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Source: The Collins Concise Spanish Dictionary © 2002
HarperCollins Publishers:
andar
| A |
verbo intransitivo
| 1 |
(= ir a pie) to
walk
(= moverse) to move
(= viajar) to travel around
iremos andando a la estación we'll
walk to the station
el tren empezó a andar the train
started moving
anduvieron por Jamaica y Cuba they
travelled or (EEUU)
traveled around Jamaica and Cuba
andar en bicicleta to
cycle
andar a caballo to
ride
andar tras
algo/alguien to be after something/somebody
andar tras una chica to be or
chase after a girl
◆MODISMO:andando
el tiempo eventually |
| 2 |
(= funcionar) to
go; work
el reloj no anda the clock won't
go; the clock isn't working |
| 3 |
(informal) (= estar) to be
no sé por dónde anda I
don't know where he is
hay que andar con cuidado you have to be
careful
últimamente ando muy liado I've
been very busy lately
andamos mal de dinero we're badly off for
money; we're short of money
¿cómo andan las cosas? how
are things?
¿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
◆MODISMO: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
◆REFRÁN:quien
mal anda, mal acaba you get what you deserve |
| 4 |
(= rebuscar)
¡no andes ahí! keep away
from there!
andar en to rummage around in
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 or a
la gresca they're at each other's throats |
| 6 |
andar con alguien to go around with somebody
anda con una chica francesa he goes
around with a French girl
◆REFRÁN:dime
con quién andas y te diré quién eres a
man is known by the company he keeps |
| 7 |
andar en (= estar
implicado en) to be involved in
sospecho que anda en ello Rosa I suspect
Rosa is involved |
| 8 |
andar haciendo algo to be doing something
¿qué andas buscando? what
are you looking for?
ando buscando un socio I'm looking for a
partner |
| 9 |
andar por (= rondar)
anda por los 50 he's about 50
anda por los 150 euros it's around 150
euros |
| 10 |
(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?
¡ándale! (México) (informal)
¡ándele! (México) (informal) (= ¡apúrese!) come on!; hurry
up!
(= adiós) bye! (informal)
(= gracias) thanks!
(encontrando algo) that's it!
¡andando! OK, let's get going!
¡anda ya!: --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!" |
| 11 |
(informal) (imperativos)
anda y dile a tu padre que ... go and
tell your father that ...
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| B |
verbo transitivo
| 1 |
(= recorrer a pie)
[+ camino,
trecho] to walk
anduvimos varios kilómetros we
walked several kilometres or (EEUU)
kilometers
◆MODISMO:todo
se andará all in good time |
| 2 |
(Centroamérica) (=
llevar)
[+ ropa] to
wear
[+ objeto] to
carry
yo no ando reloj I don't wear a watch
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| C |
andarse verbo pronominal
| 1 |
andarse con: ándate con
cuidado take care
no puedes andarte con tonterías you
can't afford to mess around
no podemos andarnos con contemplaciones a la hora
de buscar una solución a la crisis we can't afford to
worry about the niceties when looking for a solution to the crisis
no se anda con chiquitas he doesn't mess
around
no andarse con rodeos not to beat about (británico) or
around (EEUU) the bush |
| 2 |
andarse en [+ herida, nariz] to
pick
no te andes en la nariz don't pick your
nose
se andaba en la herida he was picking at
his wound
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| D |
sustantivo masculino
walk; gait
es de andares rápidos he walks quickly |
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