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1 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.) recorrer; vagar, errar; pasearse sin propósito2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) extraviarse; divagar, viajar
2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) vuelta, paseo- wanderer- wanderlust
wander vb vagar / deambular / dar vueltastr['wɒndəSMALLr/SMALL]2 (stray) apartarse, desviarse, alejarse; (get lost) extraviarse3 (river, road) serpentear4 (mind, thoughts) desviarse, divagar; (person) apartarse, desviarse1 (streets, area) vagar por, recorrer1 vuelta, paseo\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go for a wander ir a dar una vueltawander ['wɑndər] vi1) ramble: deambular, vagar, vagabundear2) stray: alejarse, desviarse, divagarshe let her mind wander: dejó vagar la imaginaciónwander vt: recorrerto wander the streets: vagar por las callesv.• barloventear v.• deambular v.• desviarse v.• divagar v.• errar v.• extraviarse v.• pasear v.• recorrer v.• recorrer a la ventura v.• vagabundear v.• vagar v.• vaguear v.
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1. 'wɑːndər, 'wɒndə(r)a) (+ adv compl) ( walk - in a leisurely way) pasear; (- aimlessly) deambular, vagar*he wandered in at ten — llegó a las diez tan campante or como si tal cosa
b) ( stray)don't wander off! we're leaving in five minutes — no te vayas por ahí, que dentro de cinco minutos nos vamos
don't wander off the point — no divagues, no te vayas por las ramas
to have wandering hands — tener* las manos largas
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to wander the streets — deambular or vagar* por las calles, caminar sin rumbo fijo
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noun (esp BrE) (no pl) vuelta f, paseo m['wɒndǝ(r)]we're going to have a wander around the shops — vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo por las tiendas
1.N paseo mto go for or have a wander — pasearse, dar un paseo, dar una vuelta
2. VI1) (for pleasure) pasear; (aimlessly) deambular, vagar, errarthey wandered aimlessly through the streets — iban deambulando or vagando por las calles
to wander round the shops — curiosear or pasearse por las tiendas
2) (=stray)to wander from the path — desviarse or alejarse del camino
3) (fig) [person] (in speech) divagarto wander from or off the point — salirse del tema
his attention wandered for a moment and the milk boiled over — se distrajo or despistó un momento y se le salió la leche
my attention wandered a bit in the second half of the film — perdí un poco la concentración or me distraje or me despisté en la segunda mitad de la película
3.VT [+ streets, hills] recorrer, vagar porhe had wandered the seven seas in search of it — liter había surcado los siete mares en su busca liter
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1. ['wɑːndər, 'wɒndə(r)]a) (+ adv compl) ( walk - in a leisurely way) pasear; (- aimlessly) deambular, vagar*he wandered in at ten — llegó a las diez tan campante or como si tal cosa
b) ( stray)don't wander off! we're leaving in five minutes — no te vayas por ahí, que dentro de cinco minutos nos vamos
don't wander off the point — no divagues, no te vayas por las ramas
to have wandering hands — tener* las manos largas
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to wander the streets — deambular or vagar* por las calles, caminar sin rumbo fijo
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noun (esp BrE) (no pl) vuelta f, paseo mwe're going to have a wander around the shops — vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo por las tiendas
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2 roam
rəum(to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander: He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.) errar, vagar- roamerroam vb vagar / recorrertr[rəʊm]1 vagar por1 vagarroam ['ro:m] vi: vagar, deambular, errarroam vt: vagar porv.• callejear v.• discurrir v.• errar v.• recorrer v.• vagabundear v.• vagar v.• vagar por v.• vaguear v.rəʊm
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transitive verb vagar* or deambular por
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vi vagar*, errar* (liter)[rǝʊm]to roam AROUND o (BrE also) ABOUT something: she spent the week roaming around Paris pasó la semana dando vueltas por París; I'm not having you roaming around the streets — no quiero que andes deambulando or vagando por las calles
1.VT [+ streets etc] rondar, vagar por2. VI1) (=wander) [person etc] vagar, errar; [thoughts] divagar2) (Telec) (on other network) hacer roaming* * *[rəʊm]
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transitive verb vagar* or deambular por
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vi vagar*, errar* (liter)to roam AROUND o (BrE also) ABOUT something: she spent the week roaming around Paris pasó la semana dando vueltas por París; I'm not having you roaming around the streets — no quiero que andes deambulando or vagando por las calles
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3 vagar
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo to wander, roam
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert ' vagar' also found in these entries: Spanish: errar - rondar English: drift - mooch - roam - rove - wander - meander -
4 meander
mi'ændə1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpentear2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vagar, deambular, andar sin rumbo fijotr[mɪ'ændəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (river etc) serpentear2 (person) vagar, deambular, andar sin rumbo fijo3 figurative use (conversation) divagar1 (of river etc) meandro1) wind: serpentear2) wander: vagar, andar sin rumbo fijon.• meandro s.m.• serpenteo s.m.v.• serpentear v.• vagar v.mi'ændər, mi'ændə(r)intransitive verb \<\<river\>\> serpentear; \<\<person\>\> deambular, vagar*, andar* sin rumbo fijo[mɪ'ændǝ(r)]1. VI1) [river] serpentear2.N meandro m* * *[mi'ændər, mi'ændə(r)]intransitive verb \<\<river\>\> serpentear; \<\<person\>\> deambular, vagar*, andar* sin rumbo fijo -
5 vago
Del verbo vagar: ( conjugate vagar) \ \
vago es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
vagó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: vagar vago
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo to wander, roam
vago
◊ -ga adjetivo1 (fam) ‹ persona› lazy, idle 2 ‹recuerdo/idea› vague, hazy; ‹contorno/forma› vague, indistinct; ‹explicación/parecido› vague ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino (fam) layabout, slacker (colloq);◊ deja ya de hacer el vago stop lazing around (colloq)
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert
vago,-a
I adjetivo
1 pey (holgazán) lazy
2 (difuso) slight, vague: tiene una vaga idea de lo que ocurrió, he has a vague idea of what happened
II m,f (gandul) layabout ' vago' also found in these entries: Spanish: boluda - boludo - floja - flojo - sambenito - señorito - vaga - hecho - indeterminado English: bone-idle - dim - do-nothing - easy-going - faint - hazy - indistinct - layabout - obscure - screw around - slack - slob - swan about - swan around - vague - work shy - bum - wooly -
6 vaga
Del verbo vagar: ( conjugate vagar) \ \
vaga es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: vaga vagar
vagar ( conjugate vagar) verbo intransitivo to wander, roam
vago,-a
I adjetivo
1 pey (holgazán) lazy
2 (difuso) slight, vague: tiene una vaga idea de lo que ocurrió, he has a vague idea of what happened
II m,f (gandul) layabout
vagar vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to wander, roam: vagamos por la ciudad toda la noche, we wandered around the town all night long
vagaba por el desierto, he was wandering about in the desert ' vaga' also found in these entries: Spanish: vago - sensación English: fudge - vague -
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8 rove
rəuv(to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vagar, errar- rover- roving
tr[rəʊv]1 vagar, errar: vagar, errarrove vt: errar porv.• erar v.• recorrer v.• vagar v.rəʊv
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transitive verb recorrer, vagar* or (liter) errar* por
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vi \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> recorrer[rǝʊv]1.VT vagar or errar por, recorrer2.VI vagar, errar* * *[rəʊv]
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transitive verb recorrer, vagar* or (liter) errar* por
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9 vagabundear
vagabundear ( conjugate vagabundear) verbo intransitivo to drift (around)
vagabundear vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to roam, wander, drift (holgazanear) to loaf around o about ' vagabundear' also found in these entries: English: rove -
10 vagabundeo
Del verbo vagabundear: ( conjugate vagabundear) \ \
vagabundeo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
vagabundeó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: vagabundear vagabundeo
vagabundear ( conjugate vagabundear) verbo intransitivo to drift (around)
vagabundear vi (ir sin rumbo fijo) to roam, wander, drift (holgazanear) to loaf around o about
vagabundeo sustantivo masculino wandering, roaming ' vagabundeo' also found in these entries: English: roaming - vagrancy
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