A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (to trek across)
a. to travel around Recorrí el país durante cinco años a pie. I traveled around the country for five years on foot.
b. to traverse Recorreré las tres montañas en una semana. I will traverse the three mountains in one week.
2. (to travel)
a. to cover Tenemos que despertarnos muy temprano que hay mucha distancia a recorrer. We have to wake up early tomorrow since there's a lot of distance to cover.
b. to do No recorreremos todo el Camino, solo hasta la mitad. We won't do the whole Camino, just to the halfway point.
3. (to inspect)
a. to look around Recorrí el restaurante con la mirada, pero no te vi en el rincón. I looked around the restaurant but I didn't see you in the corner.
recorrerse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g. Te ves cansado.).
pronominal verb 4. (to trek across)
a. to travel around Me voy a recorrer Europa este verano. ¿Quieres venir? I'm going to travel around Europe this summer. Do you want to come?
5. (to travel)
a. to cover Podemos recorrer los cinco km en media hora en moto. We can cover five km in half an hour by bike.
b. to do No debes recorrerte todo el trayecto por ti mismo. You shouldn't do the whole route by yourself.
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A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g. I bought a book.).
transitive verb 1. (atravesar; lugar, país)
a. to travel through o across, to cross
2. (ciudad)
a. to go round recorrieron la sabana en un camión they drove round the savannah in a truck
recorrió la región a pie he walked round the region
4. (con la mirada)
a. to look over lo recorrió de arriba a abajo con la mirada she looked him up and down
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recorrer
transitive verb
1 [+ciudad, país] to travel around recorrimos Francia en moto we travelled around France on a motorbike
en 10 días los Gutiérrez han recorrido media Europa
recorrer una ciudad a pie to walk round a city; do a city on foot
2 [+trayecto] to cover; do ese día recorrimos 100 kilómetros we covered o did 100 kilometres that day; aún nos quedan diez kilómetros por recorrer we still have ten kilometres to go
3 (inspeccionar) to go round he recorrido todas las librerías buscando esa novela I've been round all the bookshops looking for that novel
4 (Tipografía) [+letras] to take over 5 (leer por encima) recorrer un escrito to run one's eye over o look through a document
6 (reparar) to repair; mend Collins Complete Spanish Electronic Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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