caminaba in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for caminaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.caminar VB intr

1.1. caminar (andar):

caminar

to walk

le gusta caminar por el campo

he likes going for walks o (going) walking in the country

salieron a caminar

they went out for a walk

queda muy cerca, podemos ir caminando

it's very close, we can walk o we can go on foot

el nene ya camina

the baby's walking now

tú corre si quieres, yo voy caminando

you run if you want to, I'm walking o going to walk

¡camina derecho!

stand up straight when you walk o don't slouch

a ti te hace falta alguien que te haga caminar derecho

what you need is someone to keep you in line inf

1.2. caminar (hacia una meta, fin):

caminamos hacia una nueva era social

our society is moving into a new age

un actor que camina hacia la fama

an actor heading for fame

el río camina hacia el mar liter

the river wends o makes its way to the sea liter

el sol caminaba hacia el ocaso liter

the sun moved westward liter

2.1. caminar LatAm reloj/motor:

caminar

to work

2.2. caminar LatAm inf asunto:

el asunto va caminando

the matter is progressing

el asunto va caminando

things are moving inf

si no tienes un conocido allí, el trámite no camina

if you don't know someone who works there, it's difficult to get things moving

II.caminar VB trans

1. caminar distancia:

caminar

to walk

caminamos dos kilómetros todos los días

we walk two kilometers every day

siempre camino ese trecho

I always walk that bit

siempre camino ese trecho

I always do that bit on foot

2. caminar Col inf persona:

caminar

to chase inf

caminar

to be after inf

botas para caminar N fpl

botas para caminar

walking boots pl

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caminaba muy envarado

he walked very stiffly

caminaba cabizbajo, abstraído en sus problemas

he walked along, head bowed, deep in thought

caminaba en línea zigzagueante

she was walking in a zigzag

Translations for caminaba in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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bumble (walk)

caminar a tropezones

bumble (walk)

caminar trastabillando

he walked with an unsteady gait

caminaba con paso vacilante

walking shoes

zapatos mpl para caminar

sleepwalk

caminar dormido

I used to sleepwalk as a child

de pequeña era sonámbula or solía caminar dormida

wade

caminar (por el agua, barro etc)

he waded through the water

caminaba por el agua

we had to wade through waist-deep mud

tuvimos que caminar con el barro hasta la cintura

caminaba in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for caminaba in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.caminar VB intr

1. caminar:

caminar (ir)

to go

caminar (a pie)

to walk

2. caminar (río):

caminar

to flow

3. caminar (astro):

caminar

to move

4. caminar LatAm (funcionar):

caminar

to work

II.caminar VB trans (distancia)

caminar

to cover

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plod on

caminar penosamente

trek

caminar

walking-shoes

zapatos m pl para caminar

sleepwalk

caminar dormido, -a

toddler

niño(-a) m (f) que empieza a caminar

to walk a tightrope a. fig

caminar en la cuerda floja

trudge

caminar penosamente

slog

caminar con gran esfuerzo

slouch

caminar arrastrando los pies

caminaba Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

arrastrar los pies (al caminar)

to drag one's feet

niño(-a) m (f) que empieza a caminar

toddler

zapatos m pl para caminar

walking-shoes