astray (redirected from going astray)

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.

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

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a·stray adj.

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astray

Adjective, adv

out of the right or expected way [Old French estraier to stray]

Thesaurus

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" wide

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astray

adjective, adverb off the right track, adrift, off course, off the mark, amiss lead someone astray lead into sin, lead into error, lead into bad ways, lead into wrong

Translations

astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → extraviarse;

to lead astray → llevar por mal camino;

to go astray in one's calculations → equivocarse en sus cálculos

astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → s'égarer (fig); quitter le droit chemin;

to lead astray (morally) → détourner du droit chemin;

to go astray in one's calculations → faire fausse route dans ses calculs

astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray (letter) → verloren gehen (fig); auf Abwege geraten;

to lead astray → auf Abwege bringen;

to go astray in one's calculations → sich verrechnen

astray [əˈstreɪ] adv to go astray → smarrirsi;

(fig) → traviarsi;

to go astray in one's calculations → sbagliare i calcoli

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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 harhaan égaré, perdu לְהֵיאַבֵּד गुमराह zalutao téves irányba(n) tersesat, kesasar tÿndur, sem hefur farið afleiðis smarrito, fuori strada 道に迷って 길을 잃은 paklydęs; klaidingai nomaldījies sesat verdwaald, zoek (ført) på villspor, (kommet) på 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 迷路