La Palabra Del Día "gatear"

Question

gatear ( gah-teh-AHR )

(verb) to crawl; to climb; to claw

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There are many native English speakers here, most of us can offer great suggestions to the English sentences. I will do my best to go through them all, too. For the Spanish sentences, edit your posts according to the native Spanish speakers suggestions. Use today's Word of the Day in your own Spanish sentence (and include the English translation as well). Try to use the word in a completely new way and vote on the sentences you like best. The winner will be chosen based upon the correct use of the word as well as the number of votes.

Guidelines:

Write sentences at least 5 words long, but don't write a paragraph either. Write your Spanish sentence, but include the English translation as well. Make the corrections suggested by other users and moderators in the comments section (try not to use personal pronouns unless absolutely necessary). Use your own words! (Don't use a translator, copy from a book, use song lyrics, etc.) Please keep political, religious or personal statements to a minimum. This is a practice game.

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Examples:

1: Juanito y su oso de peluche subieron la escalera gateando.

Juanito and his teddy bear crawled up the stairs.

2: "Tienes que gatear antes de poder caminar," me decía mi abuelo.

"You've got to crawl before you can walk," my grandfather used to say.

nice entry, Ambette. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

ja ja ja - el niño del siglo 21 ;) - nepal15, Apr 6, 2017

Hi Amber , clever one. - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

I finally put one up. It was hard to think of anything, then I thought, who can "gatear" better than a cat? - Daniela2041, Apr 6, 2017

Hola Sassy, gracias amiga. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Lol Nepal....Sí, los millennials. jijijiji - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Hi Ray, mil gracias mate. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Jejejeje Thanks Dani. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Gracias princesa - hola amigos. xx - ian-hill, Apr 6, 2017

Good morning, amiga. :) - Nickelbackfan1, Apr 6, 2017

Hola guapita. Gracias :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Hola guapo, de nada. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 1

Los nenes gatean en el suelo, y los adultos nadan a crol en el agua.

Babies crawl on the floor, and adults crawl in the water.

Cute baby....:) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Very good. In fact, I was thinking about the crawl since I swim when I saw the word of the day. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Jajajaja Mstivers, you did that on purpose. lol - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 2

Voy a gatear esta noche ¿Qué opinas de mis posibilidades?

I'm on the prowl tonight. What do you think of my chances?

Hi guys. I've gone with this to highlight another meaning in hopefully an inoffensive manner, but if it is not suitable for SD let me know ASAP and I'll remove it. Cheers. - jellonz, Apr 6, 2017

I think it's fine. Very educational. And I'll pass on the guy. lol - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

It's the combover. ugh! - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

You've got to work with what you've got :) Gracias Sassette. - jellonz, Apr 6, 2017

He has No chance here 0 - nil Lol - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

He's a cheeky one ;-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 3

Mira como está gateando para ser la mejor portera de fútbol del mundo.

Look how she's sneaking along to be the best soccer goalie in the world.

Better than a lot of humans , great post F Y S . - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

¿Quién puede gatear mejor que un gato? - Daniela2041, Apr 6, 2017

In OZ when you are trying apologise to wife or girlfriend for a major faux pas it is called "The great Australian crawl". After the swimming stroke. - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

That's really funny. :) - Daniela2041, Apr 6, 2017

Haha You thought of a good one, amiga. I love this! - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Ninja gatito lococito :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 4

Aquí esta la situación cuando toda la familia ayuda el niño de aprender a gatear.

Here is the situation when the whole family helps the child learn to crawl.

Even robot dog. jejeje - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Cute :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Gracias amigos - porcupine7, Apr 7, 2017

Answer 5

Me gusta gatear bajo el futon cuando nadie está mirando y llorar porque no puedo salirme.

Awww and such a sweet dog. :) ♥ - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Pobrecito ;-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 6

*Algunos niños aparece gatear utilizando sus parte inferior para locomoción.**

Se llama "Barajadura de la parte inferior".

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Algunos niños gatear en su parte inferior para locomotión.

Some children crawl using their bottom for locomotion.

It is called "the bottom shuffle" .

Several problems with the Spanish but the concept is great. - Daniela2041, Apr 6, 2017

I have tried a different and more simple sentence Dani , how is it now ? - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

I cannot get "bum shuffle" to work at all. - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

You killed the computers trying to translate it. lol This does not compute. jejejeje - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Tal vez..."barajar de nalgas" ? - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

In the first sentence there was no agreement of number--"los niños parecEN" and "S U parte" inferior. Your revised sentence has a similar problem --Algunos niñ gateAN." Those are easy to miss but rather important in Spanish. - Daniela2041, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 7

One has to crawl in the childhood for sure. After practicing a lot at that age, one is able to walk.

Hay que gatear en la infancia por seguro. Despues practicando mucho en ese tiempo, es capaz de caminar.

"to crawl in childhood" no need for the definite article mate. - ray76, Apr 6, 2017

Es verdad. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Got to get your locomotion going :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

i understand - One has to crawl in childhood. gracias por todo - nepal15, Apr 7, 2017

Answer 8

Bebé Pitufo gatea a la pelota de playa. Algun día, bebé Pitufo crecerá y tiene que lidiar con un mundo complicado.

Baby Smurf crawls to the beach ball. Some day, baby Smurf will grow up and have to deal with (or struggle with) a complicated world.

I added a little texture to baby Smurf's face and hands just to give the graphic some pizazz. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Sometimes don't you wish baby smurf (smurfet) could stay small....Good one, amiga. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Yeah, I feel that way, Ambette. :) Fortunately, they only grow to 3 apples high. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

I'll complete my voting later today. Just want to see how things shake out first. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Great work Missy :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Thanks Gato Loco. :) - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 9

Te digo que si me ayudas, puedo gatear a subir por el camino que he recorrido.

I tell you, if you will only help me I can crawl back up the road that I've travelled.

Fortitude :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Have a badge, Sir Ian! - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

I hate for people to have to live like that. - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 10

El bromista trata de gatear a mí por sus palabras en SD.

The joker is trying to seduce me through his words on SD.

He should pop up with the picture with his rude message, eh? No help yet? Is it still doing that? - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Yes, it's still doing it. :( - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

I'll complete my voting later today. Just want to see how things shake out first. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Strange! Have a badge to make up for it Missy ;-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Thanks, Gato Loco. Yes, a bit strange but I went ahead with the project to express visually what it feels like to get slammed with a message that prevents me from getting on SD. I'm glad you don't have this issue. :) - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 11

Few animals can walk, but crawling is mostly their mode of movement. Algunos animales pueden caminar, pero gatear es sobre todo su modo de movimiento.

True, and the ones that can, rarely go too far walking. Usually just a short distance. - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 12

¡Los bebés se gatear por todas partes!

Babies crawl everywhere!

That's why you have to watch them closely :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

Then they are curtain climbers after that stage. jejee - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Yes. That is why my job as a sitter is pretty hard :) - k_nelson, Apr 7, 2017

Answer 13

Suponemos que habrá un bebé gateando por nuestra casa el año que viene porque nuestra hija está embarazada y se supone que el bebé nacerá al final de Junio, pero mi esposa se preocupa de que ellos puedan mudarse a Kansas para estar cerca de los suegros.

We assume that there will be a baby crawling around our house next year because our daughter is pregnant and the baby is supposed to be born at the end of June, but my wife worries that they might move to Kansas to be close to the in-laws.

Good luck bosque, and enjoy :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

I hope not. :) - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 14

Perezosos gatean lentamente en el piso y los arboles, pero pueden nadar rápidamente.

Sloths crawl slowly on the ground and in trees, but they can swim quickly.

I'm amazed that they are still a viable species :-)! - Jraider, Apr 6, 2017

The sloth couple in the movie Zootopia was one of best parts of the movie. They move so slowly. - Sassette, Apr 6, 2017

Those long nails. Yikes! - rac1, Apr 6, 2017

Answer 15

Voy a llamar a Ray y le preguntaré si quiere gatear a algunas cantinas conmigo.

I'm going to call Ray and ask him if he wants to crawl to some bars with me.

Oh he will. Lol - rac1, Apr 6, 2017