-
1 wander around
-
2 ■ wander about
■ wander about (o around)v. i. + avv. (o prep.)girovagare, girellare, girare qua e là (in); andare alla ventura; peregrinare (per): to wander around the house, girare qua e là per casa; to wander about the world, peregrinare per il mondo. -
3 wander about
wander around girovagare, girare, vagare; (when lost) errare* * *wander around girovagare, girare, vagare; (when lost) errare -
4 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
• -
5 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 -
6 -wander o wonder?-
Nota d'usoTo wander significa genericamente “vagare senza meta”: to spend the afternoon wandering around the city, trascorrere il pomeriggio vagando nella città; to wander off into the woods for a walk, allontanarsi nei boschi per una passeggiata. Attenzione a non confondere to wander con to wonder, che si pronuncia in modo molto simile, ma significa principalmente “meravigliarsi” o “chiedersi”: I wonder how they're getting along in Australia, mi chiedo come se la passano in Australia; After seeing the play, you'll leave the theatre wondering again at the greatness of life, dopo aver visto la commedia, lascerai il teatro stupendoti nuovamente della grandezza della vita. -
7 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) girare -
8 roam
[rəʊm] 1.verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per [world, countryside]; fare un giro per [ shops]2.to roam the streets — gironzolare o vagare per le strade
to roam through — percorrere [ countryside]; fare un giro di [ building]
* * *[rəum](to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander: He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.) vagare- roamer* * *[rəʊm]1. vt(streets) vagabondare per, gironzolare per, vagare per2. vi(person) vagabondare, errare, gironzolare, (thoughts) vagare* * *roam /rəʊm/n.(to) roam /rəʊm/A v. i.1 ( spesso to roam about o around) girovagare; vagare: to roam around the shopping centre, passeggiare nel centro commercialeB v. t.gironzolare per; percorrere: to roam the streets, andare in giro per le strade.* * *[rəʊm] 1.verbo transitivo vagare per, girovagare per [world, countryside]; fare un giro per [ shops]2.to roam the streets — gironzolare o vagare per le strade
to roam through — percorrere [ countryside]; fare un giro di [ building]
-
9 go about
1) go around2) mar. virare di bordo; go about [sth.]3) (undertake) assumersi [ task]* * *1) (to (begin to) work at: I don't know the best way to go about the job!) cominciare2) ((of a ship) to change direction or turn around.) virare di bordo* * *1. vi + prep1) (set to work on: task) affrontare2) (busy o.s. with) continuare a fare2. vi + adv(also: go around) (wander about) aggirarsi, (circulate: flu etc) esserci in giro, (rumour) correre, circolare* * *1) go around2) mar. virare di bordo; go about [sth.]3) (undertake) assumersi [ task] -
10 stroll
I [strəʊl]nome passeggiata f.II [strəʊl]to go for o take a stroll — andare a fare due passi o una passeggiata
1) (anche stroll about, stroll around) (walk) passeggiare; (aimlessly) andare a spasso2) colloq. (anche stroll home) vincere facilmente* * *[strəul] 1. verb(to walk or wander without hurry: He strolled along the street.) passeggiare2. noun(an act of strolling: I went for a stroll round the town.) passeggiata* * *[strəʊl]1. npasseggiata, girettoto go for a stroll; have or take a stroll — andare a fare un giretto or due passi
2. vito stroll around or through — gironzolare per
* * *stroll /strəʊl/n.giro; giretto; passeggiatina: to go for (o to take) a stroll, andare a fare una passeggiatina; fare quattro passi.(to) stroll /strəʊl/A v. i.andare a zonzo; passeggiare; girellare; gironzolare; bighellonareB v. t.andare a zonzo per; vagabondare per: They strolled the countryside, vagabondavano per la campagna● (fam. ingl.) Stroll on!, ma dai!, ma va là!* * *I [strəʊl]nome passeggiata f.II [strəʊl]to go for o take a stroll — andare a fare due passi o una passeggiata
1) (anche stroll about, stroll around) (walk) passeggiare; (aimlessly) andare a spasso2) colloq. (anche stroll home) vincere facilmente -
11 drift
I [drɪft]1) (flow, movement)the drift of the current — il moto o il movimento della corrente
the drift of events — fig. il corso degli eventi
the drift from the land — la fuga o l'esodo dalle campagne
2) (of ship, plane) deriva f.3) (mass) (of snow, leaves, sand) cumulo m., mucchio m.; (of smoke, mist) nuvola f.4) (general meaning) senso m. generale, tenore m.II [drɪft]1) (be carried by tide, current) [ boat] essere trasportato dalla corrente, andare alla deriva; (by wind) [ balloon] andare, volare alla deriva; [smoke, fog] essere trasportato dal vento2) (pile up) [snow, leaves] accumularsi, ammucchiarsi3)to drift along — [ person] bighellonare; fig. andare avanti senza preoccuparsi
to drift around o about the house gironzolare per casa; to drift from job to job passare da un lavoro all'altro; the country is drifting towards war — il paese sta scivolando verso la guerra
•* * *[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) mucchio, cumulo2) (the direction in which something is going; the general meaning: I couldn't hear you clearly, but I did catch the drift of what you said.) senso2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) trasportare, lasciarsi trasportare2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) spostarsi•- drifter- driftwood* * *I [drɪft]1) (flow, movement)the drift of the current — il moto o il movimento della corrente
the drift of events — fig. il corso degli eventi
the drift from the land — la fuga o l'esodo dalle campagne
2) (of ship, plane) deriva f.3) (mass) (of snow, leaves, sand) cumulo m., mucchio m.; (of smoke, mist) nuvola f.4) (general meaning) senso m. generale, tenore m.II [drɪft]1) (be carried by tide, current) [ boat] essere trasportato dalla corrente, andare alla deriva; (by wind) [ balloon] andare, volare alla deriva; [smoke, fog] essere trasportato dal vento2) (pile up) [snow, leaves] accumularsi, ammucchiarsi3)to drift along — [ person] bighellonare; fig. andare avanti senza preoccuparsi
to drift around o about the house gironzolare per casa; to drift from job to job passare da un lavoro all'altro; the country is drifting towards war — il paese sta scivolando verso la guerra
• -
12 mooch
I [muːtʃ]nome AE scroccone m. (-a)II [muːtʃ]to mooch sth. from o off sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
* * *[mu: ]( slang)1) (to wander about (as if) without any purpose: There are no places of entertainment here, so they just mooch around at night.) bighellonare, gironzolare2) ((American) to get a drink, money etc by asking someone to give it to you without intending to return it; to sponge: He is always mooching cigarettes; She keeps mooching off her friends.) scroccare* * *mooch /mu:tʃ/n.(to) mooch /mu:tʃ/A v. t. ( slang)1 rubare; sgraffignareB v. i.* * *I [muːtʃ]nome AE scroccone m. (-a)II [muːtʃ]to mooch sth. from o off sb. — scroccare qcs. a qcn
-
13 potter
I ['pɒtə(r)]nome vasaio m. (-a), ceramista m. e f.II ['pɒtə(r)]verbo intransitivo BE muoversi a rilento* * *I ['potə] noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).)- potteryII [potə] verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).)* * *potter /ˈpɒtə(r)/n.1 vasaio; pentolaio● potter's clay, argilla per stoviglie (o per ceramiche); terra da cocci □ ( USA) potter's field, cimitero dei poveri □ potter's wheel, ruota del vasaio; tornio del vasaio.(to) potter /ˈpɒtə(r)/v. i.( spesso to potter about, to potter at) baloccarsi; gingillarsi; lavoracchiare; lavoricchiare: to potter about (o around) in the garden, fare lavoretti in giardino; to potter at an occupation, baloccarsi con un'occupazione● to potter away one's time, sciupare (o sprecare) il tempo.* * *I ['pɒtə(r)]nome vasaio m. (-a), ceramista m. e f.II ['pɒtə(r)]verbo intransitivo BE muoversi a rilento
См. также в других словарях:
wander around — phr verb Wander around is used with these nouns as the object: ↑countryside, ↑room … Collocations dictionary
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 — [[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 — 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
around — 1 adverb 1 used to say that something is placed or arranged so that it surrounds something else: The winner held up his trophy, with many of the spectators crowded around. | a bouquet of a dozen red roses, with a silver ribbon wrapped around |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
around — /euh rownd /, adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, etc.: The crowd gathered around. 2. on all sides; about: His land is fenced all around. 3. in all directions from a center or point of reference: He… … Universalium
around — a•round [[t]əˈraʊnd[/t]] adv. 1) in a circle, ring, or the like 2) on all sides; about: fenced in all around[/ex] 3) in all directions from a center or point of reference: They own the land for miles around[/ex] 4) in a region about a place: all… … From formal English to slang
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 — verb 1 move slowly around a place/go from place to place ADVERB ▪ slowly ▪ aimlessly ▪ disconsolately, restlessly ▪ happily ▪ at … Collocations dictionary
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 — 01. We didn t do much last night; we just [wandered] around town window shopping. 02. There is a traditional Gypsy curse which states, May you [wander] over the face of the earth forever, never sleep twice in the same bed, never drink water twice … Grammatical examples in English
