correr

/koˈreɾ/, [koˈreɾ]

run, to run


Verb correr (first-person singular present corro, first-person singular preterite corrí, past participle corrido)

  1. to run, to jog
  2. to flow
  3. to shoo, chase away, drive away
  4. to throw out; to fire; to expel
  5. (reflexive) to walk away
  6. (reflexive, Chile) to cop out, to shirk
  7. to elapse (time)
  8. to go around, spread (rumors)
  9. to rush
  10. to draw (curtains)
  11. (takes a reflexive pronoun, Spain) to have an orgasm

Noun correr m (plural correres)

  1. (uncountable) course, passing (of time)

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


Examples
  • ¡Qué rápido puede correr él!

    How fast he can run!

  • ¿Puedes correr rápido?

    Can you run fast?

  • Es peligroso correr por aquí.

    It is dangerous to run here.

  • Él puede correr tan rápido como tú.

    He can run as fast as you.

  • No puedes correr, Tom.

    You can't run, Tom.

  • Nadie de su clase puede correr más rápido que él.

    No one in his class can run faster than he does.

  • No puedo correr porque estoy muy cansado.

    I cannot run because I am very tired.

  • No puedo correr tan rápido como Tom.

    I can't run as fast as Tom.

  • Cometí un error por hacerlo a correr.

    I made a mistake through doing it in a hurry.

  • John está demasiado gordo para correr rápido.

    John is too fat to run fast.

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