straggle

strag·gle

 (străg′əl)

intr.v. strag·gled, strag·gling, strag·gles

1.

a. To move or proceed slowly or in a scattered or irregular group: "The millworkers straggled out for lunch" (Carson McCullers).

b. To move or lag behind another or others: "Bawling calves straggled after cows" (Jean M. Auel).

2. To extend or be spread out: "The willow herb straggled over the heaps of rubble" (George Orwell).

3. To hang limply or loosely: "the potbellied man, whose dirty hair straggled to his shoulders" (Stephen King).

n.

A scattered or disorderly group, as of people or things.

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[Middle English straglen, to wander.]

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strag′gler n.

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straggle

(ˈstræɡəl)

vb (intr)

1. to go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; stray

2. to linger behind or wander from a main line or part

[C14: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to strake and stretch]

ˈstraggler n

ˈstraggling adj

ˈstragglingly adv

ˈstraggly adj

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strag•gle

(ˈstræg əl)

v.i. -gled, -gling.

1. to stray from the road, course, or line of march.

2. to wander about; ramble.

3. to spread at irregular intervals: trees straggling over the hillside.

[1350–1400; Middle English straglen, of uncertain orig.]

strag′gler, n.

strag′gling•ly, adv.

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straggle

Past participle: straggled
Gerund: straggling

Imperative

straggle

straggle

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	straggle - a wandering or disorderly grouping (of things or persons); "a straggle of outbuildings"; "a straggle of followers" group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
Verb	1.	straggle - wander from a direct or straight course sidetrack, digress, depart deviate, divert - turn aside; turn away from
	2.	straggle - go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way; "Branches straggling out quite far" sprawl spread, distribute - distribute or disperse widely; "The invaders spread their language all over the country"

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straggle

verb

1. trail, drift, wander, range, lag, stray, roam, ramble, rove, loiter, string out They came straggling up the cliff road.

2. hang (down), trail, dangle, sag, droop Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face.

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straggle

verb

To grow or spread in a disorderly or planless fashion:

spill, sprawl.

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Translations

يَتَخَلَّف عن الرَّكْبيَنْتَشِر في غَيْرِ نِظام

růst neuspořádánězpožďovat se

sakke bagud

hinterherbummelnwuchern

traîner en arrière

összevissza nő

dragast afturúrdreifa/láta vaxa óreglulega

penderesbandarsisparso

atsilikėlisišsidraikęsišsidraikymasišsimėtęsišsimėtymas

atpaliktbūt izklaidunekārtīgi augt/plestiesnoklīst

bre seg uryddigkomme slengende etter

oneskorovať sarásť neporiadne

ayrı düşmekdağınık bir biçimde yayılmakgeride kalmak

落伍蔓生

straggle

[ˈstrægl] VI

1. (= lag behind) → rezagarse
the guests straggled out into the night → los invitados salieron poco a poco y desaparecieron en la noche
as the last runners straggled over the finishing line → a medida que iban cruzando la meta los últimos corredores ...

2. (= spread untidily) (Bot) → lozanear; [hair] → caer lacio
the village straggles on for miles → el pueblo se extiende varios kilómetros (sin tener un plano fijo)
her hair straggles over her face → el pelo le cae lacio delante de la cara

straggle away straggle off VI + ADV → dispersarse

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

straggle

[ˈstræg^əl] vi

[people] → s'éparpiller, s'égailler

[things]
The houses straggled down the hillside → Les maisons s'éparpillaient sur le flanc de la colline.
Her grey hair straggled in wisps about her face → Ses cheveux gris tombaient en mèches sur son visage.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

straggle

vi

(= spread untidily, houses, trees) → verstreut liegen; (hair) → (unordentlich) hängen; (plant) → (in die Länge) wuchern, in die Höhe schießen; the town straggles on for miles → die Stadt zieht sich über Meilen hin

to straggle behind → zurückbleiben, hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle behind the leader → in weitem Abstand hinter dem Führer zurückbleiben or hinterherzockeln (inf); to straggle along the road → die Straße entlangbummeln or -zockeln (inf); to straggle in/out → vereinzelt kommen/gehen; stop straggling → bleibt beieinander

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

straggle

[ˈstrægl] vi (lag behind) → rimanere indietro; (spread untidily) → estendersi disordinatamente
to straggle in/out → entrare/uscire uno ad uno

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straggle

(ˈstrӕgl) verb

1. to grow or spread untidily. His beard straggled over his chest. versprei يَنْتَشِر في غَيْرِ نِظام разпростирам се разпиляно espalhar-se růst neuspořádaně wuchern sprede sig vildt φυτρώνω, απλώνομαι ακανόνιστα extenderse, desparramarse, crecer desordenadamente lokkama پخش و پلا بودن repsottaa pousser/tomber en désordre לִגדוֹל ללא סֵדֶר फैल जाना, बिखर जाना divlje rasti, bujati összevissza nő tumbuh jarang dreifa/láta vaxa óreglulega (crescere in modo disordinato) だらだら広がる 헝클어지다 pakrikai augti, stirksoti nekārtīgi augt/plesties; būt izklaidu tumbuh berterabur slordig hangen bre seg uryddig rozkrzewiać się اواره،متفرق اوسيدل ،متفرق كيدل espalhar-se a creşte în dezordine беспорядочно расти rásť neporiadne, nepravidelne razrasti se raštrkati bre ut sig, hänga i stripor กระจัดกระจาย dağınık bir biçimde yayılmak 蔓生 рости безладно جا بجا پھیل جانا lan ra một cách lung tung 蔓生

2. to walk too slowly to remain with a body of eg marching soldiers, walkers etc. agterbly يَتَخَلَّف عن الرَّكْب движа се без ред arrastar-se zpožďovat se hinterherbummeln sakke bagud ξεκόβω, μένω πίσω rezagarse, ir rezagado maha jääma عقب ماندن jäädä jälkeen traîner en arrière לְהִזדַנֵב पिछड़ना udaljiti se, zaostajati (el)kóborol berjalan pelahan dragast afturúr errare, girovagare 落後する 낙오하다 atsilikti atpalikt; noklīst berjalan perlahan achterblijven komme slengende etterociągać się وروسته پاتی کیدل arrastar-se a rămâne în urmă отставать oneskorovať sa zaostati zaostajati sacka efter พลัดจากกลุ่ม geride kalmak, ayrı düşmek 落伍 відставати; іти врозбрід بہت دھیرے چلنا đi lộn xộn 落伍

ˈstraggler noun

a person who walks too slowly during a march etc and gets left behind. A car was sent to pick up the stragglers. agterblyers مُتَخَلِّف عن الرَّكْب изоставащ от частта си войник retardatário opozdilec der/die Nachzügler(in) person, der sakker bagud αυτός που έχει ξεμείνει πίσω rezagado mahajäänu نفر آخر hidastelija traînard/-arde מִזדַנֵב किसी मार्च में पिछड़ने वाला onaj koji je zaostao (za svojom skupinom) elmaradozó orang yang tertinggal e-r sem dregst aftur úr ritardatario 落後者 탈락자, 낙오자 atsilikėlis atpalikušais; pakaļpalicējs orang yang jalan perlahan dan ketinggalan jauh di belakang yang lain achterblijven etternølermaruder وروستی نفر retardatário persoană înceată отставший oneskorenec zamudnik lutalica eftersläntrare คนที่พลัดหลง geri kalan kimse 落伍者 відсталий; людина, що відстала آوارہ گرد người không đi theo hàng lối 落伍者

ˈstraggly adjective

straggling untidily. straggly hair. verstrooid مُنْتَشِر بدونِ نِظام разпръснато desgrenhado rozcuchaný widerspenstig pjusket ανάκατος, που φύεται άτακτα desaliñado salkus, pulstis پراكنده repsottava en désordreמפוזר बिखरा होना raštrkan bozontos jarang rytjulegur disordinato もじゃもじゃの 헝클어진 išsidraikęs, išsimėtęs izspūris; izsvaidīts; izmētāts; izklaidu terjurai-jurai slordigtynt og pistret nie uporządkowany ګډوډ ، تیت desgrenhado în dezordine всклокоченный strapatý, rozstrapatený; rozptýlený razmršen čupav spretig, stripig ที่กระจัดกระจาย dağınık 散亂的，七零八落的 зкуйовджений بے ترتیبی سے بکھرا ہوا rời rạc, không theo hàng lối 散乱的，七零八落的

ˈstraggliness noun

verstrooidheid إنْتِشار بِدون نِظام разпиляност dispersão nepořádnost die Widerspenstigkeit pjuskethed; roderi ανακατωσούρα, έλλειψη σειράς και τάξης desorden salkusolek پراكندگي hidastelu caractère désordonné מפוזר फैलना, बिखरना koji je raštrkan ziláltság keadaan jarang óreiða disordine ばらばら 헝클어짐 netvarka, išsidraikymas, išsimėtymas nekārtība tidak teratur slordigheiduryddighet; pistrethetnieład تیت پرک ، ګډوډ dispersão caracter dezordonat беспорядочность neporiadnosť neurejenost raštrkanost spretighet, stripighet การกระจัดกระจาย dağınıklık 散落 розкиданість آوارہ گردی sự rời rạc 散落

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