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sortir des sentiers battus

French, verb/sɔʁ.tiʁ de sɑ̃.tje ba.ty/

sortir des sentiers battus is a French verb meaning “to go off the beaten track (to go to places not commonly visited, not touristically popular)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does sortir des sentiers battus mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to go off the beaten track (to go to places not commonly visited, not touristically popular)

  2. 2

    to think outside the box

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce sortir des sentiers battus?

  • /sɔʁ.tiʁ de sɑ̃.tje ba.ty/

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.