La Palabra Del Día "cabalgar"
cabalgar ( kah-bal-GAHR )
(verb) to ride, to go riding
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Examples:
1: Los turistas cabalgaron por los árboles.
The tourists rode through the trees.
2: Vamos a cabalgar por la orilla del mar. ¿Quieres acompañarnos?
We're going to go riding along the seashore. Do you want to come?
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When I was little I loved to ride the horses my aunt had owned.
Cuando era pequeño amé cabalga los caballos que mi tía había poseído.
Spanish correction:
Me encantaba cabalgar los caballos que mi tia poseía. - Annron
Después de que su montura actuó como una vaca perezosa cuando la jinete cabalgó en la competencia, se dio cuenta de que su día iba de mal a peor cuando descubrió que iba a tener que regresar a casa en un vuelo de los cielos amistosos de United.
After her mount performed like a lazy cow when the equestrian rode in the competition, she realized her day was going from bad to worse when she discovered that she was going to have to return home on a flight from the friendly skies of United.
En Harry Potter los niños estaban cabalgando en escobas como lo es apropiado de brujos y brujas.
In Harry Potter children were riding on brooms as is appropriate for wizards and witches.
Como una persona valiente, fuerte, y aventurera, me encanta cabalgar y tirar flechas mucho.
As a brave, strong, and adventurous person, I love riding and shooting arrows so much.
El vaquero cabalgó su montura por última vez.
The cowboy rode his mount for the last time.
¿Qué significa si estoy cabalgando en un sueño?
What does it mean if I am riding a horse in a dream?
He was riding a mare when he won a gold medal.
Él estaba cabalgando en una yegua cuando ganó una medalla de oro.
Mi esposo y yo Nos dimos por vencido cabalgar los caballos cuando nos movimos mudamos a Alaska. Solíamos tener varios y los montábamos varias veces a la semana. Los extraño.
My husband and I gave up riding horses when we moved to Alaska. We used to own several and rode them a few times a week. I miss them.
A mi hija le encanta cabalgar los caballos. Me cuesta una fortuna.
My daughter loves to ride horses. It costs me a fortune.
Cuando era muy joven me encantaba cabalgar mi caballo a la escuela con un/a amigo/a.
When I was very young I loved to ride my horse to school with a friend .
Wearing our "safety Helmets" of course.
"Cabalgar sobre el éxito/fama/prestigio/la fortuna, etc de alguien o algo." is used to express that somebody benefits from somebody else's success/fame/fortune, etc. without making any effort, but taking advantage of the situation. It's usually used to talk about famous people's kids.
Ejemplos:
Ziggy Marley cabalgó sobre la fama de su padre al principio de su carrera, pero ahora es un gran músico.
Enrique Iglesias nunca ha cabalgado sobre la fortuna de su padre, él es muy rico.
Hasta ahora, no tengo experiencia de cabalgar, no tengo el caballo. De todos de modos, parece que es muy emocionante como rafting in rio Trishuli.
Till now, I don't have experience of horse ride, I don't have a horse. Anyway, it seems that it is thrilling like rafting in Trishuli river.
I like to go riding on a train without paying. 
Me gusta cabalgo en un tran sin pagando.
I don't like to ride horses because I could get hurt. No me gusta cabalgar a caballo porque yo podría herirme.
Antes de los autos, cabalgar era un modo de viajar muy común.
Before cars, riding was a common way to travel.
