melanglangBahasa Indonesia

wander, stray, betray, cast, cheat

Rare #57,496 of the corpus · 0.3 per million words · 1,306 occurrences

From langlang (meN-) · rare, #280,241

Verb

Lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

English: digress, stray, divagate, wander

Bahasa: melayang, menyimpang, mengembara, berkelana, bertualang, menyeleweng, melantur, terbabas

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Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

English: roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond

Bahasa: berjalan, lepas, membuang, menjelajahi, berkisar, berkeliaran, melayang, mengembara

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To move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

English: weave, wind, thread, meander, wander

Bahasa: memutar, melayang, mengembara, berkelana, bertualang, menganyam, memuntir, mengelana

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2 more verb senses

Be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage

English: cheat on, cheat, cuckold, betray, wander

Bahasa: menipu, mengecewakan, melayang, mengkhianati, mengembara, berkelana, bertualang, keluyuran

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Go via an indirect route or at no set pace

English: wander

Bahasa: melayang, mengembara, berkelana, bertualang, mengelana, melimbang, berlanglang, bergelayangan

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