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pasear en bicicleta

Толкование Перевод

1 pasear en bicicleta

• go beyond the limits

• go blank

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pasear en bicicleta
2 bicicleta

f.

1 bicycle.

bicicleta de carreras racing bicycle

bicicleta estática exercise bike

bicicleta de montaña mountain bike

2 bicycle kick, trick used by Brazilian soccer players where the ball is kept between both feet to confuse the opponents.

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bicicleta

► nombre femenino

1 bicycle

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FRASEOLOGÍA

bicicleta de carreras racing bike

bicicleta de montaña mountain bike

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noun f.

bicycle

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SF bicycle, cycle

andar o ir en bicicleta — to cycle

montar en bicicleta — to ride a bike

bicicleta de carreras — racing bicycle

bicicleta de ejercicio, bicicleta de gimnasio — exercise bike

bicicleta de montaña — mountain bike

bicicleta estática, bicicleta fija, bicicleta gimnástica — exercise bike

* * *

femenino bicycle

va en bicicleta al trabajo — she cycles to work

¿no sabes montar or (AmL) andar en bicicleta? — can't you ride a bicycle?

salimos a pasear en bicicleta — we went for a bicycle ride o (colloq) a bike ride o (AmE) a bike hike

- bicicleta de carreras/montaña

- bicicleta fija or de ejercicio

* * *

= bicycle.

Ex. In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is bicycle WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under bicycles.

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* alquiler de bicicletas = bicycle rental.

* bicicleta con sillín alto = high wheeler.

* bicicleta de carreras = racing bike.

* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.

* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.

* bicicleta reclinada = recumbent bicycle.

* bicicleta tándem = tandem bike.

* cuadro de bicicleta = bicycle frame.

* cuadro de la bicicleta = bike frame.

* excursión en bicicleta = biking.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* paseo en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta = bicycle safety.

* stand para aparcar bicicletas = bicycle storage rack.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* viaje en bicicleta = bicycle ride.

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femenino bicycle

va en bicicleta al trabajo — she cycles to work

¿no sabes montar or (AmL) andar en bicicleta? — can't you ride a bicycle?

salimos a pasear en bicicleta — we went for a bicycle ride o (colloq) a bike ride o (AmE) a bike hike

- bicicleta de carreras/montaña

- bicicleta fija or de ejercicio

* * *

= bicycle.

Ex: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is bicycle WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under bicycles.

* alquiler de bicicletas = bicycle rental.

* bicicleta con sillín alto = high wheeler.

* bicicleta de carreras = racing bike.

* bicicleta de montaña = dirt bike.

* bicicleta de mujeres = ladies bike.

* bicicleta reclinada = recumbent bicycle.

* bicicleta tándem = tandem bike.

* cuadro de bicicleta = bicycle frame.

* cuadro de la bicicleta = bike frame.

* excursión en bicicleta = biking.

* ir en bicicleta = cycle.

* montar en bicicleta = biking, cycle, ride + a bike.

* montar en bicicleta de montaña = mountain biking.

* paseo en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta = bicycle safety.

* stand para aparcar bicicletas = bicycle storage rack.

* subir en bicicleta = ride + a bike.

* viaje en bicicleta = bicycle ride.

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bicicleta

feminine

bicycle

va en bicicleta al trabajo she cycles to work

¿no sabes montar or ( AmL) andar en bicicleta? can't you ride a bicycle?

salimos a pasear en bicicleta we went for a bicycle o cycle o ( colloq) bike ride, we went out for a ride on our bicycles, we went out cycling, we went for a bike hike ( AmE)

Compuestos:

● bicicleta de carreras

racing bicycle

● bicicleta de montaña

mountain bike

● bicicleta fija or de ejercicio

exercise bike

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bicicleta sustantivo femenino
bicycle;
◊ va en bicicleta al trabajo she cycles to work;

¿sabes montar or (AmL) andar en bicicleta? can you ride a bicycle?;
bicicleta de carreras/ejercicio/montaña racing/exercise/mountain bike
bicicleta sustantivo femenino bicycle
andar/montar en bicicleta, to ride a bicycle
bicicleta estática, exercise bike

' bicicleta' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bomba
- miserable
- paquete
- sillín
- alquilar
- alquiler
- andar
- apearse
- arrendar
- asiento
- bajar
- barra
- ciclocross
- cuadro
- en
- encadenar
- guardabarros
- horquilla
- manubrio
- marco
- montado
- montar
- pasear
- paseo
- piñón
- salpicadera
- subir
- tándem
- tapabarros
- varilla
- venta
- vuelta
English:
against
- ATB
- bell
- bicycle
- cycle
- cycling
- exercise bicycle
- frame
- fume
- mail order
- mountain bike
- pannier
- possessive
- ride
- rider
- run over
- saddle
- seat
- trend
- wheel
- fall
- get
- have
- mountain
- on
- past
- push
- race
- set

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bicicleta nf

bicycle, bike;

andar o [m5] ir en bicicleta to go by bicycle;

montar en bicicleta to ride a bicycle

Comp
bicicleta de carreras racing bike;
bicicleta estática exercise bike;

bicicleta de montaña mountain bike;

bicicleta todo terreno mountain bike

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bicicleta

f bicycle;

ir o

montar en bicicleta go cycling

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bicicleta nf

: bicycle

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bicicleta n bicycle / cycle

bicicleta de montaña mountain bike

Spanish-English dictionary > bicicleta
3 pasear

v.

1 to go for a walk.

pasear a caballo to go horse riding

2 to take a walk, to go for a ride, to go for a walk, to stroll.

3 to take for a walk.

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pasear

► verbo intransitivo

1 to stroll, go for a walk

► verbo transitivo

1 to take for a walk

2 figurado (exhibir) to show off

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verb

to take a walk, stroll

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1. VT

1) [+ perro, niño] to take for a walk, walk

2) (=exhibir) [+ ropa, coche] to parade, show off

3)

pasear la calle a una muchacha — Esp † to walk up and down the street where a girl lives

4) CAm [+ dinero] to squander

5) Esp ( Hist) * to execute summarily

2.

VI

See:

pasearse

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1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( a pie) to go for a walk o stroll

salir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll

b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive
2.
pasear vt

a) < perro> to walk

nos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building

b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off
3.
pasearse v pron

a) ( caminar) to walk

se paseaba de un lado a otro de la habitación — she was pacing up and down the room

b) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo

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= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.

Ex. The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.

Ex. He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

Ex. She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex. The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.

Ex. Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.

Ex. The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.

Ex. She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.

Ex. A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

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* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.

* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) ( a pie) to go for a walk o stroll

salir a pasear — to go out for a walk o stroll

b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride; ( en coche) to go for a drive
2.
pasear vt

a) < perro> to walk

nos paseó por todo el edificio — he showed o took us around the whole building

b) ( lucir) <sombrero/traje> to show off
3.
pasearse v pron

a) ( caminar) to walk

se paseaba de un lado a otro de la habitación — she was pacing up and down the room

b) (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear verbo intransitivo

* * *

= walk, wander about, saunter, wander around, take + a walk, wander, go for + a stroll, parade.

Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.

Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.

Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.

Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.

Ex: The article is entitled ' Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.

Ex: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.

Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.

* pasear mirando por = look (a)round.

* pasear por = ride around, walk (a)round.

* salir a pasear en coche = go out for + a drive.

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pasear [A1 ]

vi

1 (a pie) to go for a walk

suele salir a pasear después de cenar she usually takes a stroll o a walk after supper

2 (en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride, go cycling

3 (en coche) to go for a drive

nos llevó a pasear por la costa he took us for a drive along the coast

■ pasear

vt

1 ‹perro› to walk

nos paseó por todo el edificio he trailed o dragged us around the whole building

hay que pasearla en el cochecito you have to push her around in the baby carriage ( AmE) o ( BrE) in the pram

2 (lucir) ‹sombrero/traje› to show off

3 ( fam)

(en un examen): me pasearon por todo el programa they asked me about every subject on the syllabus

■ pasearse

v pron

1 (caminar) to walk

se paseaban por ahí como si nada they were walking around as if nothing had happened

se paseaba de un lado a otro de la habitación she was pacing up and down the room

las hormigas se paseaban por la comida the ants were crawling all over the food

2 (en coche, bicicleta etc) pasear vi

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pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
a) ( a pie) to go for a walk o stroll;

◊ salir a pasear to go out for a walk o stroll

b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride;

( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
' pasear' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
casa
- gustar
- prestarse
- rondar
- soledad
- soler
- apetecer
- sacar
English:
boating
- drench
- ramble
- take out
- walk
- exercise
- lost
- promenade
- saunter
- stroll
- wander

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pasear

♦ vi
[andando] to go for a walk; [a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a ride o drive;
pasear a caballo to go horse riding

♦ vt

1. [sacar a paseo] to take for a walk;
[perro] to walk
2. [hacer ostentación de] to show off, to parade

3. CAm [arruinar] to spoil, to ruin

♦ See also the pronominal verb pasearse

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pasear

I v/t

1 perro take for a walk, walk

2 ( exhibir) show off

II v/i walk

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pasear vi

: to take a walk, to go for a ride

pasear vt

1) : to take for a walk

2) : to parade around, to show off

♦ See also the reflexive verb pasearse

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pasear vb

1. (a pie) to walk

pasea dos horas diarias he walks for two hours every day

2. (en coche, moto, etc) to go for a drive / to go for a ride

me llevó a pasear en su coche he took me for a ride in his car

ir a pasear / salir a pasear to go for a walk

pasear al perro to take the dog for a walk

pasear a caballo to go horse riding

Spanish-English dictionary > pasear
4 pasearse

VPR

1) [gen] to go for a walk, go for a stroll; (=de un lado a otro) to walk about, walk up and down

pasear en bicicleta — to go for a ride, go cycling

pasear en coche — to go for a drive, go for a run in the car

pasear a caballo — to ride, go riding

pasear en bote — to go sailing

2) Esp (=estar ocioso) to idle, loaf about

3)

pasearse por un tema — Esp to deal superficially with a subject

4)

pasearse — Méx to take a day off

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■pasearse vr (sin objetivo) to loaf about
' pasearse' also found in these entries:
English:
pace
- parade
- promenade
- saunter
- walk about
- walk around

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vpr

1. [caminar] to go for a walk

2. Fam [ganar con facilidad]
Colombia se paseó en la final the final was a walkover for Colombia

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pasearse

v/r walk

* * *

vr

: to walk around

Spanish-English dictionary > pasearse
5 paseo

m.

1 walk (acción) (a pie).

dar un paseo to go for a walk (a pie)

2 avenue (place).

paseo marítimo promenade

3 trip, excursion, tour.

4 promenade, mall.

5 drive, ride, spin.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: pasear.

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paseo

► nombre masculino

1 (a pie) walk, stroll; (a caballo) ride

2 (en coche) drive; (en bicicleta, moto) ride

3 (calle) avenue, promenade

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FRASEOLOGÍA

dar el paseo a alguien to bump somebody off

dar un paseo to go for a walk

mandar a paseo a alguien familiar to send somebody packing

¡vete a paseo! familiar go away!, get lost!

paseo marítimo promenade, esplanade, seafront

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noun m.

1) walk, stroll

2) ride

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SM

1) [gen] walk, stroll; (=excursión) outing

dar un paseo — [andando] to go for a walk o stroll, take a walk o stroll; [en coche] to go for a ride

estar de paseo — to be out for a walk

llevar o sacar a un niño de paseo — to take a child out for a walk

- dar el paseo a algn

- enviar o mandar a paseo

- enviar o mandar a algn a paseo

- no va a ser un paseo

- ¡vete a paseo!

paseo a caballo — ride (on horseback)

paseo de vigilancia — round, tour of inspection

paseo en barco — boat trip

paseo en bicicleta — (bike) ride

paseo en coche — drive, ride

paseo espacial — space walk

paseo por la naturaleza — nature trail

2) (=avenida) parade, avenue

paseo marítimo — promenade, esplanade

3) (=distancia) short walk

entre las dos casas no hay más que un paseo — it's only a short walk between the two houses

4)

paseo cívico — Méx procession, fiesta procession

5) Esp * ( Hist) (journey leading to the) summary execution of a political opponent

dar el paseo a algn — ( Hist) to execute sb summarily; [moderno] to bump sb off **

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masculino

1)

a) ( caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?

mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)

b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drive

fuimos a dar un paseo en coche — we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

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- paseo marítimo

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masculino

1)

a) ( caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? — shall we go for a walk o (colloq) stroll?

mandar a alguien a paseo — (fam) to tell somebody to get lost (colloq)

vete a paseo! — get lost! (colloq), go to hell! (sl)

b) ( en bicicleta) ride; ( en coche) drive

fuimos a dar un paseo en coche — we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo — I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2) ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

•

- paseo marítimo

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paseo¹

¹ = stroll, walk, ride, wander.

Ex: The article is entitled 'A short stroll through Brazilian book publishing'.

Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.

Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.

* dar un paseo = take + a stroll, take + a walk.

* dar un paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

* de paseo en coche = out for a spin.

* ir a dar un paseo = go for + a stroll.

* irse a paseo = naff off.

* paseo en barca = boating.

* paseo en barco = boat tour, boating, boat ride, boat cruise.

* paseo en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo en la montaña rusa = roller coaster ride.

* paseo militar = plain sailing, walkover.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* paseo turístico = walking tour.

* salir a dar un paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo = go out for + a walk.

* salir de paseo en coche = go out for + a drive.

paseo²

² = promenade.

Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.

* paseo marítimo = seafront, promenade.

* * *

paseo

masculine

A

1 (caminata) walk

¿salimos a dar un paseo? shall we go for a walk o ( colloq) stroll?

darle el paseo a algn to shoot sb, bump sb off ( colloq)

mandar a algn a paseo ( fam); to tell sb to get lost ( colloq)

¡vete a paseo! get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl)

2 (en bicicleta) ride

3 (en coche) drive

nos llevó a dar un paseo en su coche nuevo she took us for a drive in her new car

4 ( AmL) (excursión) trip, outing

no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting

5 (figura de baile) promenade

6 ( Taur) paseíllo

B (en nombres de calles) walk, avenue

Compuesto:

paseo marítimo

esplanade, seafront, promenade ( BrE)

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Del verbo pasear: ( conjugate pasear)

paseo es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

paseó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
pasear
paseo
pasear ( conjugate pasear) verbo intransitivo
a) ( a pie) to go for a walk o stroll;

◊ salir a paseo to go out for a walk o stroll

b) ( en bicicleta) to go for a (bike) ride;

( en coche) to go for a drive
verbo transitivo ‹ perro› to walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1
a) ( caminata) walk;

◊ dar un paseo to go for a walk o (colloq) stroll;

mandar a algn a paseo (fam) to tell sb to get lost (colloq)
b) ( en bicicleta) ride;

( en coche) drive;
◊ fuimos a dar un paseo en coche we went for a drive

c) (AmL) ( excursión) trip, outing;

◊ no vivo aquí, estoy de paseo I don't live here, I'm just visiting

2 ( en nombres de calles) walk, avenue;
◊ paseo marítimo esplanade, seafront

pasear
I verbo intransitivo to go for a walk o to take a walk
II vtr (a una persona) to take for a walk
(a un animal) to walk, take for a walk
paseo sustantivo masculino
1 (caminando) walk: daremos un paseo por la playa, we'll go for a walk along the beach
(en caballo, vehículo) ride
2 (calle ancha) avenue
' paseo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alameda
- apetecer
- dar
- frente
- jorobar
- orilla
- P.º
- parque
- pero
- ronda
- sombrilla
- traje
- a
- caballo
- despejar
- excursión
- gustar
- malecón
- prado
- rambla
- simpático
- transversal
- vuelta
English:
boardwalk
- bracing
- brisk
- care for
- cycling
- drive
- exercise
- go
- hit on
- hit upon
- leisurely
- nightly
- pier
- promenade
- promenade deck
- ramble
- ride
- round
- run
- sail
- saunter
- seafront
- spacewalk
- spin
- stroll
- take
- trek
- walk
- wood
- avenue
- board
- boating
- buggy
- front
- mall
- punt
- push
- sea
- stroller
- wander

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paseo nm

1. [acción] [a pie] walk;
[en coche] drive, ride; [a caballo] ride; [en barca] row;
un paseo en coche a drive;

un paseo a caballo a (horse) ride;

dar un paseo [a pie] to go for a walk;
[a caballo] to go for a ride; [en coche] to go for a drive o ride;
ir de paseo [andar] to walk

Comp
paseo espacial space walk
2. [distancia corta] short walk;

sólo es un paseo hasta el teatro it's only a short walk to the theatre

3. [calle] avenue

Comp
paseo marítimo promenade
4. Am [excursión] trip, outing;

hacer un paseo to go on a trip o outing

5. RDom [arcén] Br hard shoulder, US shoulder

6. Fam [cosa fácil] walkover

7. Comp
Fam
dar el paseo a alguien to bump sb off;
Fam
mandar o [m5] enviar a alguien a paseo to send sb packing;
Fam
¡vete a paseo! get lost!;
Fam
mandó los estudios a paseo he said to hell with his studies

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paseo

m walk;

dar un paseo go for a walk;

mandar a alguien a paseo fig fam tell s.o. to get lost fam

* * *

paseo nm

1) : walk, stroll

2) : ride

3) excursión: outing, trip

* * *

paseo n

1. (a pie) walk

dimos un paseo we went for a walk

2. (en coche, moto) drive / ride

me llevó a dar un paseo en su coche nuevo he took me for a ride in his new car

3. (en bicicleta, a caballo) ride

fuimos a dar un paseo en bicicleta we went for a bike ride

paseo marítimo promenade

Spanish-English dictionary > paseo
6 andar

m.

1 gait, walk.

andares gait (de persona)

tener andares de to walk like

2 way of walking, walking, gait, pace.

v.

1 to walk (caminar). (especially peninsular Spanish)

¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?

andar por la calle to walk in the street

Ricardo anduvo por las calles Richard walked along the streets.

María anduvo el muelle Mary walked the dock.

2 to work, to go.

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped

las cosas andan mal things are going badly

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

El motor anda bien The engine is working well.

3 to be.

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?

andar preocupado to be worried

creo que anda por el almacén I think he is somewhere in the warehouse

andar haciendo algo to be doing something

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures

andar tras algo/alguien to be after something/somebody

de andar por casa basic, rough and ready (explicación, método)

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house

Anda triste He is sad.

Ella anda visitando a su prima She is visiting her cousin.

4 to go, to travel.

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometers

5 to wear. ( Central American Spanish)

6 to carry. ( Central American Spanish)

7 to have, to be using.

Anda una pistola He has a gun.

8 to be wearing, to wear.

Anda una bonita corbata He is wearing a nice tie.

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ANDAR

CONJUGACIÓN

Past Indicative

anduve, anduviste, anduvo, anduvimos, anduvisteis, anduvieron.

Imperfect Subjunctive

anduviera, anduvieras, anduviera, anduviéramos, anduvierais, anduvieran;

anduviese, anduvieses, anduviese, anduviésemos, anduvieseis, anduviesen.

Future Subjunctive

anduviere, anduvieres, anduviere, anduviéremos, anduviereis, anduvieren.

* * *
1. verb
1) to walk

2) function, work, run

•

- andar tras
2. noun m.
walk

* * *

1. VI

1) (=ir a pie) to walk; (=moverse) to move; (=viajar) to travel around

iremos andando a la estación — we'll walk to the station

vinimos andando — we walked here, we came on foot

el tren empezó a andar — the train started moving

la máquina empezó a andar — the machine started up

anduvieron por Jamaica y Cuba — they travelled around Jamaica and Cuba

• andar a caballo — to ride

• andar tras algo/algn — to be after sth/sb

andar tras una chica — to be o chase after a girl

2) (=funcionar) to go, work

el reloj no anda — the clock won't go, the clock isn't working

el reloj anda bien — the clock keeps good time

¿cómo anda esto? — how does this work?

3) * (=estar) to be

no sé por dónde anda — I don't know where he is

anda por aquí — it's around here somewhere

seguro que ese anda por Brasil — he's bound to be somewhere in Brazil

andar alegre — to be o feel cheerful

hay que andar con cuidado — you have to be careful

últimamente ando muy liado — I've been very busy lately

andar bien de salud — to be well, be in good health

andamos mal de dinero — we're badly off for money, we're short of money

¿cómo andan las cosas? — how are things?

¿cómo anda eso? — how are things going?

¿qué tal andas? — how are you?

¿cómo andas de tabaco? — how are you off for cigarettes?

ando escaso de tiempo — I am pushed for time

• de andar por casa, ropa de andar por casa — clothes for wearing around the house

un montaje muy de andar por casa — a rough-and-ready production

justicia de andar por casa — rough-and-ready justice

- andan como Pedro por su casa

- quien mal anda, mal acaba

4) (=rebuscar)

¡no andes ahí! — keep away from there!

andar en — to rummage around in

han estado andando en el armario — they've been rummaging around in the cupboard

no andes en mis cosas — keep out of my things

5)

• andar a, siempre andan a gritos — they're always shouting

andan a la greña o a la gresca — they're at each other's throats

6)

• andar con algn — to go around with sb

anda con una chica francesa — he goes around with a French girl

- dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres

7)

• andar en — (=estar implicado en) to be involved in

andar en pleitos — to be engaged o involved in lawsuits

anda en la droga — he's involved with drugs

sospecho que anda en ello Rosa — I suspect Rosa is involved

¿en qué andas? — what are you up to?

8)

• andar haciendo algo — to be doing sth

¿qué andas buscando? — what are you looking for?

ando buscando un socio — I'm looking for a partner

no andes criticándolo todo el tiempo — stop criticizing him all the time

9)

• andar por (=rondar) —

anda por los 50 — he's about 50

el pueblo anda por los 1.000 habitantes — the village has about 1,000 inhabitants

anda por los 700 euros — it's around 700 euros

10)

andando el tiempo —

un niño que, andando el tiempo, sería rey — a child who, in time, would become king

andando el tiempo la pena de muerte desaparecerá — the death penalty will eventually disappear

11) [exclamaciones]

¡anda! — (=¡no me digas!) well I never!; (=¡vamos!) come on!

¡anda!, no lo sabía — well I never, I didn't know that!

anda, dímelo — go on, tell me

anda, no me molestes — just stop annoying me, will you?

anda, no te lo tomes tan a pecho — come on, there's no need to take it to heart like that

¡anda, anda! — come on!

¡ándale (pues)! — Méx * (=apúrese) come on!, hurry up!; (=adiós) cheerio!; (=gracias) thanks!; [encontrando algo] that's it!

¡andando! — right, let's get on with it!

andando, que todavía hay mucho que hacer — let's get moving, there's still a lot to do

• ¡anda ya!, anda ya, no nos vengas con esnobismos — come on, don't be such a snob

-dile que te gusta -¡anda ya, para que me suba el precio! — "tell her you like it" - "oh sure, so she can charge me more!"

2. VT

1) (=recorrer a pie) [+ trecho] to walk

anduvimos varios kilómetros — we walked several kilometres

me conocía muy bien el camino por haberlo andado varias veces — I knew the path very well, as I'd been down o walked it several times before

2) LAm (=llevar) [+ ropa] to wear; [+ objeto] to carry

yo no ando reloj — I don't wear a watch

3.

See:

andarse

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex. E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex. Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

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* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *
I 1.
verbo intransitivo

1)

a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda — the little girl's already walking

¿has venido andando? — did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar — (Chi) before long

b) (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico — go and buy the newspaper

andá a pasear (RPl fam) — get lost! (colloq)

c) (AmL)

andar a caballo/en bicicleta — to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

2) (marchar, funcionar) to work

el coche anda de maravilla — the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3) (+ compl)

a) ( estar) to be

¿cómo andas? — how are you?, how's it going? (colloq)

no anda bien de salud — he isn't well

siempre anda con prisas — he's always in a hurry

¿quién anda ahí? — who's there?

anda en América — he's in America

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? — how are we doing for time?

andar + ger — to be -ing

anda buscando pelea — he's out for o he's looking for a fight

lo andan buscando — they are looking for him o (colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba — if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

b)

andar con alguien — ( juntarse) to mix with somebody; ( salir con) to go out with somebody

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — a man is known by the company he keeps

4) ( rondar)

andar por algo: andará por los 60 (años) — he must be around o about 60

5)

andar detrás de or tras alguien/algo — (buscar, perseguir) to be after somebody/something

anda detrás de tu dinero — he's after your money

andan tras la fama — they are looking for fame

6)

a)

andar con algo — (esp AmL fam) con revólver/dinero to carry something; con traje/sombrero to wear something

no me gusta que andes con cuchillos — I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

b) ( revolver)

andar en algo — to rummage o poke around in something

7) ( en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad)

anda! qué casualidad! — good heavens! what a coincidence!

anda! mira quién está aquí! — well, well! look who's here!

anda ya! eso es imposible! — go on! that's impossible! (colloq)

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo)

anda! déjame en paz! — oh, leave me alone!

anda! se me ha vuelto a olvidar! — damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) ( instando a hacer algo)

préstamelo, anda — go on, lend it to me!

ándale, no seas sacón — (Méx fam) go on, don't be chicken (colloq)

andando, que se hace tarde! — let's get a move on, it's getting late!
2.
andar vt

1) ( caminar) to walk

he andado muchos caminos — (liter) I have trodden many paths (liter)

2) (AmC) ( llevar)

no ando dinero — I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts — I always go around in o wear shorts
3.
andarse v pron

1)

andarse con algo: ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke; ándate con cuidado — take care, be careful

2) (en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse)

ándate de aquí — get out of here

ándate luego — get going o get a move on (colloq)
II
masculino, andares masculino plural gait, walk

de andar pausado — with an unhurried gait

tiene andares de princesa — she has the bearing of a princess (frml)

* * *

= tread, walking.

Nota: Nombre.

Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

* andando = on foot.

* andar a caballo entre... y = tread + the line between... and.

* andar a la caza de = tout for, gun for.

* andar al antojo de Uno = roam + freely.

* andar apurado de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar a tientas = kiss + in the dark, grope (for/toward).

* andar a tientas y a ciegas = grope (for/toward).

* andar a traspiés = stumble.

* andar a tropezones = stumble.

* andar a zancadas = stride.

* andar camino trillado = tread + well-worn ground.

* andar como un reloj = fit as a fiddle.

* andar con = be in with.

* andar con arrogancia = swagger, strut.

* andar con cuidado = tread + lightly, tread + softly, tread + carefully.

* andar con los hombros caídos = slouch.

* andar con pesadez = trudge.

* andar con pies de plomo = tread + warily.

* andar de arriba para abajo = pace.

* andar de boca en boca = be the talk of the town.

* andar de prisa = patter.

* andar de puntillas = tiptoe.

* andar despacio = saunter.

* andar de un lado para otro = pace.

* andar de un modo pausado = stroll + at a leisurely pace.

* andar encorbado = slouch.

* andar encorbado, encorbarse, andar con los hombros caídos, sentarse encorbad = slouch.

* andar escaso de = be short of.

* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar escondido = abscond.

* andar falto de = be short of.

* andar falto de dinero = be strapped for + cash.

* andar mal = feel under + the weather, be under the weather.

* andar (muy) apurado de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) corto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) corto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar (muy) falto de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.

* andar (muy) falto de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.

* andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.

* andar pisando fuerte = go from + strength to strength, make + a big impact.

* andar pisando huevos = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels.

* andar por = move about, walk (a)round, hike.

* andar por ahí = go + (a)round, be out and about, get out and about.

* andar por la cuerda floja = walk + the tight wire, walk + the tightrope.

* andar por los cuarenta = be fortyish.

* andar por los treinta = be thirtyish.

* andar por terreno peligroso = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andar por terreno resbaladizo = skate + on thin ice, tread on + dangerous ground.

* andarse con cuidado = tread with + care.

* andarse con dilaciones = procrastinate.

* andarse con mucho cuidado = tread + the thin line between... and.

* andarse con mucho ojo = keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled, keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned, keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.

* andarse con pies de plomo = walk on + eggshells.

* andarse con rodeos = mince + words, go round in + circles, beat about/around + the bush.

* andarse por las ramas = mince + words.

* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres = womanise [womanize, -USA].

* andar sin prisa = mosey.

* andar suavemente = pad.

* andar tramando algo malo = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente = cry all the way to the bank, laugh all the way to the bank.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos andando = within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* bebé que empieza a andar = toddler.

* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente = navigate.

* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres = you are known by the company you keep.

* echar a andar = implement, leg it.

* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar = toddlerhood.

* el camino se hace andando = actions speak louder than words.

* el movimiento se demuestra andando = actions speak louder than words.

* llegar andando pausadamente = stroll into + view.

* máquina de andar o correr estática = treadmill.

* modo de andar = gait.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* raqueta de andar por la nieve = snowshoe.

* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es = If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

* * *

andar¹ [ A24 ]

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A

1 ( esp Esp) (caminar) to walk

la niña ya anda the little girl's already walking

anda encorvado he stoops, he walks with a stoop

el perrito venía andando detrás de ella the little dog was coming along o walking along behind her

se acercó andando de puntillas she tiptoed up to him, she went up to him on tiptoes

¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

a poco andar ( Chi); before long

2 (Col, CS, Ven) (ir) to go

anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

anduvo de aquí para allá intentando encontrarla he went all over the place trying to find her

andá a pasear ( fam) or ( vulg) a la mierda ( RPl) get lost! ( colloq), go to hell! (sl), piss off! ( BrE sl)

3

( AmL) (montar): no sé andar a caballo I can't ride a horse

fue a andar a caballo al parque she went horseriding o riding in the park

los domingos salen a andar en bicicleta they go cycling on Sundays, they go for bike rides on Sundays ( colloq)

está aprendiendo a andar en bicicleta she's learning to ride a bicycle

gata f B. (↑ gata)

B (marchar, funcionar) to work

el tocadiscos no anda the record player's not working

el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o ( BrE) going like a dream

C (+ compl)

1 (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? ( colloq), how are things? ( colloq), what's up? ( AmE colloq)

¿cómo andas de calcetines? how are you for o ( BrE) how are you off for socks?

¿cómo andamos de tiempo? how are we doing for time?

no anda muy bien de salud he isn't very well

ando enfermo I'm ill

anda un poco tristón he's (looking) a bit gloomy

siempre anda con prisas he's always in a hurry

anda siempre muy arregladita she's always very well turned-out

no andes descalza don't walk o go around without your shoes on

¿quién anda ahí? who's there?

¿y Manolo? — creo que anda por América what about Manolo? — I think he's in America somewhere

¿dónde andan mis calcetines? where have my socks got(ten) o gone to? ( colloq), what's happened to my socks?

andar + GER to be -ING

anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight

la policía lo anda buscando the police are looking for him o ( colloq) are after him

quien mal anda, mal acaba if you live like that, you're bound to come to a bad end

2 (juntarse) andar CON algn to mix WITH sb

no me gusta la gente con la que andas I don't like the people you're mixing with o ( colloq) you're hanging around with

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres you can tell a man o a man is known by the company he keeps

3

(salir con): andar CON algn to go out WITH sb

D (rondar) andar POR algo:

andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

E andar DETRáS DE or TRAS algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be AFTER sb/sth

ese sólo anda detrás de tu dinero he's only after your money

andan tras la fama y la riqueza they are looking for o ( colloq) they are out for fame and fortune

F

1 ( fam) andar CON algo (llevar) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth; ‹contraje/sombrero› to wear sth

sabes que no me gusta que andes con cuchillos you know I don't like you playing with o messing around with knives

2 (revolver) andar EN algo to rummage o poke o ferret around IN sth

no me andes en el bolso don't go rummaging o poking o ferreting around in my bag

G (en exclamaciones)

1

(expresando sorpresa, incredulidad): ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! well! o good heavens! o good grief! what a coincidence!

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! o hey! look who's here!

¡anda ya! ¡eso es imposible! go on! o ( BrE) get away with you! that's impossible! ( colloq)

2

(expresando irritación, rechazo): ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!

¡anda! no me vengas con excusas come on! o come off it! I don't want to hear your excuses ( colloq)

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! ( colloq)

3

(instando a hacer algo): préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!

anda, déjate de tonterías come on, stop being silly!

ándale, no seas sacón ( Méx fam); go on, don't be chicken ( colloq)

¡anda! or ( Méx) ¡ándale! or ( Col) ¡ándele! que llegamos tarde come on o get a move on o let's get moving, we'll be late! ( colloq)

¡vamos, andando, que se hace tarde! come on, let's get a move on, it's getting late!

■ andar

vt

A (caminar) to walk

tuvimos que andar un buen trecho we had to walk a fair distance

he andado muchos caminos ( liter); I have trodden many paths ( liter)

B

( AmC) (llevar): no ando dinero I don't have any money on me

siempre ando shorts en casa I always go around in o wear shorts at home

■ andarse

v pron

A andarse CON algo:

ése no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke around o not one for jokes

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful

rodeo, rama

B ( en imperativo)

( AmL) (irse): ándate de aquí inmediatamente get out of here this minute

ándate luego, no vayas a llegar tarde get going o get a move on, otherwise you'll be late ( colloq)

andar²

masculine

A (modo de andar) gait, walk

un viejo de andar pausado an old man with an unhurried gait o walk

tiene andares de princesa she walks like a princess, she has the bearing o deportment of a princess ( frml)

B andares mpl

1 (viajes) travels (pl)

en mis andares por Sudamérica on my travels through South America

2 (aventuras) adventures (pl)

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andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) (esp Esp) ( caminar) to walk;

◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

b) (AmL):

◊ andar a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

c) ( en imperativo) (AmS) (ir) to go;

◊ anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;
◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3 (+ compl)
a) ( estar) to be;

◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering me
b) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;

( salir con) to go out with sb;
◊ dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres a man is known by the company he keeps

c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth

4 ( rondar):
◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

5 andar con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 ( en exclamaciones)
a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):

◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!
b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):

◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)
c) ( instando a hacer algo):

◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;

¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 ( caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) ( llevar):
◊ no ando dinero I don't have any money on me;

siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andarse con algo:
◊ ese no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke;

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse):
◊ ándate de aquí get out of here;

ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,
◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural

gait, walk
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing

' andar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
andares
- bicicleta
- boca
- casa
- cien
- dinero
- echar
- escasa
- escaso
- gatas
- greña
- holgada
- holgado
- juego
- peculiar
- puntilla
- reconocer
- soltarse
- tienta
- torpe
- torpeza
- anduve
- bien
- caballo
- caminar
- cojo
- compañía
- corto
- descaminado
- desgarbado
- gata
- gatear
- mal
- nube
- ojo
- paso
English:
ambulatory
- badly
- barefoot
- blunder
- bustle
- crawl
- down
- drag
- even
- gait
- grope
- heavily
- large
- loose
- mooch
- mope about
- mope around
- move about
- move around
- pad about
- pad around
- pick
- plod
- pound
- prance
- pressed
- pussyfoot
- run
- scramble
- short
- slouch
- slouch about
- slouch around
- slow
- stall
- steadily
- stoop
- stride
- tiptoe
- toddler
- tout
- tramp
- trek
- trip along
- upright
- waddle
- walk
- walking pace
- walking shoes
- blink

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andar

♦ vi

1. esp Esp [caminar] to walk;
[moverse] to move;
¿fuiste en autobús o andando? did you go by bus or on foot?, did you go by bus or did you walk?;

andar por la calle to walk in the street;

andar deprisa/despacio to walk quickly/slowly;

andar a gatas to crawl;

andar de puntillas to tiptoe

Comp

todo se andará all in good time

2. [funcionar] to work, to go;

la nueva moto anda estupendamente the new motorbike is running superbly;

el reloj no anda the clock has stopped;

las cosas andan mal things are going badly;

los negocios andan muy bien business is going very well

3. [estar] to be;

¿qué tal andas? how are you (doing)?;

no sabía que habían operado a tu padre – ¿qué tal anda? I didn't know your father had had an operation, how is he (getting on o doing)?;

¿dónde anda tu hermano? no lo he visto desde hace meses what's your brother up to these days? I haven't seen him for months;

creo que anda por el almacén I think he's somewhere in the warehouse;

andar en boca de todos to be on everyone's lips;

desde que tiene novia, andar muy contento ever since he got a girlfriend he's been very happy;

ando muy ocupado I'm very busy at the moment;

¿cómo andas de dinero? how are you (off) for money?;

andamos muy mal de dinero we're very short of money, we're very badly off for money;

¡date prisa, que andamos muy mal de tiempo! hurry up, we haven't got much time!, hurry up, we're late!;

andar detrás de o [m5]tras algo/alguien to be after sth/sb;

Comp

de andar por casa [explicación, método] basic, rough and ready;

mi ropa de andar por casa my clothes for wearing around the house;

hice un apaño de andar por casa y ya funciona I patched it up myself and it works again now;

Prov

ande yo caliente, ríase la gente I'm quite happy, I don't care what other people think;

Prov

quien mal anda mal acaba everyone gets their just deserts

4. [ocuparse]
andar en [asuntos, líos] to be involved in;
[papeleos, negocios] to be busy with;
anda metido en pleitos desde el accidente ever since the accident he's been busy fighting legal battles

5. [hurgar]
andar en to rummage around in;

¿quién ha andado en mis papeles? who has been messing around with my papers?

6. [indica acción]
andar haciendo algo to be doing sth;

con esa chulería, David anda buscándose problemas David's asking for trouble, always being so cocky;

en ese país andan a tiros in that country they go round shooting one another;

andan a voces todo el día they spend the whole day shouting at each other;

anda echando broncas a todos he's going round telling everybody off;

anda explicando sus aventuras he's talking about his adventures;

Comp

andar a vueltas con algo to be having trouble with sth;

Comp
RP
¡andá a saber! who knows!

7. [ir]
andar con alguien to go around o round with sb;

anda por ahí con una jovencita he's running around with a young girl;

anda con gente muy poco recomendable she mixes with o goes around with a very undesirable crowd;

Prov

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres birds of a feather flock together

8.
andar por [alcanzar, rondar] to be about;

anda por los sesenta he's about sixty;

debe de andar por el medio millón it must be o cost about half a million

9. Fam [enredar]
andar con algo to play with sth

♦ vt

1. [recorrer] to go, to travel;

anduvimos 15 kilómetros we walked (for) 15 kilometres

2. CAm [llevar puesto] to wear

3. CAm [llevar] to carry

♦ nm

1. [modo de caminar] gait, walk;

andares [de persona] gait;

tiene andares de modelo she walks like a model

2. [transcurso]
con el andar del tiempo, comprenderás todo mejor you'll understand everything better with the passing of time

♦ See also the pronominal verb andarse

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andar

I v/i

1 ( caminar) walk;

andando on foot;

¡andando! come on!, move it! fam

2 ( funcionar) work

3

:

andar alegre/triste be happy/sad;

andar bien/mal do well/badly;

andar bien/mal de algo have a lot of/be short of sth;

andar con cuidado be careful;

andar con alguien mix with s.o., hang out with s.o. fam ;

andar en algo ( buscar) rummage in sth;

andar en el cajón rummage around in the drawer;

andar en o

por los 30 años be around 30;

andar tras algo be after sth fam ;

andar haciendo algo be doing sth;

andar a golpes, andar a palos be always fighting;

andar a una work together;

¡anda! sorpresa wow!; incredulidad come on!

II v/t walk

III m

:

andares gait, walk

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andar {6} vi

1) caminar: to walk

2) ir: to go, to travel

3) funcionar: to run, to function

el auto anda bien: the car runs well

4) : to ride

andar a caballo: to ride on horseback

5) : to be

anda sin dinero: he's broke

andar vt

: to walk, to travel

andar nm

: walk, gait

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andar vb

1. (caminar) to walk

andaba por la calle I was walking down the street

se fue a casa andando she walked home

2. (moverse) to go

las motos acuáticas andan por el agua jet skis go on the water

3. (funcionar) to work / to go

no me anda el reloj my watch isn't working

su nuevo coche anda muy bien his new car goes like a dream

4. (estar) to be

¿cómo andas? how are you?

¿cómo andas de tu resfriado? how's your cold?

¿por dónde anda Enrique? where's Enrique?

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?

anda despistado he's absent minded

andas equivocado you're wrong

andar por to be about

anda por los cuarenta she's about forty

Spanish-English dictionary > andar
7 monte

m.

1 mountain.

monte Sinaí Mount Sinai

monte de Venus mons veneris

2 scrubland (terreno) (con arbustos).

echarse o tirarse al monte to take to the hills; to go to extremes (figurative)

no todo el monte es orégano (Prov) life's not a bowl of cherries

monte bajo scrub

3 pasture (pasto). (Mexican Spanish)

4 weed.

5 mons.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: montar.

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monte

► nombre masculino

1 mountain, mount

2 (bosque) wild, woodland

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de monte wild

echarse/tirarse al monte to take to the hills

monte alto woodland, forest

monte bajo scrub

Monte Olimpo Mount Olympus

monte de piedad pawnbroker's, pawnshop

monte de Venus (del pubis) mons veneris 2 (de la mano) Mount of Venus

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noun m.

mountain, mount

* * *

SM

1) (=montaña) mountain; (=cerro) hill

el monte de los Olivos — the Mount of Olives

el monte Sinaí — Mount Sinai

los montes Pirineos — the Pyrenees

los montes Urales — the Urals

los montes Apalaches — the Appalachian Mountains

los montes Cárpatos — the Carpathian Mountains

- echarse al monte

2) (=campo) countryside, country; (=bosque) woodland

los domingos salimos al monte a pasear — on Sundays we go walking in the countryside

un conejo de monte — a wild rabbit

batir el monte — to beat for game, go hunting

hacérsele un monte a algn —

todo se le hace un monte — he makes mountains out of molehills

- no todo el monte es orégano

monte alto — forest

monte bajo — scrub

3)

monte de piedad — pawnshop

4) (Naipes) (=baraja) pile; (=banca) bank

5)

monte de Venus — mons veneris

6) CAm, Caribe (=alrededores) outskirts pl, surrounding country; Méx (=hierba) grass, pasture

7) LAm * (=hachís) hash *, pot *

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masculino

1) (Geog)

a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno - cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (- cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte — to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte — to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano — life isn't all a bowl of cherries

c) (Ven fam) ( campo)

vive en el monte — he lives out in the sticks o the wilds (colloq)

d) (RPl) ( bosquecillo) copse, coppice

- monte alto/bajo

- monte de piedad

2) ( en naipes)

a) ( juego) monte

b) ( en el tute) last trick

3) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( marihuana) grass (colloq)

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= hill, backcountry.

Ex. The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex. It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.

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* incendio de monte = bushfire.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.

* monte, el = bush, the.

* Monte Etna = Mount Etna.

* monte salvaje = backcountry.

* Montes Apalaches, los = Appalachian Mountains, the.

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masculino

1) (Geog)

a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno - cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (- cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte — to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte — to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano — life isn't all a bowl of cherries

c) (Ven fam) ( campo)

vive en el monte — he lives out in the sticks o the wilds (colloq)

d) (RPl) ( bosquecillo) copse, coppice

- monte alto/bajo

- monte de piedad

2) ( en naipes)

a) ( juego) monte

b) ( en el tute) last trick

3) (AmC, Col, Ven fam) ( marihuana) grass (colloq)

* * *

el monte

(n.) = bush, the

Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.

= hill, backcountry.

Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.

Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.

* incendio de monte = bushfire.

* monte bajo = undergrowth, understorey [understory, -USA], fynbos, shrubland, scrubland.

* Monte del Templo, el = Temple Mount, the.

* monte, el = bush, the.

* Monte Etna = Mount Etna.

* monte salvaje = backcountry.

* Montes Apalaches, los = Appalachian Mountains, the.

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monte

masculine

A ( Geog)

1 (montaña) mountain

2 (terreno — cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub; (— cubierto de árboles) woodland

batir el monte to beat ( for game)

echarse or tirarse al monte to take to the hills

no todo (en) el monte es orégano life isn't all a bowl of cherries, life isn't a bed of roses

3

( Ven fam) (campo): estoy buscando trabajo en la ciudad porque a mi no me gusta el monte I'm looking for work in town because I don't like living out in the sticks o the wilds ( colloq)

monte y culebra: no hay nada como vivir en la capital, lo demás es monte y culebra you can't beat living in the capital, anything else o everywhere else is like being back in the Middle Ages

por donde tú vives es puro monte y culebra, ni televisión debes tener where you live is so backward, I bet you don't even have television

4 ( RPl) (bosquecillo) copse, coppice

Compuestos:

● monte alto

forest, woodland

● monte bajo

scrubland, bush

● Monte de los Olivos

el monte de los Olivos the Mount of Olives

● monte de piedad

pawnshop

● monte de Venus

(pubis) ( liter); mons veneris ( liter); (en quiromancia) Mount of Venus

● montes Apalaches

mpl:

los montes Apalaches the Appalachians (pl)

● montes Balcanes

mpl:

los montes Balcanes the Balkan mountains (pl)

● montes Cárpatos

mpl:

los montes Cápatos the Carpathians (pl)

● monte Sinaí

el monte Sinai Mount Sinai

● montes Pirineos

mpl:

los montes Pirineos the Pyrenees (pl)

● montes Urales

mpl:

los montes Urales the Urals (pl)

B (en naipes)

1 (juego) monte

2 (en el tute) last trick

C (AmC, Col, Ven fam) (marihuana) grass ( colloq)

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Del verbo montar: ( conjugate montar)

monté es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

monte es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
montar
monte
montar ( conjugate montar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ‹ caballo› ( subirse a) to mount, get on;

( ir sobre) to ride
b) (subir, colocar):

◊ montó al niño en el poni he lifted the boy up onto the pony

2 ‹vaca/yegua› to mount
3
a) (poner, establecer) ‹feria/exposición› to set up;

‹ negocio› to start up, set up
b) ‹máquina/mueble› to assemble;

‹ estantería› to put up;
‹ tienda de campaña› to put up, pitch
c) ‹ piedra preciosa› to set;

‹ diapositiva› to mount
d) ( organizar) ‹obra/producción› to stage

4 (Esp) ‹ nata› to whip;
‹ claras› to whisk
verbo intransitivo
1
a) (ir):

◊ monte a caballo/en bicicleta to ride a horse/bicycle

b) (Equ) to mount

2 ( cubrir parcialmente) monte SOBRE algo to overlap sth
montarse verbo pronominal ( en coche) to get in;
(en tren, autobús, bicicleta) to get on;
( en caballo) to mount, get on;
◊ ¿me dejas monteme en tu bicicleta? can I have a ride on your bicycle?

monte sustantivo masculino (Geog)
a) ( montaña) mountain

b) ( terreno — cubierto de maleza) scrubland, scrub;

(— cubierto de árboles) woodland
montar
I verbo intransitivo (subirse) to get in
(en bici, a caballo) to ride
II verbo transitivo
1 (un mueble, un arma) to assemble
2 (engarzar) to set, mount
3 (un negocio) to set up, start
4 Culin to whip
5 (película) to edit, mount
(fotografía) to mount
6 Teat (un espectáculo) to stage, mount
7 Zool (cubrir) to mount
8 (causar) montar un escándalo, to kick up a fuss
monte sustantivo masculino
1 mountain
(nombre propio) Monte de los Olivos, Mount of Olives
2 (terreno) monte alto, forest
monte bajo, scrubland
' monte' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ascenso
- batir
- batida
- bosque
- calvario
- cumbre
- encontrarse
- orégano
- cresta
- ralo
English:
bush
- coal
- hilly
- mount
- Mt
- pawnshop
- scour
- grass
- heath
- under

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monte nm

1. [elevación] mountain

Comp
Monte Albán [centro arqueológico] = excavated ruins of the main city of the Zapotec culture, found close to the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico;
el Monte Sinaí Mount Sinai

2. [terreno] [con arbustos] scrubland;
[bosque] woodland;
echarse o [m5] tirarse al monte to take to the hills;
Fig to go to extremes;
Prov

no todo el monte es orégano life's not a bowl of cherries

Comp
monte alto forest; RP monte artificial plantation;
monte bajo scrub;
RP monte natural natural woodland
3. Esp monte de piedad [casa de empeños] state pawnbroker's;
[mutualidad] mutual aid society
4. monte de Venus mons veneris

5. Méx [pasto] pasture

6. Ven [ensalada] salad

7. Col, Ven Fam [marihuana] grass

8. Comp
RP, Ven Fam
tener a monte a alguien to hassle sb

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monte

m mountain; ( bosque) woodland;

echarse o

tirarse al monte fig take to the hills

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monte nm

1) montaña: mountain, mount

2) : woodland, scrubland

monte bajo: underbrush

3) : outskirts (of a town), surrounding country

4)

monte de piedad : pawnshop

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monte n mountain

Si se refiere, no a una montaña, sino al monte como una zona, se dice the mountains

viven en el monte they live in the mountains

Spanish-English dictionary > monte
8 afuera

adv.

1 outside.

hace frío afuera it's cold outside

vamos afuera a pasear let's go out for a walk

por (la parte de) afuera on the outside

afuera de outside (Am)

2 out, outside.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: aforar.

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afuera

► adverbio

1 outside

■ vengo de afuera I've just been outside

■ la parte de afuera the outside

■ salir afuera to come/go out

► interjección

1 out of the way!

► nombre masculino plural afueras

1 outskirts

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FRASEOLOGÍA

más afuera further out

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adv.

1) out

2) outside

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1.

ADV esp LAm out, outside

¡afuera! — out of the way!, get out!

de afuera — from outside

por afuera — on the outside

las hojas de afuera — the outer leaves, the outside leaves

2.

PREP

afuera de — LAm outside

3.

pl afueras
SFPL outskirts
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adverbio

1)

a) (expresando dirección, movimiento) outside

ven aquí afuera — come out here

afuera! — get out of here!

b) (lugar, parte) outside; [European Spanish prefers fuera in many of these examples]

aquí afuera se está muy bien — it's really nice out here

comimos afuera — ( en el jardín) we ate outside o outdoors; ( en un restaurante) we ate out

por afuera es rojo — it's red on the outside

de o desde afuera — from the outside

los de afuera — outsiders

lavar para afuera — to take in washing

2)

afuera de — (AmL)

¿qué haces afuera de la cama? — what are you doing out of bed?

afuera del edificio — outside the building

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adverbio

1)

a) (expresando dirección, movimiento) outside

ven aquí afuera — come out here

afuera! — get out of here!

b) (lugar, parte) outside; [European Spanish prefers fuera in many of these examples]

aquí afuera se está muy bien — it's really nice out here

comimos afuera — ( en el jardín) we ate outside o outdoors; ( en un restaurante) we ate out

por afuera es rojo — it's red on the outside

de o desde afuera — from the outside

los de afuera — outsiders

lavar para afuera — to take in washing

2)

afuera de — (AmL)

¿qué haces afuera de la cama? — what are you doing out of bed?

afuera del edificio — outside the building

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afuera

adverb

A

1 (expresando dirección, movimiento) outside

vámonos afuera let's go outside

ven aquí afuera come out here

¡afuera! get out of here!, get out!

2 (lugar, parte) outside

[ European Spanish prefers fuera¹ (↑ fuera (1)) in many of these examples] aquí afuera se está muy bien it's very nice out here

comimos afuera (en el jardín) we ate out in the garden o outside o outdoors; (en un restaurante) we ate out

por afuera es rojo it's red on the outside

de afuera parece muy grande it looks very big from the outside

¿qué derecho tienen los de afuera a criticar? what right do outsiders have to criticize?

lavaba para afuera she used to take in washing

B

afuera de ( AmL): está afuera del país he's out of the country

afuera del edificio outside the building

C ( RPl) (el campo) the country

la gente de afuera country people, people from the country

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Del verbo aforar: ( conjugate aforar)

afuera es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
aforar
afuera
afuera adverbio
1
a) (expresando dirección, movimiento) outside;

◊ ven aquí afuera come out here;

¡afuera! get out of here!
b) (lugar, parte) outside;

European Spanish prefers
◊ fuera in many of these examples aquí afuera se está muy bien it's really nice out here;

comimos afuera ( en el jardín) we ate outside o outdoors;

( en un restaurante) we ate out;
◊ por afuera es rojo it's red on the outside

2
◊ afuera de (AmL): ¿qué haces afuera de la cama? what are you doing out of bed?;

afuera del edificio outside the building
afuera
I adverbio outside: sal afuera, come o go out
II fpl afueras, outskirts: tienen una casa en las afueras, they have a house on the outskirts
' afuera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
empañar
- esperar
- estirar
- exterior
- puerta
- dejar
- fuera
- patizambo
- tender
- torcido
English:
baking
- lead out
- nippy
- out
- outside
- send out
- hang
- leave
- lip
- lock
- out of
- outward

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afuera

♦ adv

1. [indicando lugar, posición] outside;

por (la parte de) afuera on the outside;

he dejado la bicicleta afuera I've left my bicycle outside;

vamos afuera a pasear let's go out for a walk;

vengo de afuera I've just come in from outside;

desde afuera no pude ver nada I couldn't see anything from outside

2. RP [interior del país] the provinces;

pasamos el fin de semana afuera we spent the weekend away from the capital

♦ afuera de loc prep
Am outside;
afuera de la casa outside the house

♦ interj

get out!

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afuera

I adv outside;

de afuera from the outside;

¡afuera! get out!

II prp

:

afuera de L.Am. outside

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afuera adv

1) : out

¡afuera!: get out!

2) : outside, outdoors

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afuera adv outside

Spanish-English dictionary > afuera
9 suave

adj.

1 soft (al tacto).

2 smooth (liso, no brusco).

este coche tiene la dirección muy suave this car has very smooth steering

3 delicate.

este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild

4 gentle (apacible) (persona, carácter).

5 gentle (fácil, lento) (cuesta, tarea, ritmo).

6 pleasant (informal) (agradable). (Mexican Spanish)

7 good-looking, personable, nice-looking, charming.

adv.

all right, fine (informal) (de acuerdo). (Mexican Spanish)

intj.

easy does it.

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suave

► adjetivo

1 (agradable al tacto) soft, smooth

2 (liso, llano) smooth, even

3 figurado (apacible) gentle, mild

4 figurado (tranquilo) easy

5 figurado (música, palabras, voz, luz, movimiento, viento) soft, gentle

6 figurado (clima) mild, clement

7 figurado (tabaco, sabor) mild

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FRASEOLOGÍA

suave como el terciopelo (as) smooth as silk

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adj.

1) soft

2) smooth

3) delicate

4) gentle, mild

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1. ADJ

1) (=liso) [superficie] smooth, even; [piel, pasta] smooth

2) (=no fuerte) [color, movimiento, brisa, reprimenda] gentle; [clima, sabor] mild; [trabajo] easy; [operación mecánica] smooth, easy; [melodía, voz] soft, sweet; [ruido] low; [olor] slight; [droga] soft

- suave como el terciopelo

3) [persona, personalidad] gentle, sweet

estuvo muy suave conmigo — he was very sweet to me, he behaved very nicely to me

4) Chile, Méx * (=grande) big, huge; (=destacado) outstanding

5) Méx ** (=atractivo) good-looking, fanciable *; (=estupendo) great *, fabulous *

¡suave! — great idea! *, right on! (EEUU) *

6)

dar la suave — LAm (=halagar) to flatter

2. ADV

1) LAm [sonar] softly, quietly

2) Méx

toca suave — she plays beautifully

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adjetivo

1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth

suave al tacto — smooth to the touch

2)

a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft

b) < color> soft, pale

c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth

3)

a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight

b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle

c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle

d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual

e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild

f) <laxante/sedante> mild

4) (Méx fam)

llevársela suave con algo — to go easy on something (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

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= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex. Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

Ex. The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex. The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex. People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.

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* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.

* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.

* tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.

* tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.

* toque suave = tap.

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adjetivo

1) <piel/cutis> smooth, soft; < pelo> soft; <superficie/pasta> smooth

suave al tacto — smooth to the touch

2)

a) < tono> gentle; <acento/música> soft

b) < color> soft, pale

c) < sabor> ( no fuerte) delicate, mild; ( sin acidez) smooth

3)

a) <movimiento/gesto> gentle, slight

b) <temperaturas/clima> mild; < brisa> gentle

c) <modales/carácter/reprimenda> mild, gentle

d) <cuesta/curva> gentle, gradual

e) <jabón/champú> gentle, mild

f) <laxante/sedante> mild

4) (Méx fam)

llevársela suave con algo — to go easy on something (colloq)

5) (Méx fam) ( fantástico)

qué suave! — great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

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= gentle [gentler -comp., gentlest -sup.], tame [tamer -comp., tamest -sup.], soft [softer -comp., softest -sup.], smooth [smoother -comp., smoothest -sup.], mellow [mellower -comp., mellowest -sup.].

Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.

Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.

Ex: People become more ' mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.

* con voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* de voz suave = soft-spoken, softly-spoken.

* más suave que el terciopelo = as soft as velvet.

* más suave que la seda = as soft as silk.

* paseo suave en bicicleta = easy ride.

* tan suave como el terciopelo = as smooth as silk, as soft as velvet.

* tan suave como la seda = as soft as silk, as smooth as silk.

* tan suave como un guante = as meek as a lamb.

* toque suave = tap.

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suave

adjective

A ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft; ‹pelo› soft; ‹superficie› smooth

suave al tacto smooth to the touch

B

1 ‹tono/acento› gentle, soft; ‹música› soft

2 ‹color› soft, pale

3 ‹sabor› (no fuerte) delicate, mild; (sin acidez) smooth

C

1 ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight

la suave caricia del viento ( liter); the gentle o sweet caress of the wind ( liter)

2 ‹temperaturas› mild; ‹brisa› gentle

3 ‹modales/carácter› mild, gentle

4 ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual

5 ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild

6 ‹laxante/sedante› mild

D ( Méx) (bonito) good-looking

darle la suave a algn ( Méx); to humor* sb

llevársela suave con algo ( Méx fam); to go easy on sth ( colloq)

E

( Méx fam) (fantástico): ¡qué suave! great! ( colloq), fantastic! ( colloq)

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suave adjetivo
1 ‹piel/cutis› smooth, soft;
‹ pelo› soft;
‹superficie/pasta› smooth
2
a) ‹ tono› gentle;

‹acento/música› soft
b) ‹ color› soft, pale

c) ‹ sabor› ( no fuerte) delicate, mild;

( sin acidez) smooth
3
a) ‹movimiento/gesto› gentle, slight

b) ‹temperaturas/clima› mild;

‹ brisa› gentle
c) ‹modales/carácter/reprimenda› mild, gentle

d) ‹cuesta/curva› gentle, gradual

e) ‹jabón/champú› gentle, mild

f) ‹laxante/sedante› mild

4 (Méx fam) ( fantástico):
◊ ¡qué suave! great! (colloq), fantastic! (colloq)

suave adjetivo
1 (liso, terso) smooth, soft
suave al tacto, soft o smooth to the touch
2 (tenue, poco fuerte) soft
una suave brisa, a gentle breeze
un sabor suave, a delicate o mild taste
(color) pale
un azul suave, a pale blue
(música, tono, luz) soft
una suave melodía, a mellow o sweet melody
(clima) esta región tiene un clima suave, this region has a mild climate
3 (actitud agradable, poco severa) mild, gentle, amiable
' suave' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cabeceo
- fina
- fino
- leve
- toque
- correr
- plumón
English:
ale
- balmy
- bland
- dry
- extra
- fluffy
- fur
- gentle
- light
- mellow
- mild
- quiet
- smooth
- soft
- soft-spoken
- suave
- subtle
- debonair
- nudge
- supple
- weak

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suave

♦ adj

1. [al tacto] [piel, toalla] soft;
[jabón] mild
2. [no brusco] [movimiento] smooth;
[curva, cuesta] gentle;
tiene la dirección muy suave it has very smooth steering

3. [sabor] mild;
[olor] mild, slight; [color] soft;
este curry está bastante suave this curry is quite mild

4. [apacible] [clima] mild;
[brisa] gentle; [persona, carácter] gentle
5. [fácil, lento] [tarea, ritmo] gentle

6. [dócil] meek;

está suave como un corderito she's as meek as a lamb

7. Méx Fam [agradable] pleasant;

dimos un paseo bien suave we had a very pleasant stroll

8. Comp
Méx Fam
estar suave to be enough;

ya está suave de tanto barullo that's enough of that racket;

dar la suave a alguien to suck up to sb

♦ adv
Méx Fam [de acuerdo] all right, fine;
¿salimos a pasear? – suave shall we go out for a walk? – fine

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suave

adj

1 al tacto soft, smooth

2 sabor, licor mild

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suave adj

1) blando: soft

2) liso: smooth

3) : gentle, mild

4) Mex fam : great, fantastic

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suave adj

1. (piel, tela, color, música, voz) soft

los bebés tienen la piel suave babies have soft skin

2. (superficie) smooth

una piedrecita suave a smooth pebble

3. (brisa, persona) gentle

una brisa suave y apacible a light, gentle breeze

4. (clima, sabor, detergente) mild

este queso tiene un sabor suave this cheese has a mild flavour

Spanish-English dictionary > suave

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