C1adverb · rare

astray

широко

заблудившись, сбившись с пути

in die Irre

Away from the proper pathAway from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.

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US/əˈstɹeɪ/

» We went astray in the woods.

Мы заблудились в лесу.

Ми заблукали в лісі.

Meaning

2 senses

Away from the proper path; in a wrong or unknown direction.
in die Irre
заблуди́вшисьzabludívšisʹ, сби́вшись с пути́sbívšisʹ s putí
away from the right path or direction
Away from what is right and good; into error or evil.

Examples

26 sentences

We went astray in the woods.
Ми заблукали в лісі.
ruМы заблудились в лесу.
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Better to ask the way than go astray.
Язик до Києва доведе.
deEs ist besser, nach dem Weg zu fragen, als den falschen einzuschlagen.
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She went astray in the woods.
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Pornography leads individuals astray from God.
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Tom will only lead you astray.
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Translations

5 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

in a wrong direction:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

in a wrong direction:

Origin

From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”

From Middle English astraien or by apheresis straien, from Old French estraier (“to stray”), from late Medieval Latin extravagari (“to wander beyond”), from Latin extra (“beyond”) + vagārī (“to wander, stray”).

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