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Wrapt in ecstasy, he did not allow his gaze to stray from one of the three frescoes of Botticelli.
Abîmé d’extase, il ne quittait pas du regard Botticelli qui a là trois fresques.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
I hear the crackling knots in the fire, the rustling of dry leaves swirled up by a stray gust, the "coo-whoo-a" of the white owl, the bark of the raccoon, and, at intervals, the dismal howling of wolves.
J'entends le pétillement du feu, le bruissement des feuilles sèches roulées par un coup de vent, le cououwuoou-ah du hibou blanc, l'aboiement du rackoon, et, par intervalles, le hurlement des loups.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The statement was entirely in keeping with the officer's cell mate role and did not stray from the flow of the conversation about the arrest initiated by the appellant.
La déclaration cadrait parfaitement avec son rôle de compagnon de cellule et ne s'écartait pas du cours de la conversation engagée par l'appelant et portant sur l'arrestation.
Now, the officers sometimes stray over to the lake, from the forts on the Mohawk, to fish and hunt, and then the creatur' seems beside herself!
Les officiers des forts sur les bords du Mohawk viennent quelquefois jusqu’au lac pour pêcher et chasser, et alors la pauvre créature semble en perdre l’esprit.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Woe to the Apache or Navajo who may stray into these woods!"
Malheur à l'Apache ou au Navajo qui oserait pénétrer dans ces forêts.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Now and then we could see a stray antelope bounding away before us, but keeping far out of range.
De temps en temps, nous apercevions une légère antilope bondissant au loin devant nous, mais se tenant hors de toute portée.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
When they did kindle, the listeners got some such insights into their past lives, as one gets into the darker parts of the woods, when a stray gleam of sunshine finds its way down to the roots of the trees.
Quand ils s’échauffaient, ceux qui étaient présents voyaient quelque lueur se répandre sur leur vie passée, comme il arrive dans la forêt quand un rayon de soleil tombe à travers le feuillage jusqu’aux racines des arbres.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It was late in the summer afternoon, and the doors and windows of the large parlor all stood open, to invite any stray breeze, that might feel in a good humor, to enter.
C’était par une chaude après-midi d’été, vers le soir. Les portes et fenêtres, toutes grandes ouvertes, invitaient la brise à entrer, pour peu qu’il lui en prît envie.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Then the thought of Laveuve, who had perished up there like a stray dog, came back to Pierre.
La pensée du vieux Laveuve, mort là comme un chien, au coin d’une borne, lui revint, le glaça.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
His power consists entirely in so controlling these wills that when they take up a new position they shall not stray from him, and above all things shall not oppose him.
Son pouvoir se borne à les canaliser, afin que leur orientation n'ait pas lieu en dehors de lui, ni surtout contre lui.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Just as a farmer owns the progeny of a "stray bull" which wanders onto his land, so Mr. Schmeiser argues he owns the progeny of the Roundup Ready Canola that came onto his field.
Monsieur Schmeiser prétend qu'il est propriétaire de la descendance du canola Roundup Ready qui s'est retrouvé dans son champ, de la même façon qu'un agriculteur devient propriétaire de la progéniture du « taureau égaré » qui erre sur ses terres.
Do not stray from the marked footpaths;
Ne pas sortir des chemins balisés;
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
In the life of a learned epiCuréan, which he led, there were times when he felt supreme disdain for the ambitious men about him, who fought amongst themselves for a few stray shreds of his power.
Dans sa vie d'épicurien lettré, il y avait, par instants, une profonde moquerie des ambitieux qui l'entouraient en se disputant les lambeaux de son pouvoir.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Lourdes was inundated, devastated, disfigured by it all to such a point as to quite upset persons with any delicacy of taste who happened to stray through its streets.
Lourdes en était inondé, ravagé, enlaidi, au point d’incommoder les personnes de goût un peu délicat, égarées dans ses rues.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
At least, he says so; but I shouldn’t wonder if he was to stop here over Sunday, and stray that way.’
Malgré ça, je ne serais pas étonné qu’il restât ici dimanche, et qu’il fît un tour là-bas pour venir nous voir.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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stray current
courant vagabond

Word forms

stray

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestraystrays
Possessive casestray'sstrays'

stray

verb
Basic forms
Paststrayed
Imperativestray
Present Participle (Participle I)straying
Past Participle (Participle II)strayed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I straywe stray
you strayyou stray
he/she/it straysthey stray
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am strayingwe are straying
you are strayingyou are straying
he/she/it is strayingthey are straying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have strayedwe have strayed
you have strayedyou have strayed
he/she/it has strayedthey have strayed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been strayingwe have been straying
you have been strayingyou have been straying
he/she/it has been strayingthey have been straying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I strayedwe strayed
you strayedyou strayed
he/she/it strayedthey strayed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was strayingwe were straying
you were strayingyou were straying
he/she/it was strayingthey were straying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had strayedwe had strayed
you had strayedyou had strayed
he/she/it had strayedthey had strayed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been strayingwe had been straying
you had been strayingyou had been straying
he/she/it had been strayingthey had been straying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will straywe shall/will stray
you will strayyou will stray
he/she/it will straythey will stray
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be strayingwe shall/will be straying
you will be strayingyou will be straying
he/she/it will be strayingthey will be straying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have strayedwe shall/will have strayed
you will have strayedyou will have strayed
he/she/it will have strayedthey will have strayed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been strayingwe shall/will have been straying
you will have been strayingyou will have been straying
he/she/it will have been strayingthey will have been straying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would straywe should/would stray
you would strayyou would stray
he/she/it would straythey would stray
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be strayingwe should/would be straying
you would be strayingyou would be straying
he/she/it would be strayingthey would be straying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have strayedwe should/would have strayed
you would have strayedyou would have strayed
he/she/it would have strayedthey would have strayed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been strayingwe should/would have been straying
you would have been strayingyou would have been straying
he/she/it would have been strayingthey would have been straying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am strayedwe are strayed
you are strayedyou are strayed
he/she/it is strayedthey are strayed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being strayedwe are being strayed
you are being strayedyou are being strayed
he/she/it is being strayedthey are being strayed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been strayedwe have been strayed
you have been strayedyou have been strayed
he/she/it has been strayedthey have been strayed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was strayedwe were strayed
you were strayedyou were strayed
he/she/it was strayedthey were strayed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being strayedwe were being strayed
you were being strayedyou were being strayed
he/she/it was being strayedthey were being strayed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been strayedwe had been strayed
you had been strayedyou had been strayed
he/she/it had been strayedthey had been strayed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be strayedwe shall/will be strayed
you will be strayedyou will be strayed
he/she/it will be strayedthey will be strayed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been strayedwe shall/will have been strayed
you will have been strayedyou will have been strayed
he/she/it will have been strayedthey will have been strayed