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rôder

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Definition: to loiter, lurk, prowl

On a toujours des chats affamés qui rôdent autour de nos poubelles - We always have starving cats that lurk around the garbage cans

C'est un quartier mal famé avec des jeunes qui rôdent la nuit - It's a seedy area with young people prowling around at night

Related: un/e rôdeur/euse - prowler

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