vagabond

• Décrit une personne qui erre d'un lieu à un autre sans domicile ni travail fixes, ou un animal ou une chose qui se déplace sans but précis.

Describes a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home or job.

1. Wandering without tiesB2formal

   Having no fixed home or community; moving from place to place without a settled life.

   vagabond (sans attaches)

   • He led a vagabond existence, traveling from town to town.
   • The vagabond lifestyle appealed to her sense of adventure.
   • They lived a vagabond life, never staying in one place for long.

   Synonymesdriftingitinerantmigratorynomadicperipateticrootlessrovingunsettledvagrantwandering

   Antonymesrootedsedentarysettled

2. Continually changingC1formal

   Characterized by frequent changes, especially in residence or occupation.

   changeant, instable

   • His vagabond career took him from teaching to farming to journalism.
   • She had a vagabond spirit, always seeking new experiences.
   • The vagabond nature of his work meant he rarely saw his family.

   Synonymesdriftingitinerantmigratorynomadicrovingtransientunsettledwandering

   Antonymesfixedrootedsettledstationary

• Nom désignant une personne qui erre sans domicile fixe ni moyens d'existence apparents, ou quelque chose qui évoque une telle personne par son absence de lieu stable.

A noun referring to a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support, or anything that resembles such a person in having no fixed place.

1. Wandering personB2formal

   A person who moves from place to place without a fixed home or job, often living a transient lifestyle.

   vagabond (personne errante)

   • The old vagabond traveled from town to town, carrying only a small bag.
   • In the novel, the protagonist lives as a vagabond, exploring the countryside.
   • He left his settled life behind to become a vagabond and see the world.

   Synonymesdrifterhoboitinerantnomadrovertrampvagrantwanderer

   Antonymeshomebodyresidentsettler

2. Unsettled thingC1formal

   Anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place or being constantly on the move.

   Chose errante

   • The stray dog was a vagabond of the streets, never staying in one spot for long.
   • A vagabond cloud drifted across the sky, changing shape as it moved.
   • The old car was a vagabond of the road, always breaking down in new places.

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de se déplacer d'un lieu à un autre sans domicile fixe ni but précis.

A verb used to indicate the act of wandering from place to place without a fixed home or purpose.

1. Wander aimlesslyC1formal

   To move about without a fixed destination or purpose, often in search of food, work, or shelter.

   errer sans but

   • He vagabonded across the country for several years.
   • After losing his job, she vagabonded from town to town.
   • They vagabonded through the countryside, sleeping under the stars.

   Synonymesdriftgallivantmeanderramblerangeroamstraytraipsewander