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Translate straying from English to Dutch

Summary

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straying:
- dwaling; afdwalen; afdwaling
stray:
- vreemdgaan
Wiktionary:
- stray → dwalen
- stray → dolen, dwalen, ronddolen, ronddwalen, waren, zwerven, vergissen

English

Detailed Translations for straying from English to Dutch

straying:

straying [the ~] nomen

the straying (aberration; wandering; digression)
de dwaling; afdwalen; de afdwaling
- dwaling [de ~ (v)] nomen
- afdwalen [znw.] nomen
- afdwaling [de ~ (v)] nomen

Translation Matrix for straying:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
afdwalen	aberration; digression; straying; wandering
afdwaling	aberration; digression; straying; wandering
dwaling	aberration; digression; straying; wandering	blunder; error; fault; flaw; incorrectness; mistake; oversight; slip
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
afdwalen		digress; stray off

Related Words for "straying":

stray

Synonyms for "straying":

lost

Related Definitions for "straying":

unable to find your way¹
- found the straying sheep¹

stray:

stray verb

stray (be unfaithful; commit adultery)
vreemdgaan
- vreemdgaan verb

Translation Matrix for stray:

Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
vreemdgaan	be unfaithful; commit adultery; stray
-	digress; divagate; drift; err; wander
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	isolated
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	gone astray; lost

Related Words for "stray":

straying

Synonyms for "stray":

isolated; sporadic
alley cat; domestic cat; house cat; Felis domesticus; Felis catus
roll; wander; swan; tramp; roam; cast; ramble; rove; range; drift; vagabond; travel; go; move; locomote
err
digress; divagate; tell

Related Definitions for "stray":

not close together in time¹
- a few stray crumbs¹
(of an animal) having no home or having wandered away from home¹
- a stray calf¹
- a stray dog¹
an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal)¹
lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking¹
wander from a direct course or at random¹
- The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her¹

Wiktionary Translations for stray:

stray

verb

to wander from a direct course
- stray → dwalen

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• stray	→ dolen; dwalen; ronddolen; ronddwalen; waren; zwerven	↔ errer — vaguer de côté et d’autre, aller çà et là.
• stray	→ dolen; dwalen; ronddolen; ronddwalen; waren; zwerven	↔ vaguer — errer çà et là, aller de côté et d’autre à l’aventure.
• stray	→ vergissen	↔ égarer — Pronominal : s’égarer

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University