wander about in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wander about in the English»French Dictionary

I.about [əˈbaʊt] ADJ About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.). For translations, consult the appropriate entries (information, book, curious, worry etc).
about often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.). For translations, consult the relevant verb entries (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.).

See also worry, wit, turn about, rummage about, round, put about, move about, milk round, lie about, just2, just1, information, go round, get round, gather round, curious, change round, book, baton round

I.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] N

II.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB trans

III.worry [Brit ˈwʌri, Am ˈwəri] VB intr (be anxious)

I.wit [Brit wɪt, Am wɪt] N

wits npl:

rummage about VB [Brit ˈrʌmɪdʒ -, Am ˈrəmɪdʒ -], rummage around VB

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, pass round). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change round, gather round, pass around).
For go round, get round see the entries go round, get round.

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

I.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put about) NAUT

II.put about VB [Brit pʊt -, Am pʊt -] (put [sth] about, put about [sth])

I.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move about)

II.move about VB [Brit muːv -, Am muv -], move around VB (move [sb/sth] about)

lie about → lie around

I.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] N

II.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADJ

III.just2 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

I.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst] ADV

8. just (exactly, precisely):

it's just on 8 am Brit

III.just now ADV (a short time ago)

V.just1 [Brit dʒʌst, Am dʒəst]

information [Brit ɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n, Am ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃ(ə)n] N U

1. information (facts, details):

I.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round)

II.go round VB [Brit ɡəʊ -, Am ɡoʊ -] Brit (go round [sth]) (visit)

get round → get around

get round → get around

gather round VB [Brit ˈɡaðə -, Am ˈɡæðər -] (gather round) (gather round [sth/sb]) (gather [sth] round oneself)

curious [Brit ˈkjʊərɪəs, Am ˈkjʊriəs] ADJ

I.change round VB [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ -, Am tʃeɪndʒ -] Brit (change [sth/sb] round, change round [sth/sb])

I.book [Brit bʊk, Am bʊk] N

passer un savon à qn inf

I.wander [Brit ˈwɒndə, Am ˈwɑndər] N

II.wander [Brit ˈwɒndə, Am ˈwɑndər] VB trans

III.wander [Brit ˈwɒndə, Am ˈwɑndər] VB intr

wander about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wander about in the English»French Dictionary

I.wander [ˈwɒndəʳ, Am ˈwɑ:ndɚ] VB trans

II.wander [ˈwɒndəʳ, Am ˈwɑ:ndɚ] VB intr

III.wander [ˈwɒndəʳ, Am ˈwɑ:ndɚ] N no pl inf

See also up, out

out → out of

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The dancer and his attendants wander about the streets setting the tone of the festivities.
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Because highways are isolated points of fragmentation, deer wander about them freely because they see little to stay away from.
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Rather, it makes it a habit to wander about and seek out more comfortable spots when it decides its time to sleep.
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If you don't tend to wander about the garden in winter, plant them by the front door, so your nose can take advantage.
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They are said to wander about among people as his messengers.
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The thrips remain in the galls at night and wander about in the daytime and return in the evening, possibly to different galls about the tree.
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Their exhaustive architectural descriptions make it easy for one's imagination to step into these homes and wander about.
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If a "shinigami" fully remembers his or her past life before becoming a full "shinigami", he or she disappears and becomes a ghost to wander about.
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While this person would still die and cease to be, their life would not, in essence, end, as they would eternally wander about their life.
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That no clergy shall leave their own bishop and wander about at will, nor be received anywhere without letters of commendation from their own bishop.
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