wandering in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wandering in the English»French Dictionary

wandering [Brit ˈwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ, Am ˈwɑndərɪŋ] ADJ

1. wandering (nomadic):

wandering person, tribe, minstrel, poet

itinérant, vagabond liter or pej

wandering animal

voyageur/-euse

2. wandering (roving):

wandering gaze, eye

qui s'égare

wandering attention, thoughts, mind

vagabond

wandering hands hum

mains fpl baladeuses

wandering Jew N

1. wandering Jew BOT:

wandering Jew

misère f

wandering Jew

tradescantia m spec

2. wandering Jew:

wandering Jew BIBL, LIT

Juif m errant

wandering minstrel N

wandering minstrel

ménestrel m (itinérant)

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

Translations for wandering in the French»English Dictionary

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déambulation

wandering

errance

restless wandering

vagabondage (de personne)

wandering

errant (errante) (par nécessité)

wandering

wandering in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wandering in the English»French Dictionary

wandering [ˈwɒndərɪŋ, Am ˈwɑ:n-] ADJ

1. wandering (nomadic):

wandering

errant

a wandering minstrel

un ménestrel ambulant

a wandering tribe

une tribu nomade

2. wandering (not concentrating):

wandering

vagabond(e)

wandering eyes

regard m distrait

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 wandering in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

errant(e) personne, regard, vie

wandering

nomade

wandering

trouvère

trouvère (wandering medieval poet in northern France)

errer

to wander

le Juif errant

the Wandering Jew

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

wandering Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wander through the streets

traîner dans les rues

to wander from the point

s'écarter du sujet

his mind is wandering

il divague

a wandering minstrel

un ménestrel ambulant

a wandering tribe

une tribu nomade

wandering eyes

regard m distrait

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

trouvère (wandering medieval poet in northern France)

trouvère

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

While in the armor, he goes insane due to the gangrene parasite inside the helmet and also becomes a wandering, murderous zombie.

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After wandering through the prison courtyard and talking to a zombie, she allows it to tear at her jugular.

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

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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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At the age of 21, he left his home to begin a life of wandering.

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It seems more likely that she has suffered some kind of collapse, possibly even her death, while wandering in a field looking aimlessly for cowslips.

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It is marketed as being quietly enchanting and including a wandering country charm and all of the story-telling seductiveness of earlier work.

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

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Yan focused on one village, thereby avoiding an indictment of high-up officials, and omitted disturbing scenes of poverty-stricken victims wandering naked with oozing sores.

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