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1 umhertreibend
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2 herumtreiben
v/refl (unreg., trennb., hat -ge-) umg., pej. roam around (in etw. [Dat] s.th.); in Lokalen etc.: hang out (in); sich ( mit jemandem) herumtreiben (gammeln) hang around ( oder about) (with s.o.); wo hast du dich wieder herumgetrieben? what have you been up to then?* * *to prowl; to gad;sich herumtreibento gallivant; to hang about* * *he|rụm|trei|benvr sep (inf)(= herumziehen in) to hang about (Brit) or (a)round ( in +dat in) (inf); (in schlechter Gesellschaft) to hang about (Brit) or (a)round in bad companydie treibt sich mal wieder irgendwo in Spanien herum — she's off gadding about (Brit) or roaming around in Spain again (inf)
sich mit jdm herumtreiben — to hang or knock (Brit) around with sb (inf)
* * *he·rum|trei·ben1. (ziellos aufhalten)wo er sich nur wieder herumtreibt? where's he got to now?2. (müßig die Zeit verbringen)* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs. abwertend)sich auf den Straßen/in Spelunken herumtreiben — hang around the streets/ (coll.) in dives
* * *herumtreiben v/r (irr, trennb, hat -ge-) umg, pej roam around (wo hast du dich wieder herumgetrieben? what have you been up to then?* * *unregelmäßiges reflexives Verb (ugs. abwertend)sich auf den Straßen/in Spelunken herumtreiben — hang around the streets/ (coll.) in dives
* * *v.to gad v.to prowl v.to rove about expr. -
3 sich herumtreiben
1) (to move around while still remaining near a person etc: I wish she'd stop hovering round me and go away.) hover2) (to go around to one place after another (usually in order to amuse oneself): She's forever gadding about now that the children are at school.) gad* * *v.to screw around (US) v. -
4 umhertreibend
adj.gadding adj. -
5 umherziehend
1. gadding about2. itinerant3. strolling
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Gadding — Gad ding, a. & n. Going about much, needlessly or without purpose. [1913 Webster] Envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets. Bacon. [1913 Webster] The good nuns would check her gadding tongue. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] {Gadding car}, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Gad — Gad, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.] To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. The gadding vine. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gadded — Gad Gad, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive about.] To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence, to run wild; to be uncontrolled. The gadding vine. Milton. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
