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1 prance about
a) v + adv brincar*b) v + prep + o brincar* enVI + ADV andar pavoneándose* * *a) v + adv brincar*b) v + prep + o brincar* en -
2 prance about
v.brincar de un lado para otro. -
3 prance
((eg of horses) to dance or jump about.) hacer cabriolas; brincartr[prɑːns]1 (horse) hacer cabriolas1) : hacer cabriolas, cabriolara prancing horse: un caballo haciendo cabriolas2) swagger: pavonearseprance n: cabriola fn.• cabriola s.f.• trenzado s.m.v.• andar pavoneándose v.• cabriolar v.• cabriolear v.• trenzar v.præns, prɑːnsa) \<\<horse\>\> brincar*, hacer* cabriolasb) (pej) \<\<person\>\>she pranced into the room wearing her new dress — entró meneándose or pavoneándose con el vestido nuevo
Phrasal Verbs:[prɑːns]VI [horse] hacer cabriolas; [person] (proudly) pavonearse; (gaily) brincar, saltar* * *[præns, prɑːns]a) \<\<horse\>\> brincar*, hacer* cabriolasb) (pej) \<\<person\>\>she pranced into the room wearing her new dress — entró meneándose or pavoneándose con el vestido nuevo
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4 andar
andar 1 ( conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo 1◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?b) (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 dream3 (+ compl)◊ ¿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 meb) andar con algn ( juntarse) to mix with sb;( salir con) to go out with sb;c) andar detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth4 ( rondar):◊ andará por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 605 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): siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts andarse verbo pronominal 1 andarse con algo: ándate con cuidado take care, be careful 2 ( en imperativo) (AmL) ( irse): ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,◊ andares sustantivo masculino pluralgait, 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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