wander in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wander in the English»French Dictionary

I.wander [Brit ˈwɒndə, Am ˈwɑndər] N

wander

promenade f

wander

balade f inf

to go for a wander

partir en balade inf

to have or take a wander

faire une balade inf

a wander round the park

une balade dans le parc inf

to have a wander round the shops

faire un tour dans les magasins

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

wander countryside, town:

wander

parcourir

to wander the world

courir le monde

to wander the streets

traîner dans la rue

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

1. wander (walk, stroll):

wander

se promener

wander

se balader inf

the patients/the chickens are free to wander

les patients/les poulets sont libres d'aller et de venir

to wander around town/in the park/along the beach

se balader en ville/dans le parc/sur la plage

to wander in and out of the shops

flâner dans les magasins

2. wander (stray):

wander animal, lost person:

errer

to wander up and down the road

errer dans la rue

to wander into the next field

s'égarer dans le champ voisin

to wander away

s'éloigner (from de)

I had wandered into the wrong room

j'étais entré sans faire attention dans la mauvaise pièce

3. wander (arrive nonchalantly):

to wander in

se pointer inf

to wander in

arriver tranquillement

he wandered into work two hours late

il s'est pointé au travail avec deux heures de retard inf

he wandered into work two hours late

il est arrivé tranquillement au travail avec deux heures de retard

to wander over to or up to sb

s'approcher tranquillement de qn

4. wander:

wander (drift) mind, thoughts, attention: (through boredom, inattention)

s'égarer

wander (through age, illness)

divaguer

wander eyes, gaze, hands:

errer (over sur)

her mind wandered back to

son esprit revenait sur

let your mind wander

laisse ton esprit errer

to wander off the point or subject

s'éloigner du sujet, faire des digressions

her eyes wandered along the row/among the crowd

son regard a erré sur la rangée/sur la foule

wander about VB [Brit ˈwɒndə -, Am ˈwɑndər -], wander around VB

wander about (stroll)

se balader, flâner

wander about (when lost)

errer

wander off VB [Brit ˈwɒndə -, Am ˈwɑndər -]

1. wander off child, animal:

wander off

s'éloigner

2. wander off hum object, belongings, scissors:

wander off

disparaître

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forlornly wander, search

d'un air triste

Translations for wander in the French»English Dictionary

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vaguer

to wander

errer personne:

to wander (par about)

errer regard, imagination:

to wander (sur over)

déambuler

to wander (about)

muser

to wander around

musarder

to wander around

vagabonder

to wander (dans through)

vagabonder imagination:

to wander

wander in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wander in the English»French Dictionary

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

1. wander (walk through):

wander

se balader dans

2. wander (roam):

wander the streets

traîner dans

wander world

courir

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

1. wander (walk):

to wander (around/about)

se promener au hasard

to wander off

partir

2. wander (roam):

wander

errer

to wander through the streets

traîner dans les rues

3. wander (not concentrate):

wander

s'égarer

to wander from the point

s'écarter du sujet

my mind wanders back to my childhood

je repense à mon enfance

his mind is wandering

il divague

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

wander

balade f

to go for a wander around the city

se balader dans la ville

Translations for wander in the French»English Dictionary

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errer

to wander

rôder dans les parages

to wander about

se trimbaler dans les rues

to wander the streets

s'égarer du droit chemin

to wander from the straight and narrow

s'égarer

to wander

cela m'a déconcentré de mon travail

that made my attention wander from my work

se promener imagination, regards

to wander

s'écarter du sujet

to wander off the subject

courir les rues personne

to wander through the streets

se détourner de sa route

to wander from one's route

wander Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wander (around/about)

se promener au hasard

to wander off

partir

to wander through the streets

traîner dans les rues

to wander from the point

s'écarter du sujet

to go for a wander around the city

se balader dans la ville

to wander round the world

errer de par le monde

to wander from the straight and narrow

s'égarer du droit chemin

that made my attention wander from my work

cela m'a déconcentré de mon travail

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English

He gave up all of his possessions and then went out in the world like a person wandering.

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Over the years he wandered away from playing.

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Some wandered around for months, either alone or groups of two, four or six men.

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Another woman's specter has been seen by staff and visitors wandering the hallways.

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That movement is what is meant by samsra, the wandering on.

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They typically sit outside of their rooms and negotiate with customers who wander the hallways.

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While being a security guard, players can bump into random encounters into enemies such as wandering rats.

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I have no intentions of wandering around in the woods.

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Each girl became lost after wandering through the human world.

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A journalist, who had come to report another event that had been cancelled had wandered into the room, and wrote a brief report.

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