stray

stray
strei
1. verb
(to wander, especially from the right path, place etc: The shepherd went to search for some sheep that had strayed; to stray from the point.) extraviarse, perderse

2. noun
(a cat, dog etc that has strayed and has no home.) animal extraviado

3. adjective
1) (wandering or lost: stray cats and dogs.) perdido, extraviado, callejero
2) (occasional, or not part of a general group or tendency: The sky was clear except for one or two stray clouds.) aislado
stray1 adj callejero / abandonado / extraviado
a stray dog un perro callejero
stray2 vb apartarse
don't stray from the path, you'll get lost no te apartes del camino, te perderás
stray
tr[streɪ]
adjective
1 (lost) perdido,-a, extraviado,-a; (animal) callejero,-a
2 (isolated, odd) perdido,-a
stray bullet bala perdida
a few stray tourists algún que otro turista
a few stray hairs algunos pelos sueltos
noun
1 (animal) animal nombre masculino extraviado
intransitive verb
1 (get lost) extraviarse, perderse; (wander away) desviarse, apartarse, alejarse; (from group) separarse, apartarse, alejarse
I don't want you straying off on your own no quiero que te separes del grupo
some sheep have strayed from the flock algunas ovejas se han descarriado
they strayed from the path se desviaron del camino
2 figurative use (digress, wander) divagar, apartarse del tema, desviarse del tema
he strayed away from the subject se desviaba del tema
let your thoughts stray deja vagar tus pensamientos
my eyes kept straying from the page mis ojos no hacían más que apartarse de la página
stray ['streɪ] vi
1) wander: alejarse, extraviarse
the cattle strayed away: el ganado se descarrió
2) digress: desviarse, divagar
stray adj
: perdido, callejero (dícese de un perro o un gato), descarriado (dícese del ganado)
stray n
: animal m perdido, animal m callejero
stray
adj.
aislado, -a adj.
errante adj.
extraviado, -a adj.
mostrenco, -a adj.
n.
animal extraviado s.m.
parásito s.m.
perdido s.m.
v.
descarriarse v.
extraviarse v.
perderse v.

I streɪ
intransitive verb
a) (wander away) apartarse, alejarse; (get lost) extraviarse*, perderse*

to stray FROM somebody/something: we strayed from the rest of the group nos apartamos or nos alejamos del resto del grupo; several sheep strayed from the flock varias ovejas se separaron del resto del rebaño or se descarriaron; we strayed off the path nos apartamos del camino; I strayed into a military zone — me metí sin querer en una zona militar

b) (digress)

he kept straying from the issue — se apartaba or se desviaba una y otra vez del tema

he let his thoughts stray — se puso a pensar en otra cosa


II
adjective
a) <dog> (ownerless) callejero, vago; (lost) perdido; <sheep> descarriado
b) (random, scattered)

a stray bullet — una bala perdida

a few stray hairs — algunos pelos sueltos


III
noun (ownerless animal) perro m/gato m callejero or vago; (lost animal) perro m/gato m perdido
[streɪ]
1. ADJ
1) (=errant) [bullet] perdido; [sheep] descarriado; [cow, dog] extraviado

a stray cat — (=lost) un gato extraviado; (=alley cat) un gato callejero

2) (=isolated, occasional) aislado

in a few stray cases — en algunos casos aislados

a few stray cars — algún que otro coche

a few stray thoughts — unos cuantos pensamientos inconexos

2. N
1) (=animal) animal m extraviado; (=child) niño(-a) m / f sin hogar, niño(-a) m / f desamparado(-a)
2) strays (Rad) parásitos mpl
3. VI
1) [animal] (=roam) extraviarse; (=get lost) perderse, extraviarse

if the gate is left open the cattle stray — si se deja abierta la puerta las vacas se escapan

2) (=wander) [person] vagar, ir sin rumbo fijo; [speaker, thoughts] desvariar

to stray from — (also fig) apartarse de

we had strayed two kilometres from the path — nos habíamos desviado dos kilómetros del camino

they strayed into the enemy camp — erraron el camino y se encontraron en el campamento enemigo

my thoughts strayed to the holidays — empecé a pensar en las vacaciones

* * *

I [streɪ]
intransitive verb
a) (wander away) apartarse, alejarse; (get lost) extraviarse*, perderse*

to stray FROM somebody/something: we strayed from the rest of the group nos apartamos or nos alejamos del resto del grupo; several sheep strayed from the flock varias ovejas se separaron del resto del rebaño or se descarriaron; we strayed off the path nos apartamos del camino; I strayed into a military zone — me metí sin querer en una zona militar

b) (digress)

he kept straying from the issue — se apartaba or se desviaba una y otra vez del tema

he let his thoughts stray — se puso a pensar en otra cosa


II
adjective
a) <dog> (ownerless) callejero, vago; (lost) perdido; <sheep> descarriado
b) (random, scattered)

a stray bullet — una bala perdida

a few stray hairs — algunos pelos sueltos


III
noun (ownerless animal) perro m/gato m callejero or vago; (lost animal) perro m/gato m perdido

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