run about in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for run about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] ADV about often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (fool about, knock about, move about, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (fool, knock, move, etc)

1. about (approximately):

sobre las seis Spain

II.about [Am əˈbaʊt, Brit əˈbaʊt] PREP

1.1. about (concerning):

I.run <pres part running, pt ran, pp run> [Am rən, Brit rʌn] VB intr

8.1. run water/oil:

10.2. run (to become + adj) → dry, → low , → short

II.run <pres part running, pt ran, pp run> [Am rən, Brit rʌn] VB trans

III.run [Am rən, Brit rʌn] N

1. run (on foot):

See also water, short, seed, low2, low1, fat, dry up, dry

I.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] N U

1. water:

abre el grifo Spain

II.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB intr

III.water [Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər, Brit ˈwɔːtə] VB trans

I.short <shorter shortest> [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADJ

2.1. short (brief):

4. short (inadequate, deficient):

II.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] ADV

1. short (suddenly, abruptly):

2. short (below target, requirement):

III.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] N

IV.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB intr ELEC

V.short [Am ʃɔrt, Brit ʃɔːt] VB trans

I.seed [Am sid, Brit siːd] N

I.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADJ

3. low (in intensity, amount, quality):

II.low1 <lower lowest> [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] ADV

1. low:

III.low1 [Am loʊ, Brit ləʊ] N

I.fat <comp fatter, superl fattest> [Am fæt, Brit fat] ADJ

II.fat [Am fæt, Brit fat] N

I.dry up VB [Am draɪ -, Brit drʌɪ -] (v + adv)

II.dry up VB [Am draɪ -, Brit drʌɪ -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

I.dry <drier, driest> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] ADJ

II.dry <dries, drying, dried> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] VB trans

III.dry <dries, drying, dried> [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] VB intr

2. dry → dry up

IV.dry [Am draɪ, Brit drʌɪ] N

run about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for run about in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.run [rʌn] ran, run ran, run N

III.run [rʌn] ran, run ran, run VB trans

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Chaos as broadcast assistants and producers run about like headless chickens trying to sort it out.
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The project was very successful and continued to run about every 4 years.
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Although the canals run about apart, water flows in opposite directions.
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Local trains (which stop at all stations) run about every 30 minutes.
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Totally stock it would run about 126 mph, but in racing trim it was more like 150 mph.
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Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months; the shortest ones run about four months, and the longest up to a year.
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Prices for locomotives run just under $200,000 and coaches run about $60,000 each.
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The greens are regularly found to run about 12 feet on the stimpmeter.
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The driver was able to crawl out the window and run about 200 yd up the highway to get help.
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The videos tend to run about three minutes, with two significant exceptions.
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