jog

hacer jogging

el trote

jog(

jag

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An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

1. (sports)

a. hacer jogging

Do you jog every morning even if it's raining?¿Sales a hacer jogging todos los días incluso si llueve?

b. correr

Nico jogs every afternoon at sundown.Nico corre todas las tardes al atardecer.

c. trotar

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in Panama

(Panama)

(Southern Cone)

If you're going to jog so slowly, you need to get out of the right lane.Si vas a trotar así de lento, tienes que bajarte del carril derecho.

d. hacer footing

Sandra wakes up early every day and jogs before work.Sandra se levanta temprano todos los días para hacer footing antes de ir a trabajar.

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

2. (to stimulate)

a. estimular

The photograph jogged his memory and he suddenly recalled all the details.La fotografía le estimuló la memoria y de repente se acordaba de todos los detalles.

b. refrescar

I glanced at my notes to jog my memory before the meeting began.Eché un vistazo a mis apuntes para refrescar la memoria antes de comenzar la junta.

3. (to push)

a. empujar

The impatient girl jogged the cart of the person in line in front of her.La muchacha impaciente empujó el carrito de la persona formada en frente de ella.

b. dar en

The gun went off accidentally when someone jogged his arm.El arma se disparó accidentalmente cuando alguien le dio en el brazo.

c. sacudir

Erica jogged Isaac's shoulders to get his attention.Erica sacudió los hombros de Isaac para que le hiciera caso.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

4. (pace)

a. el trote

(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).

(M)

We went for an easy jog along the beach this morning.Salimos a dar un trote ligero por la playa esta mañana.

5. (nudge)

a. el empujoncito

(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).

(M)

You should be able to get the DVD out with a little jog of the tray.Deberías poder sacar el DVD con un empujoncito de la charola.

6. (act of jogging)

a. correr

I couldn't go on my jog today because it was raining.No pude salir a correr hoy porque estaba lloviendo.

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