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1 straggling
straggling ['stræglɪŋ](vine, plant) maigre, (qui pousse) tout en longueur; (houses, trees) épars, éparpillé; (village, street) tout en longueur; (beard) épars;∎ to have straggling hair avoir les cheveux fins et ternes -
2 straggle
B vi1 ( spread untidily) to straggle along s'étendre au hasard le long de [road, beach, railtrack] ; huts straggled down the mountainside des refuges étaient disséminés sur le flanc de la montagne ; his hair was straggled over his eyes des mèches folles tombaient sur ses yeux ;2 ( dawdle) traîner ; they were straggling behind the other walkers ils étaient à la traîne derrière les autres promeneurs.C straggling pres p adj [hedge] broussailleux/-euse ; [hair, moustache] en désordre ; [plant] qui pousse dans tous les sens ; a straggle village/suburb un village/une banlieue s'étendant au hasard.■ straggle in [latecomers, runners] arriver petit à petit.■ straggle off [crowd, group] se disperser peu à peu. -
3 straggle
straggle [ˈstrægl]a. [plants] pousser tout en longueurb. to straggle in/out [people, cars, planes] entrer/sortir petit à petit► straggle away, straggle off intransitive verb* * *['strægl] 1.1) ( spread untidily)to straggle along — s'étendre au hasard le long de [road, beach, railtrack]
2) ( dawdle) traîner2.straggling present participle adjective [village, suburb] s'étendant au hasard
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