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en route

See also: enroute and en-route

English

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Etymology

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From French en route, from en (“in”) + route (“route”).

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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en route

  1. On the way.
    The shipment is en route to the buyer.
    • 2021 July 6, Phil McNulty, “Italy beat Spain on penalties: 'Pure theatre as Italy present formidable obstacle in final'”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      Italy's potential opponents in Sunday's final might hope this game has taken a lot out of Mancini's men but you would not bank on it from a side who have simply got better and better, now adding Spain to Belgium as they claim victims of the highest class en route to the showpiece.
  2. Along the way.
    The army advanced, capturing several cities en route.

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French

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Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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en route

  1. on one's way, on the way [with pour ‘to somewhere’]
    être en route pour l’Espagne ― to be on the way to Spain, to be off to Spain
    se mettre en route ― to set off, to set oneself on the way

Usage notes

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Interjection

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en route !

  1. let's go
    en route mauvaise troupe ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from French en route.

Phrase

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en route

  1. en route

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