(′rōv·iŋ)

(materials) Fibrous glass in which spun strands are woven into a tubular rope.
(textiles) Natural fiber yarns that have been drawn out and slightly twisted in preparation for spinning.

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adjective

Traveling about, especially in search of adventure: errant, roaming, wandering. See move/halt.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: travelling about without any clear destination
  Synonyms: wandering, vagabondage

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The adjective roving has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently
  Synonyms: mobile, nomadic, peregrine, wandering

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - strejferi, forspinding

idioms:

• roving commission    undersøgelseskomité, udvalg med fri rejsetilladelse
• roving eye    skørtejæger
• roving reporter    omrejsende reporter

Nederlands (Dutch)
dwalend, ruimschoots

Français (French)
1.
adj. - itinérant, sur la route (un reporter), en vagabondage

idioms:

• roving commission    commission itinérante
• roving eye    (être) toujours à l'affût d'une aventure
• roving reporter    reporter itinérant

2.
n. - (Tex) phase finale du cardage

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - herumziehend

idioms:

• roving commission    Reiseauftrag
• roving eye    Auge, das ständig auf andere Frauen guckt
• roving reporter    reisender Reporter

2.
n. - Vorspinnen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - περιπλανώμενος, περιφερόμενος

idioms:

• roving commission    καθήκοντα που απαιτούν συνεχείς μετακινήσεις
• roving eye    μάτι που "παίζει"
• roving reporter    περιοδεύων δημοσιογράφος

Italiano (Italian)
nomade, itinerante, viaggio senza meta

idioms:

• roving commission    mandato
• roving eye    occhio lubrico
• roving reporter    inviato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - móvel

idioms:

• roving commission    investigador
• roving eye    ver tudo
• roving reporter    repórter móvel

Русский (Russian)
странствующий, блуждающий

idioms:

• roving commission    работа связанная с командировкой, служба не на одном месте
• roving eye    стрелять глазами
• roving reporter    разъездной репортер

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - errante, itinerante

idioms:

• roving commission    carta blanca para trasladarse
• roving eye    tendencia a flirtear, mujeriego, estrabismo, codicia
• roving reporter    periodista sin destino fijo

2.
n. - tipo de mecha de tejido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kringströvande, flackande

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
粗纱

idioms:

• roving commission    自由旅行权, 到处奔走的职务, 自由航行权
• roving eye    游移的目光
• roving reporter    流动通讯员

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 粗紗

idioms:

• roving commission    自由旅行權, 到處奔走的職務, 自由航行權
• roving eye    游移的目光
• roving reporter    流動通訊員

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 헤맴, 먼 과녘 쏘기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 放浪, 粗紡糸, 練紡
adj. - 放浪する, 常駐しない, 移動する

idioms:

• roving commission    自由旅行権限
• roving eye    目移りする
• roving reporter    移動レポーター

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) طواف, الطائف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משוטט, סיבים לטויה‬

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