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ramble
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ram·ble  (rmbl)
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
Verb
[-bling, -bled]
1. to walk for relaxation, sometimes with no particular direction
2. to speak or write in a confused style
3. to grow or develop in a random fashion
Noun
a walk, esp. in the countryside [Middle English romblen]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ramble - an aimless amble on a winding course
amble, stroll, saunter, perambulation, promenade - a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Verb1.ramble - continue talking or writing in a desultory manner; "This novel rambles on and jogs"
proceed, continue, carry on, go on - continue talking; "I know it's hard," he continued, "but there is no choice"; "carry on--pretend we are not in the room"
2.rambleramble - 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
gad, gallivant, jazz around - wander aimlessly in search of pleasure
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
verb 2. walk, range, drift, wander, stroll, stray, roam, rove, amble, saunter, straggle, traipse (informal) go walkabout Austral. perambulate, stravaig Scot., Northern English (dialect) peregrinate
verb 3. (often with on) babble, wander, rabbit (on) Brit. (informal) chatter, waffle (informal), chiefly Brit. digress, rattle on, maunder, witter on (informal) expatiate, run off at the mouth (slang)
Translations

ramble [ˈræmbl] ncaminata, excursión f en el campo
vi (pej) (also: ramble on) → divagar
ramble [ˈræmbl] nrandonnée f
vi (= walk) → se promener, faire une randonnée;
(pej) (also: ramble on) → discourir, pérorer
ramble [ˈræmbl] nWanderung f
viwandern;
(also: ramble on) (talk) → schwafeln
ramble [ˈræmbl] nescursione f
vi (pej) (also: ramble on) → divagare

ramble
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 vaellella partir en randonnée לְשוֹטֵט घूमना šetati, lutati kószál berkelana ráfa vagare ぶらつく 산책하다 klajoti, vaikštinėti klaiņot; pastaigāties bersiar-siar rondzwerven tur, vandre, fra hytte til hytte wędrować, iść na wycieczkę passear a hoinări гулять, бродить prechádzať sa potepati se šetati ströva (vandra) omkring เดินเที่ยว yürüyüşe çıkmak 漫步於... блукати без мети سیر کرنا dạo chơi ...
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 두서 없이 말하다 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 聊天,漫談 говорити незв'язно, перескакувати від думки до думки اوٹ پٹانگ باتیں کرنا nói lan man
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
n ˈrambler
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 덩굴 장미 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
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 patikkaretkeilijä 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
adj ˈrambling
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 두서 없는 nerišlus, padrikas nesakarīgs merewang onsamenhangend usammenhengende, springende chaotyczny confuso dez­lânat бессвязный nesúvislý brez repa in glave zbunjujući oredig, osammanhängande อย่างเรื่อยเปื่อย dağınık, konudan konuya atlayan 雜亂無章的 безладний, нескладний بے ترتیب dông dài
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 들쭉날쭉하게 지어진, 불규칙한 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 淩亂的 розкиданий, безладно збудований غیر مربوط nhà nhô ra thụt vào
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 기어오르는 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
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 늘어놓다 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 漫談 довго язиком молоти دیر تک اوٹ پٹانگ باتیں کرنا nói lan man


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