rondar(
rrohn
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dahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to guard)
Varios policías armados rondan las calles en busca del delincuente.Several armed police officers are patrolling the streets looking for the criminal.
2. (colloquial) (to annoy)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. to pester
Mi hijo lleva toda la semana rondándome para que le regale un celular nuevo.My son has been pestering me the whole week to buy him a new phone.
3. (to attract)
a. to court (old-fashioned)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Llevas mucho tiempo rondando a esa chica. ¿Se van a casar?You have been courting that girl for a long time. Are you going to get married?
a. to be about
Antes de la rebaja, el precio de este refrigerador rondaba los 1,000 euros.Before the sale, the price of this fridge was about 1,000 euros.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. to prowl
La mujer vio a un hombre extraño rondando por el parque y alertó a la policía.The woman saw a strange man prowling around the park, so she called the police.
b. to wander
Las cámaras de seguridad captaron a un encapuchado rondando por la casa del actor.The security cameras captured a hooded man wandering around the actor's house.
6. (to guard)
a. to be on patrol
La policía rondó toda la noche después de la manifestación para evitar altercados.The police was on patrol the whole night after the demonstration to avoid any quarrel.
7. (to sing)
a. to serenade
El músico empezó a rondar antes de pedirle a su novia que se casara con él.The musician started to serenade his girlfriend before asking her to marry him.
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Conjugations
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