traîner
Meaning
- (transitive) to pull, drag
- (transitive) to bring (something bad)
- (intransitive, transitive) to suffer (from), to linger
- (transitive) to drag along
- (intransitive) to lag behind, to trail
- (intransitive) to lie about, sit around; to hang around
- (intransitive) to drag on
- (reflexive) to drag oneself, crawl along
Concepts
drag along
lie about
roam about
mooch about
wander about
aimless wandering
inconclusive but unwanted situation
wander aimlessly
sweep along
Synonyms
faire monter
traîner à terre
se prolonger
fourrer le chien
s’étaler
s’étendre
se traîner
se vautrer
tirer derrière soi
marcher sans but
porter jusqu’à
Translations
arrastrar
schleppen
arrastar
trascinare
arrossegar
slepen
çekmekFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tʁɛ.ne/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French traïner, from Vulgar Latin *tragīnāre, from *tragere (see traire), from Latin trahere (“to pull”). Compare Italian trascinare, Catalan traginar, Spanish trajinar.
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