parcourir

to travel through

verb par-koo-REER Less Common

Origin: Latin 'percurrere' (to run through)

Also means

to skim (text)

Usage Note

Parcourir is an irregular verb conjugated like courir. It can mean to travel across a distance (parcourir des kilomètres), to cover a route, or to skim through text or a document quickly. The related noun parcours (course, route, career path) is very common in everyday French.

Examples

"Ils ont parcouru toute la France en vélo."

Natural Translation

They travelled all across France by bike.

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