straggle

• Substantivo que designa um grupo disperso, irregular ou desordenado de pessoas ou coisas, frequentemente espalhadas por uma área; também pode indicar o ato de ficar para trás ou de se espalhar de forma desordenada.

A noun referring to a scattered, irregular, or disordered group of people or things, often spread out over an area.

1. A scattered or disorderly groupC1formal

   A group of people or things that are spread out in an untidy or irregular way.

   Grupo disperso

   • A straggle of tourists followed the guide through the narrow streets.
   • The garden was a straggle of wildflowers and weeds.
   • A straggle of houses lined the dusty road.

   Sinônimosscatterscatteringsprawl

• Verbo usado para indicar movimento ou dispersão de forma desordenada, irregular ou desleixada, frequentemente ficando para trás em relação aos outros.

A verb used to indicate moving or spreading out in a scattered, irregular, or untidy way, often lagging behind others.

1. Wander off courseB2formal

   To stray or deviate from a direct or intended path.

   Desviar-se

   • The hikers began to straggle from the main trail.
   • A few soldiers straggled behind the main column.
   • The group straggled across the field, losing formation.

   Sinônimosdeviatedigressdriftmeanderroamstrayswerveveerwander

2. Spread irregularlyB2formal

   To move, grow, or extend in a scattered, untidy, or uneven manner.

   Espalhar-se irregularmente

   • The village straggles along the riverbank.
   • Weeds straggled across the abandoned garden.
   • The crowd straggled out of the stadium after the game.

   Sinônimosdriftscattersprawlspreadstring outtrail

   Antônimosalignclusterconcentrateconvergegather