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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.) vandre, streife omkring2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) komme bort/på avveier2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) streif, tur- wanderer- wanderlustvandreverb \/ˈwɒndə\/1) vandre omkring, vanke omkring, streife omkring2) gå (seg) vill, komme bort3) ( om vei eller elv) bukte seg, slynge seg4) ( om rykte) være i sving, sirkulere, gå5) gli, fare, gå, flakke6) tale usammenhengende, snakke over seg, fantasere, fablewander about vandre omkring, streife omkringwander away gå (seg) vill, komme bortwander from fjerne seg frawander off gå (seg) vill, komme borttale usammenhengende, fantasere prate seg bort, henge seg opp, fortape seg idu henger deg alltid opp i detaljer \/ du fortaper deg alltid i detaljerwander through streife rundt, vandre omkring, flakke rundt• do you want to wander through the world?wander up and down vandre fram og tilbake -
2 meander
mi'ændə1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) bukte seg2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) slynge segIsubst. \/mɪˈændə\/1) ( arkitektur) meanderbord, meanderornament, à la grecque-bord2) reise med omveiermeanders buktende elveløp, buktninger, meandrer, slyngninger, slyngerIIverb \/mɪˈændə\/1) ( om elv e.l.) bukte seg, slynge seg, snirkle seg2) streife omkring, vandre omkring, rusle omkring3) gjøre sidesprang, være full av digresjoner, snakke planløst -
3 rove
rəuv(to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vandre omkring, flakke, streife- rover- rovingvandreIsubst. \/rəʊv\/1) vandring2) ( tekstilteknikk) spinnebånd (i ull eller bomull)be on the rove være ute på vandring, være ute på eventyrIIverb \/rəʊv\/1) streife, vandre, flakke (omkring), være omreisende2) ( gammeldags) skyte med piler på, skyte på måfå3) ( gammeldags) avvike, komme bort fra et emne4) fiske med sluk og levende återove from snakke seg helt bort (fra et emne), spore helt av
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Wander — Wan der, v. t. To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to stroll through. [R.] [Elijah] wandered this barren waste. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
