wandering in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wandering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

1. wander + adv compl (walk):

wander (in a leisurely way)

pasear

wander (aimlessly)

deambular

wander (aimlessly)

vagar

wander (aimlessly)

caminar sin rumbo fijo

wander (aimlessly)

errar liter

we spent the afternoon wandering around the village

pasamos la tarde paseando por el pueblo

they found him wandering around the streets

lo encontraron deambulando or vagando por las calles

she wandered around the room in a daze

daba vueltas por la habitación como aturdida

we're going to wander back now

vamos a volver sin prisas

he wandered in at ten

llegó a las diez tan campante or como si tal cosa

she wandered all over the world

se recorrió todo el mundo

his fingers wandered over the keyboard

sus dedos recorrieron el teclado

the stream wanders through wooded valleys

el riachuelo serpentea por entre valles poblados de árboles

2. wander (stray):

don't let the children wander away from the car

no dejes que los niños se alejen del coche

without realizing it, we had wandered from the path

sin darnos cuenta nos habíamos salido or alejado del sendero

the aircraft had wandered off course

el avión se había desviado de su rumbo

don't wander off! we're leaving in five minutes

no te vayas por ahí, que dentro de cinco minutos nos vamos

he was bored so he let his mind wander

estaba aburrido, así que se puso a pensar en otra cosa or dejó vagar su imaginación

concentrate! don't let your mind wander!

¡concéntrate! ¡no te distraigas!

don't wander off the point

no divagues

don't wander off the point

no te vayas por las ramas

she wanders a bit (because senile, mentally disturbed)

divaga or desvaría un poco

3. wander <wandering, pres part >:

wander actors

itinerante

wander tribe

nómada

wander salesman

ambulante

wander gaze

errante liter

wander path

tortuoso

to have wandering hands

tener las manos largas

the Wandering Jew

el Judío Errante

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

wander (for recreation)

pasear por

wander (lost)

dar vueltas por

I spent an hour wandering the corridors

me pasé una hora dando vueltas por los pasillos

to wander the streets

deambular or vagar por las calles

to wander the streets

caminar sin rumbo fijo

III.wander [Am ˈwɑndər, Brit ˈwɒndə] N esp Brit no pl

wander

vuelta f

wander

paseo m

we're going to have a wander around the shops

vamos a dar una vuelta or un paseo por las tiendas

we'd better take a wander back now

mejor nos volvemos ya

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aimless wandering

sin rumbo (fijo)

erratically wander

sin rumbo fijo

Translations for wandering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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errabundo (errabunda)

wandering attr

amor de hombre

wandering Jew

peregrino (peregrina)

wandering attr

dispersión

wandering

como un judío errante

like a wandering Jew

errante persona

wandering attr

errante pueblo

wandering attr

deambular

to wander around

deambular

to wander about

wandering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wandering in the English»Spanish Dictionary

wandering [ˈwɒndərɪŋ, Am ˈwɑ:n-] ADJ

1. wandering (nomadic):

wandering

errante

wandering salesman

ambulante

wandering tribe

tribu nómada

2. wandering (not concentrating):

wandering

divagante

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

wander

vagar por

to wander the streets

deambular por las calles

to wander the streets

callejear

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

wander (roam)

vagar

wander (stroll)

pasearse

to let one's thoughts wander

dejar volar la imaginación

III.wander [ˈwɒndəʳ, Am ˈwɑ:ndɚ] N inf

wander

paseo m

to go for a wander around the city

dar una vuelta por la ciudad

Translations for wandering in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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errabundo (-a) (sin orientación)

wandering

peregrino (-a)

wandering

vagabundo (-a)

wandering

deambular

to wander around

vaguear

to wander

vagar

to wander

cancanear

to wander about

vagabundear

to wander

wandering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wander off the subject

salirse del tema

to wander the streets

deambular por las calles

to wander the streets

callejear

to let one's thoughts wander

dejar volar la imaginación

to go for a wander around the city

dar una vuelta por la ciudad

wandering tribe

tribu nómada

to wander round the world

viajar por el mundo

to allow one's attention to wander

desparramar su atención

to allow one's attention to wander

desparramarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

We spend all our time criticising modern players for being rootless, wandering mercenaries, don't we?

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You might imagine that he's wandering around a classroom looking over kids' shoulders as they fiddle about on their laptops.

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He originally started as a tap dancer wandering into ballet at the age of six.

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The children, wandering alone in the woods, die, and are covered by leaves by the birds.

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He left home when he was 15, calling himself a solitary soul, wandering through the world, a homeless, joyless outcast.

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I've spent hours wandering aisles at bookstores and knick-knack shops hoping to stumble onto something that fits the bill.

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However, the defining characteristic is time spent in the street, wandering the streets for a substantial portion of their day or night.

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They keep wandering, and feed off whatever comes their way, soon she dies leaving her son alone.

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These poems are on war, peace, praise, mourning for the death of a hero, suppliant's plea, ethics of conduct and great ideals, and the lives of wandering bards and poets.

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The first rescuers at the crash site found him wandering about, dazed and distressed.

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