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amble
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am·ble  (mbl)
intr.v. am·bled, am·bling, am·bles
1. To walk slowly or leisurely; stroll.
2. To move along at an easy gait by using both legs on one side alternately with both on the other. Used of a horse.
n.
1. An unhurried or leisurely walk.
2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

[Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulre, to walk.]

ambler n.

amble [ˈæmbəl]
vb (intr)
1. to walk at a leisurely relaxed pace
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) to move slowly, lifting both legs on one side together
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to ride a horse at an amble or leisurely pace
n
1. a leisurely motion in walking
2. a leisurely walk
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the ambling gait of a horse
[from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre to walk]
ambler  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ambleamble - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
ramble, meander - an aimless amble on a winding course
walk - the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
walkabout - a public stroll by a celebrity to meet people informally
Verb1.amble - walk leisurely
walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"

amble
verb stroll, walk, wander, ramble, meander, saunter, dawdle, mosey (informal) We ambled along in front of the houses.
Translations
amble [ˈæmbl]
A. VI [person] → andar sin prisa; [horse] → amblar, ir a paso de andadura
to amble alongandar sin prisa, pasearse despacio
the bus ambles along at 40kphel autobús va tranquilamente a 40kph
he ambled into my office at ten o'clockentró tranquilamente en mi oficina a las diez
he ambled up to mese me acercó a paso lento
B. N [of horse] → ambladura f, paso m de andadura
to walk at an amble [person] → andar sin prisa, pasearse despacio

amble [ˈæmbəl] vi
to amble along → aller d'un pas tranquille, marcher d'un pas tranquille
to amble through sth
They ambled through the gardens → Ils traversaient le parc sans se presser.

amble
vi (person)schlendern; (horse)im Passgang gehen
nSchlendern nt; (of horse)Passgang m; he went for an amble along the riversideer machte einen gemütlichen Spaziergang am Fluss entlang

amble [ˈæmbl]
1. vi (also to amble along or about) (person) → camminare tranquillamente or senza fretta
he ambled up to me → mi è venuto incontro senza fretta
2. n (of horse) → ambio

amble
v amble [ˈӕmbl]
to walk without hurrying We were ambling along enjoying the scenery. drentel, stap يَسِير بِتَمَهُّل، يَمْشِي الهُوَينا вървя бавно loudat se, pomalu kráčet slentre schlendern βαδίζω ανέμελα, σεργιανίζω ir tranquilamente, ir sin prisa kõnnisklema قدم زدن kävellä marcher tranquillement לַלֶכֶת לְאָט टहलना polagano šetati baktat gontai rölta camminare lentamente, andare a zonzo ゆっくり歩く 천천히 걷다 eiti palengva iet (nesteidzoties) berjalan perlahan-lahan kuieren slentre, rusle przechadzać się vaguear a merge agale идти неторопливым шагом pomaly kráčať mirno hoditi hodati polako gå i sakta mak, lunka เดินทอดน่อง gezinmek 漫步 повільна хода سبک خرامی đi thong thả


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