astray

a·stray  (-str)

adv.

1. Away from the correct path or direction. See Synonyms at amiss.

2. Away from the right or good, as in thought or behavior; straying to or into wrong or evil ways.

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[Middle English, from Old French estraie, past participle of estraier, to stray; see stray.]

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a·stray adj.

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astray [əˈstreɪ]

adj (postpositive)

adv

1. out of the correct path or direction

2. out of the right, good, or expected way; into error

[from Old French estraie roaming, from estraier to stray]

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	astray - away from the right path or direction; "he was led astray"
	2.	astray - far from the intended target; "the arrow went wide of the mark"; "a bullet went astray and killed a bystander" wide

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astray

adjective & adverb off the right track, adrift, off course, off the mark, amiss Many items of mail being sent to her have gone astray.

lead someone astray lead into sin, lead into error, lead into bad ways, lead into wrong, lead off the straight and narrow The judge thought he'd been led astray by others.

Translations

astray [əˈstreɪ] ADV

1. (lit) to go astray (= get lost) → extraviarse

2. (fig) to go astray (= make a mistake) → equivocarse; (morally) → ir por mal camino
to lead sb astray → llevar a algn por mal camino
I was led astray by his voice → su voz me despistó

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astray [əˈstreɪ] adv
to go astray (= become lost) [person, object] → s'égarer (fig) [person] → quitter le droit chemin
to go astray in one's calculations → faire fausse route dans ses calculs
to lead sb astray (= corrupt) → détourner qn du droit chemin (= mislead) → mettre qn sur une fausse piste

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astray

adj → verloren; to go astray (person) (lit) → vom Weg abkommen; (fig: morally) → vom rechten Weg abkommen, auf Abwege geraten; (letter, object) → verloren gehen; (= go wrong: in argument etc) → irregehen; to lead somebody astray (fig) → jdn vom rechten Weg abbringen; (= mislead) → jdn irreführen

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astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → perdere la strada, smarrirsi, perdersi; (morally) → mettersi su una cattiva strada, traviarsi
to go astray in one's calculations → sbagliare i calcoli
to lead sb astray → portare qn su una cattiva strada

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astray

adjectiv / adv astray [əˈstrei]

away from the right direction; missing, lost The letter has gone astray; We were led astray by the inaccurate map. weg شارِد، تائِه، ضال заблуден zbloudilý; z cesty lede på afveje; gå tabt in die Irre έξω από το σωστό δρόμο, σε ξεστράτισμα extraviado, perdido eksiteele, eksiteel گمراه؛ بیراهه eksynyt égaré, perdu לְהֵיאַבֵּד गुमराह zalutao téves irányba(n) tersesat, kesasar tÿndur, sem hefur farið afleiðis smarrito, fuori strada 道に迷って 길을 잃고 paklydęs; klaidingai nomaldījies sesat verdwaald, zoek (ført) på villspor, (kommet) på avveier w niewłaściwym kierunku extraviado rătăcit, pierdut заблудившийся zablúdený, nesprávny; (zísť) zo správnej cesty izgubljen izgubljen; izgubljeno vilse, på avvägar หลงทาง yolunu şaşırmış, kayıp, kaybolmuş 迷路 заблуканий; заблукавши گمراہ ، بھٹکا ہوا chệch hướng 迷路