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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.) 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. -
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.) vaguear2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) vaguear2. noun(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) volta- wanderer- wanderlust -
3 wander
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4 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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5 to wander about
to wander aboutandar ao léu, perambular. -
6 to wander off
to wander offfig perder-se, desviar-se. -
7 digress
(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) divagar* * *di.gress[daigr'es] vi 1 digressionar, divagar, desviar, fazer uma digressão, desencaminhar. 2 apartar-se do assunto principal. -
8 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (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.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) vaguear•- drifter- driftwood* * *[drift] n 1 qualquer coisa flutuante ou que é levada ao sabor dos mares, ventos ou correntes. 2 força do vento, correnteza, curso, direção. 3 monte, duna, depósito (de neve, areia, folhas, etc.) formado pelo vento ou pela correnteza. 4 nevasca, chuva de vento. 5 tendência, fim, alvo, inclinação. 6 impulso, força, compulsão. 7 desígnio, intento, intenção, sentido, significado. 8 Naut deriva, desvio da derrota. 9 Geol formação errática, depósito de aluvião deixado pela água ou pela geleira. 10 Min galeria de minas. 11 Tech mandril, broca, punção. 12 agulha de espingarda. 13 condução de gado em manadas para um lugar determinado para inspeção. 14 rede de arrasto. 15 Archit força horizontal ou pressão lateral de um arco, etc. 16 África do Sul vau, lugar pouco profundo do rio onde se pode transitar a pé ou a cavalo. • vt+vi 1 amontoar(-se), acumular, juntar por ação do vento ou da água. 2 andar, flutuar à discrição dos mares, ventos ou correntes, ser levado pela correnteza. 3 Naut desgarrar, ir à deriva. 4 fig flutuar, boiar, vegetar, viver despreocupadamente, vaguear, ser levado pelas circunstâncias. I can’t catch the drift of what you are saying não estou entendendo o que você quer dizer. to get the drift compreender. -
9 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpear2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vaguear* * *me.an.der[mi'ændə] n meandro, sinuosidade. • vi serpear, correr em linhas sinuosas, meandrar. -
10 mooch
[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.)2) ((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.)* * *[mu:tʃ] vt+vi 1 vaguear, perambular. 2 sl roubar. 3 pedir, obter à custa de outrem. -
11 potter
I ['potə] noun(a person who makes plates, cups, vases etc out of clay and fires them in an oven (called a kiln).) oleiro- potteryII [potə] verb(to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).) vaguear* * *pot.ter1[p'ɔtə] n 1 oleiro. 2 enlatador de conservas.————————pot.ter2[p'ɔtə] vi 1 malbaratar o tempo com bagatelas. he pottered away his time / ele desperdiçou o seu tempo. 2 trabalhar displicentemente. 3 tagarelar, parolar. 4 perambular. to potter about vadiar. -
12 roam
[rəum](to walk about without any fixed plan or purpose; to wander: He roamed from town to town; He roamed (over) the hills.) vaguear- roamer* * *[roum] n perambulação, passeio ou viagem sem fim definido. • vt+vi 1 vagar, perambular, andar a esmo. 2 passear, viajar. we roamed about the country / percorremos o país. -
13 rove
[rəuv](to wander; to roam: He roved (through) the streets.) vaguear- rover- roving* * *rove1[rouv] n o ato de perambular, vaguear ou viajar sem rumo certo, perambulação, caminhada, passeio. • vt perambular, errar, vaguear, divagar, percorrer ou viajar sem rumo certo.————————rove2[rouv] n fio de lã, seda, etc., estirado e torcido. • vt 1 passar fio por um orifício. 2 Weav cardar. 3 estirar e torcer fio.————————rove3[rouv] ps, pp of reeve. -
14 stray
[strei] 1. verb(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) extraviar-se2. noun(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) animal sem dono3. adjective1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) perdido2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) ocasional* * *[str'ei] n 1 pessoa errante. 2 animal desgarrado. 3 estática, ruído parasita (em transmissão de rádio). • vi 1 vaiar, errar, andar a esmo. 2 desviar-se, desgarrar. • adj 1 desgarrado, errante, extraviado. 2 espalhado, esporádico. 3 isolado. -
15 stroll
[strəul] 1. verb(to walk or wander without hurry: He strolled along the street.) passear2. noun(an act of strolling: I went for a stroll round the town.) volta* * *[stroul] n passeio, volta. • vt 1 andar, passear, dar uma volta. 2 errar, vaguear. 3 vagabundear, andar à toa. to take a stroll dar uma volta. -
16 moon about/around
(to wander around as if dazed, eg because one is in love.) vaguear -
17 digress
(to wander from the point, or from the main subject in speaking or writing.) digressionar -
18 drift
[drift] 1. noun1) (a heap of something driven together, especially snow: His car stuck in a snowdrift.) monte2) (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.) teor2. verb1) (to (cause to) float or be blown along: Sand drifted across the road; The boat drifted down the river.) ser levado2) ((of people) to wander or live aimlessly: She drifted from job to job.) perambular•- drifter- driftwood -
19 meander
[mi'ændə]1) ((of a river) to flow slowly along with many bends and curves: The stream meandered through the meadows.) serpear2) ((of people etc) to wander about in various directions: His writing meanders all over the page.) vaguear -
20 mooch
[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.)2) ((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.)
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