gallivant

gal·li·vant

also gal·a·vant (găl′ə-vănt′)

intr.v. gal·li·vant·ed, gal·li·vant·ing, gal·li·vants also gal·a·vant·ed or gal·a·vant·ing or gal·a·vants

1. To roam about in search of pleasure or amusement. See Synonyms at wander.

2. To play around amorously; flirt.

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[Perhaps alteration of gallant.]

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gallivant

(ˈɡælɪˌvænt) ,

galivant

or

galavant

vb

(intr) to go about in search of pleasure; gad about

[C19: perhaps whimsical modification of gallant]

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gal•li•vant

or gal•a•vant

(ˈgæl əˌvænt, ˌgæl əˈvænt)
v.i.

1. to wander about, seeking pleasure.

2. to go about with members of the opposite sex.

[1815–25; perhaps alter. of gallant]

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gallivant

Past participle: gallivanted
Gerund: gallivanting

Imperative

gallivant

gallivant

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

gallivant - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure gad, jazz around rove, stray, roam, vagabond, wander, swan, ramble, range, drift, tramp, cast, roll - move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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gallivant

verb gad about, wander, roam, run around, ramble, rove, range, go walkabout (Austral.), stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect) She shouldn't be gallivanting around filling her head with nonsense.

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gallivant

verb

To move about at random, especially over a wide area:

drift, gad, meander, peregrinate, ramble, range, roam, rove, stray, traipse, wander.

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Translations

bighellonare

gallivant

[ˈgælɪvænt] vi (= gad) to go gallivanting → se balader
to gallivant around → se balader

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

gallivant

vi → sich amüsieren; to gallivant about or around → sich herumtreiben, → herumstromern (pej); to gallivant off → losziehen (inf); I was out gallivanting last night → ich war gestern Abend bummeln or auf Achse (inf)

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gallivant

[ˈgælɪˌvænt] vi → andare in giro a divertirsi

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