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cruise
cruise(
kruz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (nautical)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
We went on a cruise to Alaska.Fuimos en un crucero a Alaska.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
2. (nautical)
a. navegar
Judy enjoyed seeing polar bears while cruising through Baffin Bay.A Judy le agradaba ver osos polares al navegar por la bahía de Baffin.
b. hacer un crucero
We cruised from Florida to California, passing through the Panama Canal.Hicimos un crucero desde Florida hasta California pasando por el Canal de Panamá.
b. ir a una velocidad constante
Our bus was cruising at 40 miles per hour when a tire blew out.Nuestro autobús iba a una velocidad constante de 40 millas por hora cuando reventó un neumático.
c. ir sin prisa
The couple was cruising down the highway at a leisurely pace when a truck appeared from nowhere and hit them.La pareja iba por la autopista sin prisa cuando apareció un camión de la nada y los chocó.
b. pasear en auto
The teenagers cruised, showing off their new car.Los jóvenes pasearon en su auto para presumir.
a. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Our candidate cruised to victory in the New Jersey primary.Nuestro candidato venció fácilmente en las primarias de Nueva Jersey.
The school's basketball team cruised to first place.El equipo de baloncesto de la escuela logró holgadamente la primera posición.
a. ir de ligue (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
We went cruising at the bar.Fuimos de ligue a un bar.
b. salir de levante (Argentina)
Regionalism used in Argentina
Peter used to cruise at bars, but now he's taken to dating apps instead.Peter solía salir de levante por los bares, pero ahora se le dio por las aplicaciones de citas.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
7. (nautical)
b. surcar
The group cruised the warm waters of the Caribbean visiting different islands on a luxury boat.El grupo surcó las aguas cálidas del Mar Caribe visitando diferentes islas en un barco de lujo.
a. patrullar
There were many police cars cruising the streets.Había muchos autos de policía patrullando las calles.
b. circular por
Elegant ladies cruised the avenue looking at the shop windows.Unas señoras elegantes circulaban por la avenida mirando las vidrieras.
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