To walk/run into the sea

Question

Hmmm can someone please help me to translate 'I ran into the sea.' - I had a go and put 'Corrí hacia el mar.' but couldn't that just as easily be 'I ran towards the sea'?

Just wondering if there's a better, clearer translation? Do you need to use two verbs?

Corrí y entré en el mar? hmmmm - all help greatly appreciated

Excellent question - gringojrf, Jan 21, 2012

I wonder where she got this from ? - annierats, Jan 22, 2012

Way cool question. Cool answers by chileno and gekkosan. :) - webdunce, Jan 22, 2012

Answer 1

Entré corriendo al mar.

Corri a zambullirme en el mar.

Me lancé corriendo al mar.

I like the last one. - annierats, Jan 22, 2012

Very nice. - webdunce, Jan 22, 2012

I think that the first one express exactly the same idea. - ale_rd, Jan 22, 2012

My vote goes to...Entré corriendo al mar. - gringojrf, Jan 22, 2012

Thanx Gekko :) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 22, 2012

Answer 2

Adentrarse en el mar

Muy acertada Porcu! Adentrarse *en el* mar - RaulSpaniard, Jan 22, 2012

Gracias Raul - porcupine7, Jan 22, 2012

Also nice. - webdunce, Jan 23, 2012

Answer 3

Fui corriendo hacia el mar y me tiré allá.

I'll ask my Mexican friends when they get here. - jeezzle, Jan 21, 2012

This is just my attempt, I always like "X iendo" myself, and I do think hacia is right but who knows. - jeezzle, Jan 21, 2012

ok sweet, thanx - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

A bit complicated. - Gekkosan, Jan 22, 2012

Answer 4

Corrí y me zambullí en el mar. = I ran and I submerge into the sea.

Corrí hasta el mar = I ran to the sea

Corrí hacia el mar = I ram towards the sea

Help! I don't how to swim!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

Okay last night I went to bed thinking about this one. I do not know if any of these work by howabout meterse or echarse. And then there is poner.

Corrí y me metí en el agua.

Corrí y me eché en el agua.

Corrí y me puse en el agua.

That's good! :) - chileno, Jan 22, 2012

ja ja ya dag - you're a sick guy - who goes to bed and thinks about Spanish grammar issues?? :red:: je je ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 22, 2012

You do, Kiwi!! - Gekkosan, Jan 23, 2012

Answer 6

topar con el agua. This is from the dictionary. It is a new word to me.

to run imto (collide with)? maybe not?

To fall into the water is caer el agua. so why not just correr el agua?

no I don't think so that's a different kind of run into which can be translated with darse con, chocar con and topar con but I don't think that works with running into the sea :( - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

- thanx for trying though Gringo - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

I want to see the answer to this one. - gringojrf, Jan 21, 2012

would it be 'al'? caer al agua? plus if you said correr al agua how would you tell the difference between running up to and running into? I'm just being difficult I know je je - Kiwi-Girl, Jan 21, 2012

That why this is such a good question. Up to, into, along... - gringojrf, Jan 21, 2012

I'm also very interested in the answers, I didn't realize it was this difficult. - annierats, Jan 22, 2012