What is the Spanish word for "wayward"?

Learn how to say "wayward" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

wayward

Spanish

descarado

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Alternative translations of "wayward"

rebelde
caprichoso
indócil
inconstante

Examples of how to use "wayward" in Spanish

English
Parents worry about their wayward children.
Spanish
Los padres se preocupan por sus hijos descarriados.
English
The wayward child wandered away from home.
Spanish
El hijo descarriado se alejó de casa.
English
A wayward storm changed our travel plans.
Spanish
Una tormenta impredecible cambió nuestros planes de viaje.
English
She followed her wayward instincts and quit.
Spanish
Ella siguió sus instintos impredecibles y renunció.
English
The captain corrected the ship's wayward course.
Spanish
El capitán corrigió el rumbo errático del barco.

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