wander

wander
wander [ˈwɒndər]
1. noun
tour m
• to go for a wander around the town/the shops (inf) aller faire un tour en ville/dans les magasins
2. intransitive verb
   a. [person] errer ; (for pleasure) flâner ; [thoughts] vagabonder
• he wandered through the streets il errait dans les rues
• they wandered round the shop ils ont flâné dans le magasin
• his gaze wandered round the room son regard parcourut la pièce
   b. ( = stray) s'égarer
• to wander from the point s'écarter du sujet
• increasingly his eyes wandered from the page il lisait de plus en plus distraitement
• sorry, my mind was wandering excusez-moi, j'étais distrait
3. transitive verb
errer dans
• to wander the streets errer dans les rues
► wander about, wander aroundintransitive verb
(aimlessly) errer
• to wander about the town/the streets (leisurely) flâner dans la ville/dans les rues
► wander off intransitive verb partir
• they wandered off from the group ils ont quitté le groupe
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['wɒndə(r)] 1.
noun promenade f

to have ou take a wander — faire une balade (colloq)

to have a wander round the shops — faire un tour dans les magasins

2.
transitive verb parcourir

to wander the streets — traîner dans la rue

3.
intransitive verb
1) (walk, stroll) se promener

the chickens are free to wander — les poulets sont libres d'aller et de venir

to wander around town — se balader en ville

to wander in and out of the shops — flâner dans les magasins

2) (stray) errer

to wander into the next field — s'égarer dans le champ voisin

to wander away — s'éloigner (from de)

3)

to wander in — arriver tranquillement

to wander over to ou up to somebody — s'approcher tranquillement de quelqu'un

4) [mind, attention] (through boredom, inattention) s'égarer; (through age, illness) divaguer; [eyes, hands] errer (over sur)

her mind wandered back to — son esprit revenait sur

to wander off the point ou subject — s'éloigner du sujet

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