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tool around

/tuːl əˈraʊnd/

Traduction: Verbe à particule signifiant se déplacer sans but ou à loisir, souvent pour le plaisir ou sans destination précise.

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verb

/tuːl əˈraʊnd/C1formalamerican
  • frVerbe à particule signifiant se déplacer sans but ou à loisir, souvent pour le plaisir ou sans destination précise.

A phrasal verb meaning to drive or move around casually, often for pleasure or without a specific destination.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

  1. Drive casuallyinformalamerican

    To drive a vehicle in a relaxed, aimless, or leisurely manner.

    frRouler sans but

    • We spent the afternoon tooling around in my old convertible.
    • He likes to tool around the neighborhood on his motorcycle.
    • They were just tooling around town with no particular destination.

    Synonymescruisedrive aroundmeandermoseypotter aroundputter around

  2. Mess around or waste timeinformalamerican

    To spend time doing something in a playful or unproductive way.

    frFlâner, perdre son temps

    • Stop tooling around and get to work.
    • The kids were tooling around in the backyard.
    • He's been tooling around with his new camera all day.

    Synonymesdawdlefool aroundhang aroundidleloiterlollygagmess around

Formes
  • tooled around past participle
  • tooled around past simple
  • tooling around present participle
  • tools around third person singular

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