ram·ble (r m b l)intr.v. ram·bled, ram·bling, ram·bles 1. To move about aimlessly. See Synonyms at wander. 2. To walk about casually or for pleasure. 3. To follow an irregularly winding course of motion or growth. 4. To speak or write at length and with many digressions. n. A leisurely, sometimes lengthy walk. [Probably from Middle Dutch *rammelen, to wander about in a state of sexual desire, from rammen, to copulate with.] |
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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[probably related to Middle Dutch rammelen to roam (of animals); see ram]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | ramble - an aimless amble on a winding course |
| Verb | 1. | ramble - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs" |
| 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"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 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" |
ramble
noun
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.
Translations
ramble [ˈræmbl]
ramble [ˈræmbəl]
vi
(= talk confusedly) → radoter
to ramble on about sth → déblatérer sur qch
ramble on
vi (= talk at length) → déblatérer >to ramble on about sth → déblatérer sur qch
ramble
ramble [ˈræmbl]
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
to ramble on → sproloquiare
his mind has started to ramble → è un po' svanito
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
to ramble on → sproloquiare
his mind has started to ramble → è un po' svanito
v ramble [ˈrӕmbl]
1 to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure. wandel يَتَجَوَّل، يَتَنَزَّه разхождам се procházet se vandre umherstreifen 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 rondzwerven gå tur, vandre, gå fra hytte til hytte wędrować, iść na wycieczkę 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 žvanit vrøvle abschweifen 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 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 不著邊際地閑扯 говорити незв'язно, перескакувати від думки до думки اوٹ پٹانگ باتیں کرنا nói lan man 聊天，漫谈
n
a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure. wandeling نُزْهَه، تَجَوُّل разходка procházka, túra vandretur der Streifzug μακρινός περίπατος paseo retk پرسه؛ ولگردی vaellus randonnée טִיוּל भ्रमण, सैर šetnja, lutanje kószálás perjalanan keliling gönguferð (passeggiata) ぶらぶら歩き 산책 pasivaikščiojimas pastaiga bersiar lange wandeling fottur piesza wycieczka passeio hoinăreală прогулка prechádzka, túra potepanje duga šetnja strövtur, vandring เดินเที่ยว kırlarda dolaşma 漫步 прогулянка سیر سپاٹا cuộc dạo chơi 漫步
n rambler
1 a climbing plant (usually a rose). klimplant زهْر مُتَعَرْبِش пълзящо растение popínavá rostlina (růže) slyngplante die Kletterrose 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 (rosa) rampicante つるばら 덩굴장미 vijoklis vīteņaugs tumbuhan menjalar klimplant klatre-/slyngrose pnąca róża 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 turista, -ka vandrer der Wanderer, die Wanderin περιπατητής, πεζοπόρος excursionista uitaja, rändur پرسه زننده retkeilijä promeneur/-euse טַייָל सैर करने वाला šetač kószáló (személy) pengelana göngumaður (escursionista) 遊歩する人 산책하는 사람 klajotojas klejotājs pengembara wandelaar fotturist, vandrer wycieczkowicz 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
adj rambling
1 aimless and confused; not keeping to the topic a long, rambling speech. onsamehangend خِطْبَة شَطَّت وابْتِعاد عن الموضوع разхвърлян nesouvislý springende weitschweifig ασυνάρτητος, άσκοπος incoherente, 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 onsamenhangend usammenhengende, springende chaotyczny 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 杂乱无章的
2 built (as if) without any plan, stretching in various directions a rambling old house. onsamehangend شارِد، مُتَشَتِّت безсистемен bez pevného řádu, nepravidelný planløs verschachtelt 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 retninger nieregularny, rozbudowany 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 凌乱的
3 (of plants, usually roses) climbing. klimmend مُتَعَرْبِش пълзящ pnoucí slyngende; slyng- rankend 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{#169} klatre-, slyng- pnący 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 mluvit nesouvisle pladre løs drauflosreden 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 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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