Gallivanting Meaning in English

word · lemma: gallivant

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التعريف

Traveling or moving around from place to place in a playful, carefree, or aimless way, often just for fun or adventure.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Informal and often playful; sometimes implies wasting time or not having serious purpose. Common in storytelling or humorous contexts. Usually not used for serious travel; collocates with 'around', as in 'gallivanting around Europe'.

• Spanish: andar de aquí para allá - ir de paseo
• Portuguese (BR): passear por aí - andar à toa
• Portuguese (PT): andar por aí - passear à toa
• Chinese (Simplified): 闲逛 - 到处游荡
• Chinese (Traditional): 閒逛 - 到處遊蕩
• Hindi: मौज करने निकलना - घूमना फिरना
• Arabic: يتجول بلا هدف - يتنقل للتسلية
• Bengali: এদিক ওদিক ঘোরা - মজা করার জন্য ঘুরে বেড়ানো
• Russian: шляться - разгуливать (для удовольствия)
• Japanese: 遊び回る - うろつく (楽しく)
• Vietnamese: đi chơi rong - đi lang thang (vui vẻ)
• Korean: 여기저기 돌아다니다 - 놀러 다니다
• Turkish: başıboş gezmek - eğlenmek için dolaşmak
• Urdu: آوارہ گردی کرنا - اِدھر اُدھر پھرنا (تفریحاً)
• Indonesian: jalan-jalan tanpa tujuan - keluyuran (untuk bersenang-senang)

جمل نموذجية

They spent the afternoon gallivanting in the park.

basic

Stop gallivanting and finish your homework!

basic

We saw her gallivanting with her friends downtown.

basic

He was supposed to be studying, but he was out gallivanting all weekend.

natural

You can't just keep gallivanting across the country whenever you feel like it.

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After months of work, she finally went gallivanting around Europe.

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