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flâner — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
  • gallivant verb To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
  • loiter verb To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.
  • ramble verb To walk for pleasure without a fixed destination, especially through the countryside.
  • saunter verb To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.
  • straggle verb To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
  • stroll noun A slow, relaxed walk taken for pleasure.

Senses

flâner is used for these senses in English:

  • fool around (intransitive, idiom) To engage in frivolous behaviour; to monkey around.
  • fool around (intransitive) To waste time.
  • gallivant (intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
  • ramble To walk for pleasure; to amble or saunter.
  • saunter (intransitive) To stroll, or walk at a leisurely pace.
  • straggle (intransitive) To stray, rove, or wander from a normal course and others of its kind.
  • stroll To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.

gallivant — full definition

  1. verb To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
  2. verb To flirt, to romance.

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