correr

correr(
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rrehr
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
a. to run
Corro 12 kilómetros cada día.I run 12 kilometers every day.
Este año voy a correr la maratón.I'm running the marathon this year.
a. to move
Tuve que correr la mesa para tener más espacio.I had to move the table to have more space.
a. to run
No corras riesgos innecesarios; ponte en manos de un profesional.Don't run unnecessary risks. Put yourself in the hands of a professional.
4. (to get rid of)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
(Latin America)
a. to run out
Corrieron al ladrón de la casa.They ran the thief out of the house.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
intransitive verb
a. to hurry
Corre, baja el fuego. Se va a quemar el estofado.Hurry, turn the heat down. The stew is going to burn.
b. to hurry up
Tendremos que correr si no queremos llegar tarde al cine.We'll have to hurry up if we don't want to be late for the movie.
c. to run around
Me pasé el día corriendo detrás de los niños.I spent the whole day running around after the kids.
a. to run
El río corre de norte a sur.The river runs from north to south.
a. to go around
El chisme corrió por el pueblo.The gossip went around the village.
a. to go by
Las horas corrieron como minutos.The hours went by like minutes.
correrse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb
a. to move
Durante el terremoto, se corrió la mesa y golpeó contra la pared con fuerza.During the earthquake, the table moved and hit the wall hard.
b. to shift
Una ola enorme hizo balancearse al barco, y la carga se corrió primero hacia un lado y luego hacia el otro.A huge wave made the ship roll, and its load shifted first to one side and then to the other.
c. to move over
¿Puedes correrte un poco hacia allá?Can you move over that way a little?
d. to move up
Si nos corremos, podrán sentarse esas señoras que están allí de pie.If we move up, those ladies standing over there will be able to sit down.
e. to shift over
Córrete un poco hacia allá, por favor. Apenas tengo espacio.Shift over that way a bit, please. I barely have any room.
f. to shift up
Dile a Esteban que se corra para que pueda sentarse Inés.Tell Esteban to shift up so that Ines can sit down.
g. to pull over (car)
El carro se corrió hacia un lado para dejar pasar al camión.The car pulled over to one side to let the truck through.
a. to run
Cuando llueve se me corre el maquillaje.When it rains, my makeup runs.
a. to get a run
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
No hay nada que me fastidie más que se me corran las medias.There's nothing more annoying than getting a run in my stockings.
b. to get a ladder
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
¿Te diste cuenta de que se te corrieron las medias?Did you know you have a ladder in your tights?
12.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to have an orgasm)
Regionalism used in Spain
(Spain)
a. to come
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Algunas personas tardan más que otras en correrse.Some people take longer than others to come.
13.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(to leave furtively)
Regionalism used in Bolivia
(Bolivia)
Regionalism used in Chile
(Chile)
Regionalism used in Nicaragua
(Nicaragua)
Regionalism used in Peru
(Peru)
a. to slip away
Intentó correrse sin ordenar su cuarto, pero su madre lo vio.He tried to slip away without tidying up his room, but his mother saw him.
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