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divaguer

ramble, wander (in speech)

verb dee-vah-GEH Rare
Communication Speech

Origin: Latin divagari (to wander about)

Also means

stray, roam (of animals)

Usage Note

Divaguer most commonly means to talk incoherently or go off on tangents: il divague (he's raving/rambling). A secondary sense, more formal or literary, refers to animals straying from pasture. The noun divagation (rambling, wandering) is also used, especially in the plural for loose talk.

Examples

"Il divague depuis une heure sans but."

Natural Translation

He has been rambling for an hour with no point.

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