ramble

ram·ble

 (răm′bəl)

v. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles

v.intr. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles

1. To move about aimlessly: rambled around the park for an hour; rambled around the southwest. See Synonyms at wander.

2. To walk casually or leisurely: rambled over to the neighbor's house.

3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth: Vines rambled over the fence.

4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions: rambled on about his childhood.

v.tr.

To move about aimlessly through or over: rambled the back streets of town.

n.

A leisurely, sometimes lengthy walk.

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[Probably from Middle Dutch *rammelen, to wander about in a state of sexual desire, from rammen, to copulate with.]

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ramble

(ˈræmbəl)

vb (intr)

1. to stroll about freely, as for relaxation, with no particular direction

2. (of paths, streams, etc) to follow a winding course; meander

3. (Botany) (of plants) to grow in a random fashion

4. (of speech, writing, etc) to lack organization

n

a leisurely stroll, esp in the countryside

[C17: probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to roam (of animals); see ram]

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ram•ble

(ˈræm bəl)

v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.

1. to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner; stroll.

2. to take a course with many turns or windings, as a stream or path.

3. to grow or spread in a random, unsystematic fashion, as a vine.

4. to talk or write in a discursive, aimless manner: The speaker rambled on endlessly.

v.t.

5. to walk aimlessly or idly over or through.

n.

6. a leisurely walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure.

[1610–20; orig. uncertain]

ram′bling•ly, adv.

ram′bling•ness, n.

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ramble

Past participle: rambled
Gerund: rambling

Imperative

ramble

ramble

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ramble - an aimless amble on a winding course meander amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Verb	1.	ramble - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" jog, ramble on proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
	2.	ramble - 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" roam, rove, stray, vagabond, wander, range, swan, drift, tramp, cast, roll go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" maunder - wander aimlessly gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure drift, err, stray - wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course" wander - go via an indirect route or at no set pace; "After dinner, we wandered into town"

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ramble

noun

1. walk, tour, trip, stroll, hike, roaming, excursion, roving, saunter, traipse (informal), peregrination, perambulation an hour's ramble through the woods

verb

1. walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal), go walkabout (Austral.), perambulate, stravaig (Scot. & Northern English dialect), peregrinate freedom to ramble across the moors

2. (often with on) babble, go on, gas, wander, rabbit (on) (Brit. informal), rattle, chatter, spout, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), drivel, drone on, gab, twitter, digress, jabber, gabble, rattle on, maunder, witter on (informal), blether, expatiate, run off at the mouth (slang) Sometimes she tended to ramble.

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ramble

verb

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

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

2. To walk at a leisurely pace:

amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, saunter, stroll, wander.

Informal: mosey.

3. To turn aside, especially from the main subject in writing or speaking:

deviate, digress, divagate, diverge, stray, wander.

Idiom: go off at a tangent.

noun

An act of walking, especially for pleasure:

amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, saunter, stroll, walk, wander.

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Translations

نُزْهَه، تَجَوُّليَتَجَوَّل، يَتَنَزَّهيَشُطُّ في الكَلام

procházet seprocházkatúražvanit

vandrevandreturvrøvle

abschweifenStreifzugumherstreifen

βόλτα

divaguerrandonnée

kószálás

gönguferîráfavaîa úr einu í annaî

passeggiarepasseggiatasconnessovagaredivagare

kalbėti be sąryšioklajotiklajotojasnerišluspakrikas

klaiņotpastaigapastaigāties

gå tursnakke i hytt og værtøve

блуждать

trepať

izletpotepanje

ipe sapa gelmez lâflar etmekkırlarda dolaşmaşaşkın şaşkın konuşmakyürüyüşe çıkmak

漫步漫步于...漫谈聊天

ramble

[ˈræmbl]

A. N → paseo m, excursión f
to go for a ramble → dar un paseo

B. VI

1. (= walk) → pasear
we spent a week rambling in the hills → pasamos una semana de excursión en la montaña or la sierra

2. (in speech) → divagar, perder el hilo
he just rambled on and on → siguió divagando

3. [river] → formar meandros; [plant] → trepar, enredarse

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ramble

[ˈræmb^əl]

n → randonnée f
to go for a ramble → faire une randonnée

vi

(= hike) → faire de la randonnée

(= talk confusedly) → radoter

ramble on

vi (= talk at length) → déblatérer
to ramble on about sth → déblatérer sur qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ramble

n → Streifzug m; (esp Brit: = hike) → Wanderung f; to go for or on a ramble → einen Streifzug/eine Wanderung machen

vi

(= wander about) → Streifzüge/einen Streifzug machen; (esp Brit: = go on hike) → wandern

(in speech: old person) → unzusammenhängendes Zeug reden, faseln (inf); (pej: also ramble on) → schwafeln (inf), → vom Hundertsten ins Tausendste kommen

(Hort) → ranken, klettern

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ramble

[ˈræmbl]

1. n → (lunga) passeggiata; (hike) → escursione f

2. vi

a. (walk) → gironzolare, vagare; (hike) → fare escursioni

b. (fig) (in speech) → divagare, dilungarsi
to ramble on → sproloquiare
his mind has started to ramble → è un po' svanito

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ramble

(ˈrӕmbl) verb

1. to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure. wandel يَتَجَوَّل، يَتَنَزَّه разхождам се passear procházet se umherstreifen vandre κάνω μακρινό περίπατο pasear por el campo; dar una caminata uitama ولگردی کردن vaeltaa partir en randonnée לְשוֹטֵט घूमना šetati, lutati kószál berkelana ráfa vagare ぶらつく 산책하다 klajoti, vaikštinėti klaiņot; pastaigāties bersiar-siar rondzwervengå tur, vandre, gå fra hytte til hyttewędrować, iść na wycieczkę ګرځيدل، چكروهل، هوا خورى كول، ګر ځيدنه، چكر، هواخورى، چټى چكر، لالهنده ګرځيدنه، ايله ګردى passear a hoinări гулять, бродить prechádzať sa potepati se šetati ströva (vandra) omkring เดินเที่ยว yürüyüşe çıkmak 漫步 блукати без мети سیر کرنا dạo chơi 漫步于...

2. to speak in an aimless or confused way. bontpraat يَشُطُّ في الكَلام говоря несвързано perambular žvanit abschweifen vrøvle απεραντολογώ divagar heietama وراجی کردن؛ بی هدف حرف زدن jaaritella divaguer לסטות מן הנושא असंगत बातें करना या लिखना buncati, govoriti nesuvislo fecseg mengoceh vaða úr einu í annað divagare, farneticare とりとめなく話す 장황하게 이야기하다 kalbėti be sąryšio, svaičioti runāt nesakarīgi merepek van de hak op de tak springen snakke i hytt og vær, tøve mówić od rzeczy بي هدفه غږيدل divagar a di­vaga, a bate câmpii молоть вздор; бубнить tárať, trepať blebetati gvoriti nesuvislo prata hit och dit, pladdra på คุยหรือเขียนเรื่อยเปื่อย şaşkın şaşkın konuşmak, ipe sapa gelmez lâflar etmek 不著邊際地閒扯 говорити незв'язно, перескакувати від думки до думки اوٹ پٹانگ باتیں کرنا nói lan man 聊天，漫谈

noun

a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure. wandeling نُزْهَه، تَجَوُّل разходка passeio procházka, túra der Streifzug vandretur μακρινός περίπατος paseo retk پرسه؛ ولگردی vaellus randonnéeטיול भ्रमण, सैर šetnja, lutanje kószálás perjalanan keliling gönguferð (passeggiata) ぶらぶら歩き 산책 pasivaikščiojimas pastaiga bersiar lange wandeling fottur piesza wycieczka ايله ګردى passeio hoinăreală прогулка prechádzka, túra potepanje duga šetnja strövtur, vandring เดินเที่ยว kırlarda dolaşma 漫步 прогулянка سیر سپاٹا cuộc dạo chơi 漫步

ˈrambler noun

1. a climbing plant (usually a rose). klimplant زهْر مُتَعَرْبِش пълзящо растение trepadeira popínavá rostlina (růže) die Kletterrose slyngplante αναρριχώμενο φυτό (συν. τριανταφυλλιά) trepadora ronitaim, roniroos گیاه های بالا رونده köynnöskasvi rosier grimpant צֶמַח מְטַפֵּס लता, आम तौर पर गुलाब penjačica futórózsa tanaman rambat klifurjurt/-rós rampicante つるばら 덩굴장미 vijoklis vīteņaugs tumbuhan menjalar klimplant klatre-/slyngrose pnąca róża چكروهونكى، هواخورى كوونكى، لالهانده ګرځيدونكى، اواره ګرځيدونكى trepadeira plantă căţărătoare вьющаяся роза popínavá rastlina (ruža) plezalka puzavica klängväxt, -ros ไม้เลื้อย sarmaşık gülü 蔓生植物 витка рослина گلاب کی بیل cây leo 蔓生植物

2. a person who goes walking in the country for pleasure. wandelaar مُتَنَزِّه، مُتَجَوِّل човек, който (обича да) се разхожда andarilho turista, -ka der Wanderer, die Wanderin vandrer περιπατητής, πεζοπόροςexcursionista uitaja, rändur پرسه زننده retkeilijä promeneur/-euse טייל सैर करने वाला šetač kószáló (személy) pengelana göngumaður (escursionista) 遊歩する人 산책하는 사람 klajotojas klejotājs pengembara wandelaarfotturist, vandrerwycieczkowicz چكروهونكى passeador amator de plimbări любитель пешеходных прогулок turista, -ka pohajkovalec šetač vandrare นักท่องเที่ยว başıboş dolaşan kimse 漫步者 людина, що прогулюється سیلانی người đi dạo chơi 漫步者

ˈrambling adjective

1. aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic. a long, rambling speech. onsamehangend خِطْبَة شَطَّت وابْتِعاد عن الموضوع разхвърлян confuso nesouvislý weitschweifig springende ασυνάρτητος, άσκοποςincoherente, confuso, inconexo hüplev, segane حرف های نا مربوط؛ چرت و پرت rönsyilevä décousu ללא קֶשֶר भ्रमित एवं निरूद्देश्य nesuvisao összefüggéstelen melantur sundurlaus sconnesso, incoerente 取りとめのない 산만한 nerišlus, padrikas nesakarīgs merewang onsamenhangendusammenhengende, springendechaotyczny چتی پتی confuso dez­lânat бессвязный nesúvislý brez repa in glave zbunjujući oredig, osammanhängande อย่างเรื่อยเปื่อย dağınık, konudan konuya atlayan 不著邊際的 безладний, нескладний بے ترتیب dông dài 不着边际的杂乱无章的

2. built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions. a rambling old house. onsamehangend شارِد، مُتَشَتِّت безсистемен espalhado bez pevného řádu, nepravidelný verschachtelt planløs απλωμένος άτακτα, ατσούμπαλος sin plan; laberíntico sopiline بدون نقشه sokkeloinen plein de coins et de recoins מִתפָּרֵס לְכל עֵבֶר बेतरतीब निर्माण graditi bez plana zegzugos luas skipulagslaus (costruito male) 計画性のない 사방 팔방으로 불규칙하게 퍼져 있는 pakrikas neregulārs; (būvēts) juku jukām tanpa perancangan onregelmatig gebouwd uregelmessig, påbygd i alle retningernieregularny, rozbudowany چتی پتی espalhado con­struit fără a avea un plan/un proiect разбросанный živelne stavaný, nesúvislý brez načrta postavljen nepravilnog oblika oregelbundet byggd สร้างไปเรื่อย her yöne dağılmış, gelişigüzel 雜亂無章的 розкиданий, безладно збудований غیر مربوط nhà nhô ra thụt vào 杂乱无章的，凌乱的

3. (of plants, usually roses) climbing. klimmend مُتَعَرْبِش пълзящ trepadeira pnoucí rankend slyngende; slyng- αναρριχώμενος trepador roni- بالا رونده؛ پخش شونده rönsyilevä grimpant מְטַפּסִים लताओं इत्यादि का चढ़ना bujno, bujan kúszó (növény) merambat klifur- rampicante はびこる 무성하게 뻗은 vijoklinis vīteņ- memanjat klim-klatre-, slyng- pnący پورته تلونكي trepadeira căţă­ră­tor ползучий, вьющийся popínavý plezalke, ovijalke uspinjući klängande, kläng- เลื้อยไปทั่ว sarmaşık 蔓生的 повзучий, виткий پودوں خاص طور سے گلاب کی بیل کا بڑھنا leo 蔓生的

ramble on

to talk for a long time in an aimless or confused way. babbel, bontpraat يتَكَلَّم طَويلا بدون هَدَف واضْطِراب говоря несвързано divagar mluvit nesouvisle drauflosreden pladre løs φλυαρώ ακατάπαυστα divagar segaselt heietama حرف های نا مربوط زدن jaaritella discourir longuement et sans cohérence לְבַּרבֵּר इधर-उधर घूमना, इधर-उधर की बातें करना govoriti nesuvislo összefüggéstelenül beszél bicara melantur vaða úr einu í annað farneticare とりとめなく話す 장황하게 이야기하다 kalbėti be sąryšio runāt par šo un to; melst niekus; kult tukšus salmus merepek van de hak op de tak springen snakke i hytt og vær mówić od rzeczy بی معنی حرفونه divagar a bate câmpii fără rost молоть вздор hovoriť nesúvislo blebetati govoriti nepovezano bez prestanka pladdra på, prata smörja พูดเรื่อยเปื่อยเป็นเวลานาน boş boş konuşmak 不著邊際地閒扯不停 довго язиком молоти دیر تک اوٹ پٹانگ باتیں کرنا nói lan man 漫谈

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