stray in Spanish
stray in Spanish is animal abandonado, animal callejero, animal extraviado — stray means to wander away from where you should be, or to drift off a planned path or topic.
stray in Spanish
animal abandonado
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
animal callejero
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
animal extraviado
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
animal perdido
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
animal vagabundo
Any domestic animal that lacks an enclosure, proper place, or company, but that instead wanders at large or is lost; an estray.
extravío
An act of wandering off or going astray.
errar
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
vagabundear
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
callejear
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
divagar
(intransitive) To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way.
descaminarse
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
descarriarse
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
extraviarse
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
perderse
(intransitive) To wander from company or outside proper limits; to rove or roam at large; to go astray.
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 Spanish?
"stray" in Spanish is animal abandonado, animal callejero, animal extraviado. 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 Spanish, "stray" is animal abandonado, animal callejero, animal extraviado.
Are there other ways to say "stray" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 14 translations listed for "stray": animal abandonado, animal callejero, animal extraviado, animal perdido, animal vagabundo, extravío.
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