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1 to allow one’s thoughts to wander
to allow one’s thoughts to wanderpermitir que os pensamentos voem sem rumo.English-Portuguese dictionary > to allow one’s thoughts to wander
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2 wander
['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.) percorrer2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) divagar2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) passeio- wanderer- wanderlust* * *wan.der[w'ɔndə] n 1 viagem, passeio. 2 vagueação, perambulação. • vt+vi 1 errar, vaguear, andar ao léu, perambular, vagar, passear. 2 serpentear, seguir um curso sinuoso (rio). 3 desviar-se (também fig), como em assunto, conversa, desencaminhar(-se), apartar-se, transviar-se. 4 delirar, tresvariar, falar incoerentemente, devanear. 5 lançar, volver (olhos). to allow one’s thoughts to wander permitir que os pensamentos voem sem rumo. to wander about andar ao léu, perambular. to wander off fig perder-se, desviar-se.
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wander — wan|der1 S3 [ˈwɔndə US ˈwa:ndər] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without direction)¦ 2¦(move away)¦ 3¦(mind/thoughts)¦ 4¦(conversation)¦ 5 somebody s mind is wandering 6¦(eyes)¦ 7¦(road/river)¦ 8¦(hands)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: wandrian] … Dictionary of contemporary English
wander — 1 verb 1 MOVE WITHOUT A DIRECTION (I, T) to move slowly across or around an area, without a clear direction or purpose: wander in/through/around etc: I ll just wander around the mall for half an hour. | wander sth: Nomadic tribes wander these… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wander — wander, stray, roam, ramble, rove, range, prowl, gad, gallivant, traipse, meander can mean to move about more or less aimlessly or without a plan from place to place or from point to point. Most of these verbs may imply walking, but most are not… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wander — I UK [ˈwɒndə(r)] / US [ˈwɑndər] verb Word forms wander : present tense I/you/we/they wander he/she/it wanders present participle wandering past tense wandered past participle wandered ** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to travel from place to place … English dictionary
wander — verb 1 move slowly around a place/go from place to place ADVERB ▪ slowly ▪ aimlessly ▪ disconsolately, restlessly ▪ happily ▪ at … Collocations dictionary
wander — wan|der1 [ wandər ] verb ** ▸ 1 travel without purpose ▸ 2 move away from place ▸ 3 stop concentrating ▸ 4 talk about something else ▸ 5 look at something else ▸ 6 when path/river curves 1. ) intransitive or transitive to travel from place to… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wander — [[t]wɒ̱ndə(r)[/t]] wanders, wandering, wandered 1) VERB If you wander in a place, you walk around there in a casual way, often without intending to go in any particular direction. [V prep/adv] When he got bored he wandered around the fair... [V… … English dictionary
wander — [ˈwɒndə] verb 1) [I/T] to go from place to place without a particular direction or purpose Jim wandered into the kitchen and made some tea.[/ex] We spent the afternoon in the old city, just wandering the streets.[/ex] 2) if your mind or thoughts… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wander — /ˈwɒndə / (say wonduh) verb (i) 1. to ramble without any certain course or object in view; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth. 2. to go aimlessly or casually: wandering into the adjoining room. 3. to pass or extend in an irregular… …
wander — wanderer, n. /won deuhr/, v.i. 1. to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth. 2. to go aimlessly, indirectly, or casually; meander: The river wanders among the rocks. 3. to extend in an… … Universalium
wander — wan•der [[t]ˈwɒn dər[/t]] v. i. 1) to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam 2) to go aimlessly or indirectly; meander: The river wanders among the rocks[/ex] 3) to extend in an irregular course or direction: Foothills wandered off… … From formal English to slang
