amble

amble

See also: amblé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French ambler (“walk as a horse does”), from Old Occitan amblar, from Latin ambulō (“I walk”)[1].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæm.bəl/

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• Rhymes: -æmbəl

Noun

amble (plural ambles)

1. An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.
2. An easy gait, especially that of a horse.

Translations

an unhurried leisurely walk or stroll

Bulgarian: бавна разходка f (bavna razhodka) Esperanto: vagadi French: amble (fr) German: gemächlicher Gang (de) m, Spaziergang (de) Hungarian: ballagás (hu)

Italian: passeggiare (it), deambulare (it) Portuguese: passeio (pt) m, caminhada (pt) f Russian: лёгкая похо́дка f (ljóxkaja poxódka) Spanish: deambular (es) m, ambular (es)

an easy gait, especially that of a horse

Bulgarian: раван (bg) m (ravan) Catalan: ambladura (ca) f Esperanto: amblo

German: Passgang (de) m Italian: ambio (it) m, ambiadura f Russian: и́ноходь (ru) f (ínoxodʹ)

Verb

amble (third-person singular simple present ambles, present participle ambling, simple past and past participle ambled)

1. (intransitive) To stroll or walk slowly and leisurely.
2. (intransitive) Of a quadruped: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other.

Synonyms

• (walk slowly and leisurely): saunter

Derived terms

• ambler

Translations

to stroll or walk slowly and leisurely

Bulgarian: вървя бавно (vǎrvja bavno), разхождам се бавно (razhoždam se bavno) Dutch: slenteren (nl) Esperanto: ambli Estonian: jalutama French: déambuler (fr), ambler (fr) German: schlendern (de), flanieren (de), spazieren (de), zotteln (de) Icelandic: labba

Interlingue: amblar Maori: hāereere, whakatīhake Norwegian: Bokmål: spasere (no) Polish: spacerować (pl) Portuguese: passear (pt) Russian: гуля́ть (ru) impf (guljátʹ), брести́ (ru) impf (brestí) Spanish: deambular (es), ambular (es)

of a horse: to move along by using both legs on one side, and then the other

Bulgarian: (please verify) вървя раван (vǎrvja ravan) Catalan: amblar (ca) Esperanto: ambli

French: ambler (fr) Italian: ambiare (it) Russian: бежа́ть и́ноходью impf (bežátʹ ínoxodʹju)

References

1. Funk, W. J., Word origins and their romantic stories, New York, Wilfred Funk, Inc.

Anagrams

• Embla, Lambe, Mabel, Mable, Melba, belam, blame, bleam, melba

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French

Verb

amble

1. first-person singular present indicative of ambler
2. third-person singular present indicative of ambler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ambler
5. second-person singular imperative of ambler

Anagrams

• blâme, blâmé

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Spanish

Verb

amble

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of amblar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of amblar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of amblar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of amblar.