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traipse  (trps)

intr.v. traipsed, traips·ing, traips·es

v.intr.

To walk or tramp about; gad: traipsed from one picnic site to another.

v.tr.

To walk or tramp over or about: traipsed the countryside, looking for work.

n.

A tiring walk.

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[Perhaps ultimately from Old French trespasser, to trespass; see trespass.]

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traipse, trapes [treɪps] Informal

vb

(intr) to walk heavily or tiredly

n

a long or tiring walk; trudge

[of unknown origin]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

traipse - walk or tramp about                   shlep 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"

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traipse (Informal)

verb

trudge, trail, tramp, slouch, drag yourself, footslog He traipsed from one doctor to another.

noun

trudge, trek, tramp, slog, long walk It's rather a long traipse from here. Let's take a bus.

Translations

traipse [treɪps]

A. VI → andar penosamente
to traipse in/out → entrar/salir penosamente
we traipsed about all morning → pasamos toda la mañana yendo de acá para allá
I had to traipse over to see him → tuve que tomarme la molestia de ir a verle

B. N → caminata f

traipse [ˈtreɪps] vi → se traîner
to traipse around the shops → se traîner dans les magasins

traipse (inf)

vi → latschen (inf); to traipse (a)round the shops → in den Geschäften rumlatschen (inf); to traipse (a)round the shops for something → die Geschäfte nach etw abklappern (inf)

n it’s a long traipse → da muss man lange latschen (inf)

traipse [treɪps]

1. vi (fam) to traipse around → trascinarsi in giro

2. n a long traipse → una camminata sfiancante