stray in French
stray in French is errant, écarté, égaré — stray means to wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
stray in French
errant
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
écarté
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
égaré
Having gone astray; strayed; wandering
animal errant
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
errance
An act of wandering off or going astray.
commun
(historical) An area of common land for use by domestic animals.
errer
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
éloigner
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
What does "stray" mean?
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verb To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
"The dog strayed from the yard and wandered into town."
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adj Having wandered off, or found somewhere it doesn't belong.
"They took in a stray cat that kept showing up on the porch."
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stray in a sentence
- The dog strayed from the yard and wandered into town.
- The conversation strayed far from the original question.
- They took in a stray cat that kept showing up on the porch.
- A stray bullet shattered the window.
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What is "stray" in French?
"stray" in French is errant, écarté, égaré. stray means: To wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
How do you use "stray" in a sentence?
Example: "The dog strayed from the yard and wandered into town." In French, "stray" is errant, écarté, égaré.
Are there other ways to say "stray" in French?
Yes — French has 8 translations listed for "stray": errant, écarté, égaré, animal errant, errance, commun.
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