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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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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. -
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straggle ['strægəl](a) (spread in long line → roots, creeper, branches) pousser de façon désordonnée; (be scattered → trees, houses) être disséminé; (hang untidily → hair) pendre lamentablement;∎ vines straggled over the fence la vigne envahissait la clôture;∎ the suburbs straggled on for miles along the railway line la banlieue s'étendait sur des kilomètres le long de la voie ferrée;∎ the excavations straggled down the hillside les fouilles s'étendaient jusqu'en bas de la colline;∎ her hair straggled over her forehead des mèches pendaient lamentablement sur son front∎ she was straggling behind all the others elle traînassait derrière tous les autres;∎ stop straggling! do try and keep up! ne traînez pas! essayez de rester groupés!;∎ to straggle in/out entrer/sortir de manière dispersée ou par petits groupes;∎ the crowd began to straggle away from the scene la foule commença à se disperser petit à petit2 noun∎ there was a constant straggle of visitors il y a eu un défilé ininterrompu de visiteurs;∎ all I saw was a straggle of houses/trees on the hillside je n'ai aperçu que quelques maisons disséminées/quelques arbres disséminés sur la colline;∎ a straggle of islands un long chapelet d'îles
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