Was heißt »schwei­fen« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Der Redner schweifte vom Hauptthema ab.

The speaker wandered away from the subject.

In seinem Armsessel sitzend, ließ er seine Gedanken in die Zukunft schweifen.

Sitting in his armchair, he let his thoughts turn to the future.

Sitting in his armchair, he let his thoughts drift towards the future.

Sein Blick schweifte ziellos umher.

His gaze wandered aimlessly.

His eyes wandered aimlessly.

Er schweift mit einem suchenden Blick umher.

He wanders around with a searching gaze.

Aber ich schweife ab.

But I digress.

Maria bekam trübe Augen, und ihr Blick schweifte über Toms Schulter, während der weiterredete.

Mary's eyes glazed over, and her gaze drifted over Tom's shoulder as he went on talking.

Synonyme

krüm­men:

bend

crook

strei­fen:

brush

stroke

trei­ben:

bring forth

do

drift

drive

float

Englische Beispielsätze

• In the evenings, we would wander around the city centre.

• Let's just have a wander through the park.

• Sometimes it's fun to just wander about aimlessly.

• We're going for a wander round town.

• Mary tried not to let her mind wander.

• Don't wander off.

• Nine hundred years shall you wander over the lakes and streams of Erin. This only I will grant unto you: that you retain your own speech, and there shall be no music in the world equal to yours, the plaintive music you shall sing.

• I let my hand wander between her thighs for a long time.

• We can't wander around the park at night.

• If you could only see the twisted fantasies that wander about in my head...

• Wolves wander in the woods.