wandering

wandering
I
subst. \/ˈwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ\/ (ofte i flertall)
1) vandring, lang reise, omflakking
2) avvikelse, forvillelse, villfarelse
3) usammenhengende prat, fantasering
II
adj. \/ˈwɒnd(ə)rɪŋ\/
1) vandrende, omreisende, omflakkende
• he lodged a couple of wandering tourists
han innlosjerte et par omreisende turister
• do you want to lead a wandering life?
vil du leve et omflakkende liv?
2) nomadisk
• there aren't many wandering tribes left
det er ikke mange nomadiske stammer igjen
3) flakkende, buktende
• on this wandering path
på denne buktende veien
• I noticed the wandering glance
jeg la merke til det flakkende blikket
• I'm sick of your wandering attention
jeg er lei av at du ikke kan konsentrere deg
4) forvillet, bortløpen
• she was killed by a wandering bullet
hun ble drept av en kule som tok en gal retning
5) usammenhengende
• he made a wandering speech
han holdt en usammenhengende tale

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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