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umherstreifen

to roam around, to wander about

verb oom-HER-shtry-fen Rare

Usage Note

Umherstreifen is the verb for moving through an area without a fixed goal, exploring by wandering. In der Altstadt umherstreifen (to wander around the old town). It conveys exploratory, unhurried movement.

Examples

"Am Ankunftstag streiften wir einfach in der Stadt umher."

Natural Translation

On the day of arrival we simply wandered around the city.

Literal Translation

On-the arrival-day roamed we simply in the city about.

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