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durchstreifen

to roam through, to traverse (on foot)

verb DOORKH-shtry-fen Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Usage Note

Durchstreifen combines the thoroughness of durch- with streifen, meaning to cover an entire area on foot — das Land durchstreifen (to roam through the country). More literary and thorough than umherstreifen.

Examples

"Er durchstreifte tagelang die Wälder auf der Suche nach dem alten Steinbruch."

Natural Translation

He roamed through the forests for days in search of the old quarry.

Literal Translation

He roamed-through days-long the forests in search of-the old quarry.

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