trek (tr k)intr.v. trekked, trek·king, treks 1. To make a slow or arduous journey. 2. To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas. 3. South African To travel by ox wagon. n. 1. A journey or leg of a journey, especially when slow or difficult. 2. South African A journey by ox wagon, especially a migration such as that of the Boers from 1835 to 1837. [Afrikaans, to travel by ox wagon, from Dutch trekken, to travel, from Middle Dutch trecken, to pull.] trek  ker n.Word History: Though now most familiar to English-speakers and others in the title of the Star Trek television shows and movies, the word trek originally referred to a journey by a much slower mode of transportation than a starship. Trek was borrowed into English in South Africa, where the word was used by the Boers for a journey by ox wagon. A seminal event in the history of South Africa was the "Groot Trek" from 1835-1843, in which more than 10,000 Boers, the Voortrekkers, left the Cape Colony and traveled north and northeast because of economic problems, conflict with the Xhosa, and discontent with British colonial authorities, who had forbidden the slave trade and postulated the equality of whites and non-whites. The British, who seized control of South Africa from the Boers at the turn of the 20th century, seized the word trek during the 19th. Trek is recorded earliest in 1822 in the compound trektow, "a rope joining the wagon pole and the yoke to which oxen were fastened." Trek in this compound is either the noun or the stem of the corresponding verb in Afrikaans, trekken. The earliest recorded use of the noun by itself is found in 1849, where it means "a stage in a journey by ox wagon." |
trek
Noun
1. a long and often difficult journey, esp. on foot
2. S African a journey or stage of a journey, esp. a migration by ox wagon
Verb
[trekking, trekked]
to make a trek [Afrikaans]
Trek a movement of people or animals from one place to another, 1895; an organized migration or trek of the Boers.
Example: trek of elephants, 1850.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  trek - a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another Republic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
| 2. |  trek - any long and difficult trip trip - a journey for some purpose (usually including the return); "he took a trip to the shopping center" | |
| Verb | 1. |  trek - journey on foot, especially in the mountains; "We spent the summer trekking in the foothills of the Himalayas" |
| 2. |  trek - make a long and difficult journey; "They trekked towards the North Pole with sleds and skis" |
trek
Translations
trek [trɛk] n (= hike) → spedizione f (= tiring walk); camminata sfiancante
vi (as holiday) → fare dell'escursionismo
v trek [trek]
to make a long, hard journey. trek يُسافِر سَفْرَة طَويلَه пътувам дълго и мъчително cestovat vandre; trekke trecken κάνω μακρύ και δύσκολο ταξίδι viajar, hacer un largo viaje vaevalist reisi tegema آهسته و با زحمت مسافرت کردن vaeltaa faire une (dure) randonnée לָצֵאת לְמַסָע אָרוֹך लम्बी यात्रा करना पद यात्रा putovati nagy utat tesz melakukan perjalanan fara í langan og erfiðan göngutúr viaggiare (con fatica) 徒歩旅行す 고생하며 여행하다 keliauti veikt ilgu un grūtu ceļojumu membuat perjalanan jauh trekken gjøre en lang og slitsom reise wędrować viajar a face un drum obositor совершать поход potovati, potovanje prepešačiti resa, vandra เดินทางช้า ๆ uzun ve zor bir yolculuk yapmak 艱苦跋涉 робити великий перехід طويل سفر کرنا đi vất vả 艰苦跋涉
n
a long, hard journey a trek through the mountains; a trek round the supermarket. trek سَفْرَةٌ طَويلَةٌ وَصَعْبَه дълго и мъчително пътуване trmácení trek; trasken rundt der Treck μακρινό κουραστικό ταξίδι expedición, (a pie) caminata, viaje largo y duro vaevaline rännak مسافرت دشوار؛ راه پیمایی دشوار vaellus randonnée, expédition מַסָע אָרוֹך लम्बी यात्रा पद यात्रा putovanje nagy út perjalanan langur og erfiður göngutúr viaggio, camminata 徒歩旅行 고된 여행 kelionė, žygis ilgs un grūts ceļojums perjalanan jauh tocht slitsom reise/tur wędrówka caminhada călătorie, expediţie поход namáhavá cesta, trmácanie naporno potovanje dugo pešačenje lång och mödosam resa การเดินทางช้า ๆ ağır ve zahmetli yürüyüş 艱苦的旅行 перехід, довга подорож طويل مشکل سفر chuyến đi vất vả 艰苦的旅行
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