ambulante
adjective
(que anda) walking; [+circo, vendedor] travelling; traveling; (EEUU) [+biblioteca] mobile; [+músico] itinerant; [+actor] strolling; (vendedor callejero) street seller; street vendor
ambulante(
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boo
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lahn
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (wandering)
a. walking
Miguel no es un diccionario ambulante aunque sea lexicógrafo.Miguel is not a walking dictionary even if he is a lexicographer.
b. mobile
El hombre del parque ofrecía un espectáculo ambulante de marionetas.The man in the park offered a mobile puppet show.
c. itinerant
En Salamanca, hay un violinista ambulante que cada día se pone en un sitio.In Salamanca, there is an itinerant violinist who plays in a different place everyday.
d. traveling
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
El circo ambulante solo estará en Madrid dos días.The traveling circus will be in Madrid only two days.
e. travelling (United Kingdom)
En Navidad, esta calle se llena de mercadillos ambulantes.In Christmas, this street is crowded with travelling markets.
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of person it refers to (e.g. el doctor, la doctora).
2. (profession)
Regionalism used in El Salvador
(El Salvador)
Regionalism used in Peru
(Peru)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
a. street vendor
El ambulante de esta avenida vende unos collares preciosos.The street vendor on this avenue sells some beautiful necklaces.
ambulante
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
1. (general)
a. traveling
vendedor ambulantepeddler, hawker
prohibida la venta ambulanteno hawking
Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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