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Pronúncia: streɪ
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adjective
- [animal, etc.] extraviat, perdut.
- [bullet] perdut.
- [isolated] aïllat, apartat.
- [scattered] dispers, escampat.
- [sporadic] esporàdic.
- a stray cat un gat extraviat.
- a few stray houses quatre cases aïllades.
- a few stray thoughts uns quants pensaments inconnexos.
- a few stray visitors alguns visitants esporàdics. noun
- [animal] animal (extraviat / perdut).
- [child] abandonat, perdut.
- waifs and strays infants abandonats.
- strays Radio paràsits. intransitive verb
- [lose oneself] extraviar-se, perdre's.
- [wander] errar, vagar, vagarejar.
- to stray from also figurative apartar-se de.
- we had strayed two kilometres from the path ens havíem desviat dos quilòmetres del camí.
- to stray from the right path figurative apartar-se del bon camí.
- we strayed into the plain vam anar a parar a la plana.
- if the gate is left open the cattle stray si es deixa la porta oberta s'escapa el bestiar.
- to let one's (mind / thoughts) stray deixar vagar els seus pensaments.