zoner
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to wander aimlessly)
a. to hang around
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Les lycéens aiment zoner dans les rues de Paris après les cours.High school students like to hang around in the streets of Paris after class.
b. to hang about
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
On a zoné dans la gare pendant une heure, en attendant le train.We hung about at the station for an hour, waiting for the train.
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to lead a nonconformist existence)
a. to bum around
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Damien a zoné pendant un an avant de s’inscrire à l’université.Damien bummed around for a year before enrolling at the university.
b. to bum about
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
(United Kingdom)
J’ai quitté la maison quand j’étais jeune et j’ai zoné pendant un moment.I left home when I was young and bummed about for a while.
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