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1 stray
I 1. [streɪ]2) (isolated) [ bullet] vagante; [car, tourist] isolato, sporadico2. II [streɪ]1) (wander) [animal, person] vagare, vagabondareto stray onto the road — [ animal] finire sulla strada
2) fig. [eyes, mind] vagareto stray from the point — [ person] divagare
3) eufem. (commit adultery) fare una scappatella* * *[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.) allontanarsi; smarrirsi2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) (animale randagio)3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) randagio2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) sparso, isolato* * *[streɪ]1. adj(dog, cat) randagio (-a), (person, cow, sheep) smarrito (-a)2. n(animal) randagio m3. vi(animal: get lost) smarrirsi, perdersi, (wander: person) allontanarsi, staccarsi dal gruppo, (speaker) divagare, (thoughts) vagare* * *stray /streɪ/A a. attr.1 disperso; smarrito; randagio; sperso; vagante: a stray dog [cat], un cane [un gatto] randagio; He was hit by a stray bullet, è stato colpito da un proiettile vagante2 casuale; fortuito; sporadico; sparso: a stray customer or two, qualche cliente casuale; in a few stray instances, in qualche caso sporadicoB n.● (elettr.) stray field, campo di dispersione □ (naut.) stray line, sagola morta.(to) stray /streɪ/v. i.1 deviare; allontanarsi (da); fuorviare; disperdersi; smarrirsi; sviarsi; sbandarsi: The children strayed from the playground, i bambini si sono allontanati dal parco giochi3 (elettr.) disperdersi● to stray from the point, divagare; uscire fuori tema □ ( sport) to stray offside, finire in fuorigioco.* * *I 1. [streɪ]2) (isolated) [ bullet] vagante; [car, tourist] isolato, sporadico2. II [streɪ]1) (wander) [animal, person] vagare, vagabondareto stray onto the road — [ animal] finire sulla strada
2) fig. [eyes, mind] vagareto stray from the point — [ person] divagare
3) eufem. (commit adultery) fare una scappatella -
2 wander wan·der
['wɒndə(r)]1. nto go for a wander around the shops/the town — fare un giro per i negozi/in città
2. vi(person) gironzolare, girare senza meta, (river, road) serpeggiare, (stray: from path) allontanarsi, (thoughts, eyes) vagareto wander from or off the point — divagare
to let one's mind or attention wander — distrarsi
3. vt(streets, hills) girovagare per -
3 wander
I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
•* * *['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.) vagare, errare2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) vagare2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) giro- wanderer- wanderlust* * *I ['wɒndə(r)]nome passeggiata f., camminata f., giro m.II 1. ['wɒndə(r)]to have o take a wander fare una passeggiata; to have a wander round the shops — fare un giro per negozi
verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per, girare per [countryside, town, streets]2.1) (walk, stroll) passeggiare2) (stray) [animal, lost person] vagare, errare, vagabondareto wander over to o up to sb. — avvicinarsi tranquillamente a qcn
4) (drift) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) vagare, errare; (through age, illness) farneticare, vaneggiare; [ gaze] errare ( over su)to wander off the point o subject — allontanarsi dal tema, divagare
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