flanieren

to stroll, to promenade

verb fla-NEE-ren Rare

Origin: from French flâner

Usage Note

flanieren implies an elegant, leisurely stroll in a public place — a Flaneur on a boulevard. It carries a slightly sophisticated, urban connotation absent in schlendern. Über die Promenade flanieren (to promenade along the esplanade).

Examples

"Am Sonntagnachmittag flanierten die Leute die Haupteinkaufsstraße entlang."

Natural Translation

On Sunday afternoon people strolled along the main shopping street.

Literal Translation

On Sunday-afternoon promenaded the people the main-shopping-street along.

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