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rove

/rəʊv/

/roʊv/

roveverb

roved

Past Simple

roved

Past Participle

roving

Gerund

/rəʊv/

/roʊv/

Translations

errer

They rove across the country in their camper van, exploring new places every week.

Ils errent à travers le pays dans leur camping-car, explorant de nouveaux endroits chaque semaine.

vagabonderSurtout pour un déplacement sans but précis.

They rove across the country in their camper van, exploring new places every week.

Ils vagabondent à travers le pays dans leur camping-car, explorant de nouveaux endroits chaque semaine.

parcourirPour une vaste zone ou un espace étendu.

The satellite roves the skies, collecting data from various regions.

Le satellite parcourt le ciel en recueillant des données de différentes régions.

Additional translations

sillonnerPlus littéraire ou soutenu.

rôderAvec l'idée d'errer çà et là, souvent de façon insistante ou inquiétante.

Definitions

To travel constantly without a fixed destination; wander.

They rove across the country in their camper van, exploring new places every week.

To move or pass over a wide area.

The satellite roves the skies, collecting data from various regions.

(of a person's eyes or mind) to wander or move restlessly over or through something

Her eyes roved around the room, taking in every detail.

to roam through or over (a place) in a search or in an aimless way; range over

Vikings once roved the northern seas, plundering coastal villages.

Synonyms

rovenoun

roves

/rəʊv/

/roʊv/

Translations

erranceUsage rare ou littéraire.

Their rove through the countryside lasted several weeks, with no particular destination in mind.

Leur errance à travers la campagne a duré plusieurs semaines, sans destination particulière en tête.

Additional translations

vagabondageNuance de déplacement sans but précis.

Definitions

A journey or travel, especially one that is aimless or without a fixed destination.

Their rove through the countryside lasted several weeks, with no particular destination in mind.

reeveverb

rove

Past Simple

reeved

Past Simple

reeved

Past Participle

reeving

Gerund

/riːv/

/riv/

Translations

passerMarine ; à propos d’un cordage, d’une poulie ou d’un réa.

The sailor reeved the rope through the pulley to hoist the sail.

Le marin a passé la corde dans la poulie pour hisser la voile.

Definitions

To pass a rope through a hole, ring, or block.

The sailor reeved the rope through the pulley to hoist the sail.

Synonyms

thread

thread through

pass through

feed through

draw through

lead through

run through

insert through

string through

push through

pass

reaveverb

rove

Past Simple

reaved

Past Simple

reaved

Past Participle

reaving

Gerund

/riːv/

/riv/

Translations

pillerSens ancien ou littéraire : voler en pillant.

The bandits reave the village of its treasures every spring.

Les bandits pillent le village de ses trésors chaque printemps.

arracherSens de force physique : emporter ou détacher violemment.

The storm winds reave the roof from the old barn.

Les vents de tempête arrachent le toit de l'ancienne grange.

priverSens courant au figuré ou littéraire : priver de.

The sudden illness reaves her of all strength.

La maladie soudaine la prive de toute force.

Definitions

To rob or plunder.

The bandits reave the village of its treasures every spring.

To carry away by force.

The storm winds reave the roof from the old barn.

To deprive (a person or thing) of something; to bereave or strip away.

The sudden illness reft her of all strength.

Synonyms

reevenoun

Definitions

A local official, particularly in medieval England, responsible for overseeing the administration of a town or district.

The reeve was tasked with collecting taxes and maintaining order in the village.

A bird of the sandpiper family, specifically the female of the ruff species.

The reeve was spotted near the wetlands, foraging for food.

In some Canadian provinces, the elected head or presiding officer of a township or rural municipality.

After the municipal election, she served as the reeve of the rural township.