stray

to go somewhere by chance, without a particular purpose or plan

pasear, vagabundear, perderse

• stray into something

Collocations stray from the path · stray into a conversation

• She strayed into the wrong part of town.

  Ella se perdió en la parte equivocada de la ciudad.

to go away from somewhere, especially when you should not do this

irse, desviarse, alejarse

• stray from something

Collocations stray from the rules · stray away from home

• The dog strayed into a field.

  El perro se alejó hacia un campo.

not clear or exact; not definite

vago, difuso, impreciso

• a stray thought

Collocations stray thoughts · stray comments

• She had a few stray thoughts about the meeting.

  Ella tuvo algunos pensamientos vagos sobre la reunión.

not in its usual place or not with other similar things

extraviado, perdido, suelto

• a stray cat

Collocations stray animals · stray items

• There was a stray dog in the garden.

  Había un perro suelto en el jardín.