Aller à pied, marcher, se promener

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Aller à pied, marcher, se promener

Aller à pied et marcher are given as acceptable translations of to walk. Why is se promener not included ?
This question relates to:French writing exercise "A weekend in Montpellier"

Freeform Writing Exercise B1

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Jim J.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Bonjour Frank,

Se promener has a sense of going for a walk in a leisurely manner.

The text of the lesson tells us that there was a destination/objective in mind.

 

There is a further explanation here:-

https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/revision/grammar/when-to-use-se-promener-promener-marcher-or-aller-a-pied-to-talk-about-walking

 

Hope this helps

Jim

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Aller à pied, marcher, se promener

Aller à pied et marcher are given as acceptable translations of to walk. Why is se promener not included ?

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