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escale

stopover

noun ehs-KAL Rare

Also means

port of call

Usage Note

Escale is used for a stop made during a journey — whether a layover at an airport (une escale de deux heures) or a ship docking at a port. Faire escale à means 'to stop over at'. Unlike arrêt, it implies a purposeful intermediate stop in a longer voyage.

Examples

"Nous avons fait escale à Madrid."

Natural Translation

We had a stopover in Madrid.

Literal Translation

We made a stopover in Madrid.

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