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stray [streɪ](a) (child, animal) s'égarer;∎ some sheep had strayed onto the railway line des moutons s'étaient aventurés sur la ligne de chemin de fer;∎ the children strayed (away) from the rest of the group les enfants se sont écartés du groupe;∎ the plane had strayed off course l'avion s'était écarté de sa route;∎ we strayed into what must have been the red light area nous nous sommes retrouvés dans ce qui devait être le quartier des prostituées;∎ also figurative to stray from the fold s'écarter du troupeau;∎ to stray (away) from the right path faire fausse route; figurative s'écarter du droit chemin(b) (speaker, writer) s'éloigner du sujet;∎ but I am straying from the point mais je m'écarte du sujet(c) (thoughts) errer, vagabonder;∎ her thoughts strayed (back) to her days in Japan elle se mit à penser à sa vie au Japon2 noun(dog) chien m errant ou perdu; (cat) chat m errant ou perdu; (cow, sheep) animal m égaré; (child) enfant m perdu ou abandonné;∎ she set up a home for strays elle a ouvert un centre pour recueillir les chiens et les chats perdus∎ she pushed back a few stray curls elle repoussa quelques mèches folles ou rebelles(c) (occasional → car, boat) isolé, rare;∎ a few stray cars drove by quelques rares voitures passaient par làRadio & Telecommunications parasites mpl, friture f
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