wander

'wondə 1. verb

1) (to go, move, walk etc (about, in or on) from place to place with no definite destination in mind: I'd like to spend a holiday wandering through France; The mother wandered the streets looking for her child.) vandre, streife omkring

2) (to go astray or move away from the proper place or home: His mind wanders; My attention was wandering.) komme bort/på avveier

2. noun

(an act of wandering: He's gone for a wander round the shops.) streif, tur

- wanderer

- wanderlust

vandre

verb \/ˈwɒndə\/

1) vandre omkring, vanke omkring, streife omkring

• she wanders the streets

hun streifer rundt i gatene

• she wanders the world (through)

hun flakker jorden rundt

• we wandered a long time in the mist

vi vandret lenge omkring i skodden

2) gå (seg) vill, komme bort

3) (om vei eller elv) bukte seg, slynge seg

• the river wanders among the rocks

elven bukter seg blant steinene

4) (om rykte) være i sving, sirkulere, gå

5) gli, fare, gå, flakke

• his attention wandered

tankene hans begynte å vandre

• his eyes are always wandering

han har et flakkende blikk

• his mind wandered back to the past

han tenkte tilbake på det som hadde vært

6) tale usammenhengende, snakke over seg, fantasere, fable

• his mind is wandering

han fabler

wander about vandre omkring, streife omkring

• they were wandering about the town

de streifet omkring i byen

wander away gå (seg) vill, komme bort

• some of the sheep have wandered away

noen av sauene har kommet bort

wander from fjerne seg fra

• don't wander from the subject

ikke fjern deg fra emnet

wander off gå (seg) vill, komme bort

• he wandered off from his family

han kom bort fra familien sin

• she wandered off into the woods

hun forsvant inn i skogen

tale usammenhengende, fantasere prate seg bort, henge seg opp, fortape seg i

• you always wander off into details

du henger deg alltid opp i detaljer \/ du fortaper deg alltid i detaljer

wander through streife rundt, vandre omkring, flakke rundt

• do you want to wander through the world?

vil du streife rundt i verden?

wander up and down vandre fram og tilbake