running

Question

to run is simply correr, but how do you say running'

Answer 1

runner - corredor
running - corriendo
eg. El corredor esta corriendo muy despacio.
The runner is running too slow.

Answer 2

should be too slowly not slow

Gus said:

runner - corredorrunning - corriendoeg. El corredor esta corriendo muy despacio.The runner is running too slow.

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Answer 3

See also [url=http://my.spanishdict.com/forum/topic/show'id=1710195%3ATopic%3A545324]this discussion[/url].

Answer 4

corriendo

Answer 5

To say that running=corriendo is an incomplete answer at best. If I saw the word running all by itself, I would assume it to be a gerund, which functions as a noun. In that case, its Spanish equivalent is correr, not corriendo.

Do you like running? = ¿Te gusta correr?

Furthermore, "to run" has dozens of meanings in English, such as running for president, running errands, a running river, etc.

Answer 6

I was going to say pretty much what James just did, but I got here late, so I'll add a few figures:

To run can be translated as "correr" when it means "to take long steps to move quickly", and for a few other meanings, but there are over 30 meanings of "to run" in certain contexts where it has to be translated verbs other than "correr".

Besides that, "running" as a verb can be translated as "correr" o "corriendo" depending on the sentence, so any answer to your question has limited usefulness.

Answer 7

trote when talking about a horse it means to gallop
when talking about a human or person -if you wil- trote means to jog
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El corredor esta corriendo tan despacio que parece que esta trotando; porque trotar es un paso intermedio entre caminar y correr.

Answer 8

running... corriendo

Answer 9

Gus said:

trote when talking about a horse it means to gallop

The site's dictionary gives "trotar" = "to trot" (and it sounds like they're cognates). The standard gaits for a horse are (in ascending speed): walk, trot, canter, and gallop.

Answer 10

Thank you for the correction/observation.

samdie said:

Gus said:

trote when talking about a horse it means to gallop

The site's dictionary gives "trotar" = "to trot" (and it sounds like they're cognates). The standard gaits for a horse are (in ascending speed): walk, trot, canter, and gallop.

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Answer 11

Thanks everyone!