gallivant in French
gallivant in French is flâner, conter fleurette, flirter — gallivant means to travel or wander around for fun, with no fixed plan.
gallivant in French
flâner
(intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
conter fleurette
(intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.
flirter
(intransitive, obsolete) To flirt, to romance.
What does "gallivant" mean?
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verb To travel or wander around for fun, with no fixed plan.
"Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant – to gallivant all day long."
- verb To flirt with someone in a romantic way.
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gallivant in a sentence
- Bertram, it is true, when he heard of the plan, rebelled, and asserted that what Billy needed was a rest, an entire rest from care and labor. In fact, what he wanted her to do, he said, was to gallivant – to gallivant all day long.
- Rather than sit and gawk at my nonadoring mother and sister, I gallivanted outdoors until it was time to hit the sack.
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What is "gallivant" in French?
"gallivant" in French is flâner, conter fleurette, flirter. gallivant means: To travel or wander around for fun, with no fixed plan.
Are there other ways to say "gallivant" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "gallivant": flâner, conter fleurette, flirter.
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