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andar

/anˈdaɾ/, [ãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]

walk

Verb andar (first-person singular present ando, first-person singular preterite anduve, past participle andado)

  1. to walk, to go
  2. to amble, to travel
  3. to ride
    Ando en bicicleta.
    I ride a bicycle.
  4. to function, to work, to go
  5. to pass, to go by, to elapse
  6. to go about; to busy oneself with
    ¿Cómo andarse en las redes sociales?.
    How to go about social networks?.
    Andaba en mis asuntos, cuando repentinamente se cortó la electricidad.
    I was going about my business, when suddenly the power went out.
  7. to be, to feel
    ¿Cómo andas?
    How do you feel?
  8. to go around, to move or spread from person to person
    Anda el rumor de que don Fulano y doña Zutana están teniendo un amorío.
    The rumor is going around that Mr. X and Ms. Y are having an affair.
    Anda una tos que hay.
    There's a cough that's going around.
  9. (with gerund) to go round doing something (describing interrupted, frequent activity)
    Anda escribiendo un libro.
    She's writing a book on and off.
  10. (transitive) to have been feeling; to feel emotions over a period of time
    Ando solitario últimamente.
    I have been feeling lonely lately.
  11. (with con) to go out with, to date
    ¿Quieres andar conmigo?
    Do you want to be my boyfriend/girlfriend?
    Juan anda con María.
    Juan and María are dating.
  12. (reflexive) to go away, to leave
  13. (reflexive, imperative) to take out, to remove oneself
    ¡Ándate de mi presencia!
    Remove yourself from my presence!

Noun andar m (plural andares)

  1. walk, pace, gait
  2. behavior, manner

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Deja de andar con rodeos.

    Don't beat around the bush.

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  • Yo oí que Tom solía andar con traficantes y asesinos.

    I heard that Tom used to hang out with drug dealers and murderers.

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  • El monte era tan espeso que casi no se podía andar por él.

    The forest was so thick that one could hardly walk through it.

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  • Prefiero andar descalzo por la casa.

    I prefer to go barefoot in the house.

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  • Puedo andar por lo menos dos millas.

    I can walk at least two miles.

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  • Tom es capaz de andar con las manos.

    Tom is able to walk on his hands.

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  • ¿Ella sabe andar en bicicleta?

    Can she ride a bicycle?

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  • Ya deja de andar con rodeos y ve al grano.

    Please stop beating around the bush and come straight to the point.

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  • Tom sólo puede andar si tiene su bastón.

    Tom can walk only if he has his cane.

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  • ¿Podemos andar en patines en este parque?

    Can we roller-skate in this park?

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