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1 straying
étaiement m, étayage mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > straying
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2 rein
[rein]1) ((usually in plural) one of two straps attached to a bridle for guiding a horse.) rêne2) ((in plural) straps fitted round a toddler so that he can be prevented from straying in the street etc.) rênes•- rein in -
3 stray
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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straying — index astray, deviation, discursive (digressive), divergent, indirection (indirect action), shifting, truant … Law dictionary
Straying — Stray Stray, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straying}.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj., stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L. strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
straying — adjective unable to find your way found the straying sheep • Similar to: ↑lost … Useful english dictionary
straying — a natural phenomena of adult spawners not returning to their natal stream, but entering and spawning in some other stream … Dictionary of ichthyology
straying — Synonyms and related words: Wanderjahr, aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, abnormal, abroad, adrift, afoot and lighthearted, all abroad, all off, all wrong, amiss, amorphous, anomalistic, anomalous, askew, astray, at fault, awry, bend, beside the… … Moby Thesaurus
straying — streɪ v. wander off, leave the correct course; roam, meander; deviate from the norm, err; digress adj. lost, wandering, out of place; scattered, random, incidental n. one that has strayed; domestic animal that is lost or wandering far from its… … English contemporary dictionary
straying — stingray … Anagrams dictionary
straying animal — See estray … Ballentine's law dictionary
out-straying — … Useful english dictionary
stingray — straying … Anagrams dictionary
deviating from the plan — straying from the strategy or previous arrangement … English contemporary dictionary
