run1
ran, run /rʌn/ [running]Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ correr
I had to run to catch the bus Tuve que correr para no perder el autobús
■ constr. to run + to do sth›
⇨ funcionar
This machine doesn't run properly Este aparato no funciona bien
It runs on batteries Funciona con pilas
v [i]
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⇨ ir corriendo
I have to run, or I'll be late Tengo que ir corriendo o llegaré tarde
⇨ darse prisa
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⇨ pasar
A train runs every half hour Pasa un tren cada media hora
⇨ salir
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⇨ pasar
A stream ran here in the past Por aquí antes pasaba un arroyo
⇨ discurrir
⇨ atravesar
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⇨ extenderse
⇨ llevar
This road runs up to the old castle Esa calle lleva hasta el castillo
› (una prenda)
⇨ desteñir(se) [al lavar]
v [t]
→ to run across sb→ to run after sth/sb→ to run around→ to run away→ to run sth by sb→ to run sth/sb down [m]→ to run sth in [m]→ to run into sb→ to run sth into sth→ to run off→ to run out of sth→ to run over sth/sbVéase tb: dummy run; in the long run; print run; run for your life!; to {cast/run} {an/one's} eye over sth; to {have/run} a temperature; to run amok; to run in the family; to run out of steam; to run over sth; to run riot; to run the gauntlet; to run the risk of sth; to run wild›
⇨ administrar
⇨ dirigir
⇨ llevar
Who runs this business? ¿Quién lleva este negocio?
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⇨ ejecutar [un programa informático]
to run rings around sb
⇨ dar mil vueltas a alguien
(Definition of run vvv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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