слоня́ться — meaning in English
slonyatsya
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English meaning
- gad interjection An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, similar to "goodness!" or "by God!"
- gallivant verb To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- hover verb To remain suspended in one place in the air.
- mooch verb To get something, such as money or food, from someone else without paying or giving anything back; to sponge off others.
- sag verb To sink or bend downward in the middle from weight or pressure.
- wander verb To move around without a fixed destination or purpose.
Senses
слоня́ться is used for these senses in English:
- gad (intransitive) To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
- gallivant (intransitive) To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
- hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- hang around (idiomatic) To stay, linger, or loiter.
- hover Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.
- mooch (British) To wander around aimlessly, often causing irritation to others.
- mope about To wander or linger aimlessly with a sad or gloomy demeanor, displaying a lack of energy or motivation.
- sag To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
gad — full definition
- interjection An old-fashioned exclamation of surprise, similar to "goodness!" or "by God!"
- verb To wander from place to place, seeking amusement, often carelessly or aimlessly.
gallivant — full definition
- verb To roam about for pleasure without any definite plan.
- verb To flirt, to romance.