walkabout

walk·a·bout  (wôk-bout)

n.

1. Australian A temporary return to traditional Aboriginal life, taken especially between periods of work or residence in modern society and usually involving a period of travel through the bush.

2. A walking trip.

3. Chiefly British A public stroll taken by an important person, such as a monarch, among a group of people for greeting and conversation.

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walkabout [ˈwɔːkəˌbaʊt]

n

1. (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a periodic nomadic excursion into the Australian bush made by a native Australian

2. a walking tour

3. (Communication Arts / Journalism & Publishing) Chiefly journalistic an occasion when celebrities, royalty, etc., walk among and meet the public

go walkabout Austral

a.  (Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) to wander through the bush

b.  Informal to be lost or misplaced

c.  Informal to lose one's concentration

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	walkabout - a walking trip or tour               tour, circuit - 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"
	2.	walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
	3.	walkabout - nomadic excursions into the bush made by an Aborigine walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony

Translations

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaʊt] N (Brit) (= walk) → paseo m (Australia) excursión de un aborigen al bosque interior australiano
to go on a walkabout [monarch, politician] → pasearse entre el público
to go walkabout (Australia) → irse de excursión al bosque (= disappear) → desaparecer

walkabout [ˈwɔːkəbaʊt] n
to go on a walkabout [VIP] → prendre un bain de foule

(Australian) to go walkabout → faire un périple dans le bush