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astray

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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.

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

a·stray adj.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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"

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 astrayllevar a algn por mal camino
I was led astray by his voicesu voz me despistó

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

astray
adjverloren; 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

astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astrayperdere 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
astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astrayperdere 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

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) villspor, (kommet) 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


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It seems, Vasili Andreevich, that we have gone quite astray,' Nikita suddenly remarked, as if it were a pleasant thing.
* These misguided people sacrificed their own lives wantonly, very often made our own plans go astray, and retarded our organization.
Even the heart of Zeus, who delights in thunder, is led astray by her; though he is greatest of all and has the lot of highest majesty, she beguiles even his wise heart whensoever she pleases, and mates him with mortal women, unknown to Hera, his sister and his wife, the grandest far in beauty among the deathless goddesses -- most glorious is she whom wily Cronos with her mother Rhea did beget: and Zeus, whose wisdom is everlasting, made her his chaste and careful wife.
 
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