tour

S2 W2

BrE /tʊə/ AmE /tʊr/

noun / verb en → es

1 TRIP [uncountable] A2

a journey made to see interesting places, especially as a holiday or for pleasure

viaje turístico, recorrido, tour

go on a tour

Collocations guided tour · city tour

We went on a guided tour of the city.

Hicimos un recorrido guiado por la ciudad.

2 SHOW [transitive] B1

to show people around a place, especially as part of their job or as a volunteer

mostrar, enseñar, dar un recorrido

tour somebody around something

Collocations tour visitors around the museum · tour students through the factory

She tours schoolchildren around the hospital.

Ella da un recorrido a los escolares por el hospital.

3 PERFORMANCE [countable] B2

a performance of a play or concert that is part of a series of performances in different places

concierto, actuación, gira

tour the country

Collocations world tour · European tour

The band is on a world tour.

La banda está de gira por el mundo.

4 ROUTE [uncountable] B1

a route that a bus, train, or other vehicle follows regularly

ruta, recorrido, trayecto

take the tour

Collocations tour bus · tour train

We took the tour to the airport.

Tomamos el trayecto al aeropuerto.

1 TRIP [countable] A2

a journey made to see interesting places, especially as a holiday or for pleasure

viaje turístico, recorrido, tour

go on a tour

Collocations guided tour · city tour

We went on a guided tour of the city.

Hicimos un recorrido guiado por la ciudad.

2 SHOW [transitive] B1

to show people around a place, especially as part of their job or as a volunteer

mostrar, enseñar, dar un recorrido

tour somebody around something

Collocations tour visitors around the museum · tour students through the factory

She tours schoolchildren around the hospital.

Ella da un recorrido a los escolares por el hospital.

3 PERFORMANCE [countable] B2

a performance of a play or concert that is part of a series of performances in different places

concierto, actuación, gira

tour the country

Collocations world tour · European tour

The band is on a world tour.

La banda está de gira por el mundo.

4 ROUTE [uncountable] B1

a route that a bus, train, or other vehicle follows regularly

ruta, recorrido, trayecto

take the tour

Collocations tour bus · tour train

We took the tour to the airport.

Tomamos el trayecto al aeropuerto.