rodar

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to roll

∗ verb

rodar
intransitive verb
1to roll (deslizar)
2to travel, to go (circular)
  • rodaban a más de 180 km/h -> they were doing more than 180 km/h
3to turn (girar)
4to tumble (caer)(por down)
  • rodó escaleras abajo -> he tumbled down the stairs
5to go around (ir de un lado a otro)
  • ha rodado por todo el mundo -> he's been all over the world
6to shoot (Cine)
  • ¡silencio, se rueda! -> we're rolling!
transitive verb
7to shoot (Cine)
8to run in (automóvil)

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rodar [ro-dar’]
verb neuter
1To roll, to revolve on an axis. (n)
2To roll, to run on wheels (sobre ruedas). (n)
3To roll, to move along on the surface, to roll down a hill. (n)
4 (n)
verb
5RODEAR.
6To abound, to be in great plenty.
7To wander about in vain in quest of business; to be tossed about; to go about, to go up and down.
8To lose an employment, station, dignity, or esteem.
9To happen accidentally.
  • Rodar por la escalera -> to fall downstairs
  • Ir rodando -> to move about
verb transitive
10To drive, to impel, to give an impulse.
11To travel (viajar).
12To race, to drive (en carreteras).
13To shoot, to film (cine).
14To seize (agarrar); to imprison (encarcelar). (Caribbean)
15To round up (ganado). (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
  • Ha rodado medio mundo -> he's been over half the world

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rodar
verbo:intransitivo
1 (dar vueltas) [+pelota] to roll; [+rueda] to go round; turn
la moneda fue rodando por el caño the coin rolled down the drain; rodó escaleras abajo he fell rolled downstairs;o se oía el rodar de los carros one could hear the sound of cartwheels; rodar de suelo (Aeronáutica) to taxi
echarlo todo a rodar to mess it all up
rodar por algn to be at sb's beck and call
2 (familiar) (deambular)
andar ir rodandoo no hace más que rodar
me han hecho ir rodando de acá para allá they kept shunting me about from one place to another; tienen al niño rodando de guardería en guardería they keep moving shifting the kid about from nursery to nursery;o
3 (Cine) to shoot; film
llevamos dos meses rodando en México we've spent two months filming in Mexico
4 (familiar) (existir todavía) to be still going; still exist
ese modelo rueda todavía por el mundo that model is still about
5 (México) (Arg) [+caballo] to stumble; fall forwards
verbo:transitivo
1 [+vehículo] to wheel; wheel along; [+coche nuevo] to run in
2 (hacer rodar) [+objeto] to roll; roll along
3 (Cine) to shoot; film
4 (Informática) [+programa] to run
5 (Caribe) (agarrar) to seize; (encarcelar) to imprison
6 (Latinoamérica)
rodar (a patadas) to knock over; kick over
7 (Latinoamérica) [+ganado] to round up

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Verb Conjugation for "rodar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo ruedo rodé rodaba rodaré ruede
Tú ruedas rodaste rodabas rodarás ruedes
Ella/Él/Usted rueda rodó rodaba rodará ruede
Nosotros rodamos rodamos rodábamos rodaremos rodemos
Vosotros rodáis rodasteis rodabais rodaréis rodéis
Ellos/Ustedes ruedan rodaron rodaban rodarán rueden
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