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wandering ['wɒndərɪŋ](a) (roaming → person) errant, vagabond; (→ tribe) nomade; (→ stream) qui serpente, qui fait des méandres(b) (distracted → mind, thoughts, attention) distrait, vagabond2 noun(roaming) vagabondage m, voyages mpl;∎ during his wanderings pendant ses voyages►► Ornithology wandering albatross albatros m hurleur;familiar wandering hands mains fpl baladeuses;the Wandering Jew le Juif errant;Botany wandering Jew misère f;wandering minstrels ménestrels mpl -
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wandering [ˈwɒndərɪŋ]1. adjective[person, gaze] errant2. plural noun* * *['wɒndərɪŋ]adjective [person] itinérant; [animal] voyageur/-euse; [gaze, eye] qui s'égare; [attention, mind] vagabond -
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['wondə] 1. verb1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) errer (dans)2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) (s')égarer2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) tour- wanderer- wanderlust -
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wander ['wɒndə(r)]∎ she wandered into a café elle est entrée dans un café d'un pas nonchalant;∎ we wandered round the town nous avons flâné en ville, nous nous sommes promenés au hasard dans la ville;∎ I'll just wander down to the beach later j'irai faire un tour ou je descendrai à la plage plus tard;∎ her eyes wandered over the crowd elle a promené son regard sur la foule(b) (stray → person) s'égarer;∎ he's wandered off somewhere il est parti mais il n'est pas loin;∎ the tourists wandered into the red light district les touristes se sont retrouvés par hasard dans le quartier chaud;∎ don't wander too far, the bus will be here in ten minutes ne t'éloigne pas trop, le bus sera là dans dix minutes;∎ don't wander off the path ne vous écartez pas du chemin(c) (mind, thoughts) vagabonder, errer;∎ he wandered off the topic il s'est écarté du sujet;∎ her attention began to wander elle commença à être de moins en moins attentive;∎ his eyes wandered over the scene ses regards se promenaient sur cette scène;∎ I can't concentrate, my mind keeps wandering je ne peux pas me concentrer, je suis trop distrait;∎ my mind wandered back to when we first met mes pensées se sont reportées à l'époque où nous nous sommes connus;∎ her thoughts wandered to her holiday plans sa pensée erra sur ses projets de vacances(d) (become confused) divaguer, déraisonner;∎ her mother's mind or her mother has begun to wander sa mère commence à divaguererrer dans, parcourir (au hasard);∎ their children wander the streets at night leurs enfants errent dans les rues ou courent les rues le soir;∎ the nomads wander the desert les nomades parcourent le désert;∎ he spent his life wandering the world il a passé sa vie à parcourir le monde3 nounpromenade f, tour m;∎ we went for a wander round the town nous sommes allés faire un tour dans la ville(without destination) errer, aller sans but; (without hurrying) flâner, aller sans se presser -
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wander [ˈwɒndər]1. nountour m• to go for a wander around the town/the shops (inf) aller faire un tour en ville/dans les magasinsb. ( = stray) s'égarer• sorry, my mind was wandering excusez-moi, j'étais distrait► wander about, wander around intransitive verb• to wander about the town/the streets (leisurely) flâner dans la ville/dans les rues* * *['wɒndə(r)] 1.noun promenade f2.to have ou take a wander — faire une balade (colloq)
transitive verb parcourir3.1) (walk, stroll) se promener2) ( stray) errerto wander away — s'éloigner ( from de)
3)to wander over to ou up to somebody — s'approcher tranquillement de quelqu'un
4) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) s'égarer; (through age, illness) divaguer; [eyes, hands] errer ( over sur)to wander off the point ou subject — s'éloigner du sujet
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[di'liriəs]1) (wandering in the mind and talking complete nonsense (usually as a result of fever): The sick man was delirious and nothing he said made sense.) délirant2) (wild with excitement: She was delirious with happiness at the news.) fou de joie• -
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['di:tuə](a wandering from the direct way: We made a detour through the mountains.) détour -
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['‹ipsi] 1. plurals - gypsies, gipsies; noun(a member of a race of wandering people.) bohémien, ienne, gitan/-ane2. adjectivea gypsy caravan.) de bohémien/gitan -
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I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) lumière2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) lumière3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) feu4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) jour2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) clair2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) clair3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) éclairer2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) (s')allumer•- lighten- lighter- lighting - lighthouse - light-year - bring to light - come to light - in the light of - light up - see the light - set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) léger2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) léger3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) léger4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) trop léger de5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) léger6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) au pas léger7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) léger8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) petit9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) meuble•- lightly- lighten- light-headed - light-hearted - lightweight - get off lightly - make light of - travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.) tomber par hasard sur qqch. -
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[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) pointe2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) pointe3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) point4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) point5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) moment précis6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) point7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) point8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) point9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) point; propos10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) sens, raison11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualités; défauts12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) prise électrique2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) braquer (un revolver sur)2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) montrer du doigt3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) jointoyer•- pointed- pointer - pointless - pointlessly - points - be on the point of - come to the point - make a point of - make one's point - point out - point one's toes -
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['popjuleit]((usually in passive) to fill with people: That part of the world used to be populated by wandering tribes.) peupler- populous -
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[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) s'écarter de2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) (animal) errant3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) errant2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) isolé -
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