traipse
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traipse
(trāps)v. traipsed, traips·ing, traips·es
v.intr.
To walk or tramp about; gad: traipsed from one picnic site to another.
v.tr.
To walk or tramp over or about: traipsed the countryside, looking for work.
n.
A tiring walk.
[Perhaps ultimately from Old French trespasser, to trespass; see trespass.]
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traipse
(treɪps) ortrapes
vb
(intr) to walk heavily or tiredly
n
a long or tiring walk; trudge
[C16: of unknown origin]
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traipse
(treɪps)v. traipsed, traips•ing,
n. v.i.
1. to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal.
v.t. 2. to walk over; tramp: to traipse the fields.
n. 3. a tiring walk.
[1585–95; earlier trapse, unexplained alter. of trape, akin to tramp]
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traipse
Past participle: traipsed
Gerund: traipsing
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| Verb | 1. |  traipse - walk or tramp about walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
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traipse
(Informal)verb
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traipse
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Translations
traipse
[treɪps]A. VI → andar penosamente
to traipse in/out → entrar/salir penosamente
we traipsed about all morning → pasamos toda la mañana yendo de acá para allá
I had to traipse over to see him → tuve que tomarme la molestia de ir a verle
to traipse in/out → entrar/salir penosamente
we traipsed about all morning → pasamos toda la mañana yendo de acá para allá
I had to traipse over to see him → tuve que tomarme la molestia de ir a verle
B. N → caminata f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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traipse
(inf)vi → latschen (inf); to traipse (a)round the shops → in den Geschäften rumlatschen (inf); to traipse (a)round the shops for something → die Geschäfte nach etw abklappern (inf)
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traipse
[treɪps]1. vi (fam) to traipse around → trascinarsi in giro
2. n a long traipse → una camminata sfiancante
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