caminar

to walk

caminar(kah-mee-nahr)

intransitive verb

1. (to travel on foot)

a. to walk

Camino al colegio todos los días.

I walk to school every day.

2. (to function)

(Latin America)

a. to work

La lavadora no camina.

The washing machine doesn't work.

transitive verb

3. (to travel on foot)

a. to walk

Cuanto más rápido sea tu ritmo, más rápido caminarás las cinco millas.

The faster your pace, the faster you'll walk the five miles.

caminar

intransitive verb

1. (andar)

a. to walk

nosotros iremos caminandowe'll walk, we'll go on foot

2. (fig)

a.

caminar haciato head for

caminar hacia el desastreto be heading for disaster

3. (funcionar)

(Latin America)

a. to work

transitive verb

4. (una distancia)

a. to travel, to cover

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caminar

intransitive verb

1 (andar) to walk

iban caminando por el parque they were walking in the park; fuimos caminando a casa de María we walked to María's house; hemos venido caminando we walked (here); we came on foot; salen a caminar después de comer they go (out) for a walk after lunch; caminar sin rumbo to walk o wander about aimlessly

caminar derecho o recto

2 (progresar) to move

el cortejo caminaba en silencio the funeral procession was moving silently; caminamos hacia una sociedad sin clases we are moving towards a classless society

3 (Latinoamérica) (funcionar) to work

esto no camina this doesn't work

transitive verb

to walk

caminamos cuatro kilómetros we walked four kilometres