.

8. Informal To move swiftly.

9. Basketball To walk or run illegally while holding the ball.

v.tr.

To pass or journey over or through; traverse: travel the roads of Europe.

n.

1. The act or process of traveling; movement or passage from one place to another.

2. travels

a. A series of journeys.

b. An account of one's journeys.

3. Activity or traffic along a route or through a given point.

4. The activity or business of arranging trips or providing services for travelers.

5.

a. The motion of a piece of machinery, especially of a reciprocating part; stroke.

b. The length of a mechanical stroke.

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[Middle English travelen, alteration of travailen, to toil, from Old French travailler; see travail.]

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travelled US, traveled [ˈtrævəld]

adj

having experienced or undergone much travelling a travelled urbane epicure

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

travelled - familiar with many parts of the world; "a traveled, educated man"; "well-traveled people" traveled cosmopolitan - composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; especially not provincial in attitudes or interests; "his cosmopolitan benevolence impartially extended to all races and to all creeds"- T.B. Macaulay; "the ancient and cosmopolitan societies of Syria and Egypt"; "that queer, cosmopolitan, rather sinister crowd found around the Marseilles docks"

Translations

travelled traveled (US) [ˈtrævld] ADJ it is a little-travelled route → es una ruta(que ha sido)poco transitada
she is much or well or widely travelled → ha viajado mucho, ha visto mucho mundo
he was carrying a much-travelled suitcase → llevaba una maleta muy usada

travelled, (US) traveled

adj well-travelled (person) → weit gereist; route → viel befahren; widely travelled → weit gereist