| Principal Translations |
| wander⇒ vi | (stroll) | deambular⇒ vi |
| | | vagabundear⇒ vi |
| | | errar⇒ vi |
| | Adam wandered along the beach. |
| | Adam deambulaba por la playa. |
| wander vi | (walk aimlessly) | deambular⇒ vi |
| | | vagar⇒ vi |
| | Jessica didn't really know where she was going; she was just wandering. |
| | Jessica no sabía a dónde iba, sólo estaba deambulando. |
| wander [sth]⇒ vtr | (roam) | deambular por vi + prep |
| | | vagar por vi + prep |
| | | caminar por vi + prep |
| | The poet wandered the hills, seeking inspiration. |
| | El poeta deambulaba por las montañas en busca de inspiración. |
| wander from [sth] vi + prep | (stray from: a path) | desviarse de v prnl + prep |
| | | apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | Mind you don't wander from the straight and narrow! |
| | ¡No te desvíes del camino correcto! |
| wander⇒ vi | figurative (mind, thoughts: stray from subject) (mente, pensamientos) | volar⇒ vi |
| | (persona) | divagar⇒ vi |
| | (persona) | desviarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (persona) | distraerse⇒ v prnl |
| | Dan was trying to concentrate on his work, but his mind kept wandering. |
| | Dan trataba de concentrarse en su trabajo, pero su mente volaba. |
| wander from [sth] vi + prep | figurative (digress from: a subject) | desviarse de, apartarse de v prnl + prep |
| | The absent minded professor frequently wandered from his subject onto other topics. |
| | El despistado profesor a menudo se desviaba del tema y se ponía a hablar de otra cosa. |
| wander n | (walk, stroll) | paseo nm |
| | | caminata nf |
| | Feeling the need for some fresh air and exercise, Lydia decided to go for a wander. |
| | Sintiendo la necesidad de aire fresco y ejercicio, Lydia decidió dar un paseo. |
| Additional Translations |
| wander vi | figurative (conversation: go off topic) (charla) | irse por las ramas loc verb |
| | | dar rodeos loc verb |
| | | divagar⇒ vi |
| | (figurado) | deambular⇒ vi |
| | The group of friends had been discussing politics, but somehow the conversation had wandered and they were now talking about football. |
| | El grupo de amigos había estado hablando de política pero de alguna manera la conversación se fue por las ramas y ahora hablaban de fútbol. |
| wander vi | (person: go off topic) | divagar⇒ vi |
| | | desviarse del tema, apartarse del tema loc verb |
| | (informal) | irse por las ramas loc verb |
| | It's hard to follow Jean's train of thought; she tends to wander. |
| | Es difícil seguir el razonamiento de Jean porque tiene a divagar. |