stroll

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v., strolled, stroll·ing, strolls.

v.intr.
  1. To go for a leisurely walk: stroll in the park.
  2. To travel from place to place seeking work or gain.
v.tr.
To walk along or through at a leisurely pace: stroll the beach.

n.
A leisurely walk.

[Probably German dialectal strollen, variant of strolchen, from Strolch, fortuneteller, vagabond, perhaps from Italian dialectal strolegh, from Italian astròlogo, astrologer, fortuneteller, from Latin astrologus, astronomer, astrologer, from Greek astrologos. See astrology.]


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verb

    To walk at a leisurely pace: amble, meander, perambulate, promenade, ramble, saunter, wander. Informal mosey. See move/halt.

noun

    An act of walking, especially for pleasure: amble, meander (often used in plural), perambulation, promenade, ramble, saunter, walk, wander. See move/halt.


v, n

Definition: walk along lazily
Antonyms: run

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To walk in a leisurely manner.

pronunciation Whenever he visits, we go for a stroll on the waterfront.

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In the phr. stroll on!, expressing incredulity at the preceding remark. (1959 —) .
P. Tinniswood 'Excuse me, but do you by any chance suffer from hay fever?' 'No,' said Brenda Woodhead. 'Why?' 'Well, your eyes are all puffy and you've got a red nose.'—Bloody rotate, Carter. Bloody stroll on (1985).

[The implication is that hearers should carry on as if no remark had been made.]


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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - slentre, spadsere, rejse omkring
v. tr. - slentre, spadsere, rejse omkring
n. - tur

Nederlands (Dutch)
slenteren, wandelen, ommetje

Français (French)
v. intr. - se promener, flâner, gagner facilement
v. tr. - flâner
n. - promenade, tour

Deutsch (German)
n. - Spaziergang
v. - spazierengehen, schlendern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περίπατος, βόλτα
v. - κάνω περίπατο (κν. βολτάρω)

Italiano (Italian)
andare a zonzo, gironzolare, passeggiare, caracollare, giretto, passeggiata

Português (Portuguese)
n. - passeio (m)
v. - passear

Русский (Russian)
неторопливая прогулка, гулять

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - pasearse
v. tr. - pasear, vagar
n. - vuelta, paseo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - promenad
v. - promenera, ströva, vandra, flanera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
散步, 溜达, 流浪, 辗转各地, 缓步走, 巡回演出, 在...散步, 漫步, 四处流浪, 闲逛

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 散步, 溜達, 流浪, 輾轉各地, 緩步走, 巡迴演出
v. tr. - 在...散步
n. - 漫步, 四處流浪, 閒逛

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - (사람이) 어슬렁 거리다, 산책하다, 방랑하다
v. tr. - 한가로이 거닐다
n. - 슬슬 거닐기, 산책하다, 쉬운 일

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - ぶらつく, 散歩する, 放浪する, 巡業する
n. - ぶらぶら歩き, 散歩

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مشيه هادئه, نزهه (فعل) يتمشى باتزان, يتنزه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮טייל בנחת, פסע לאיטו, השיג ללא מאמץ‬
v. tr. - ‮טייל בנחת‬
n. - ‮הליכה בנחת‬


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