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recorrer

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to travel around

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recorrer(

rreh

koh

rrehr

)

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.

recorrer

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 camiónthey drove round the savannah in a truck

recorrió la región a piehe walked round the region

3. (distancia)

a. to cover

4. (con la mirada)

a. to look over

lo recorrió de arriba a abajo con la miradashe looked him up and down

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

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Phrases with "recorrer"

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recorrer la ciudad		to travel around the city
recorrer en avión		to travel by plane
recorrer palmo a palmo		to travel the length and breadth of

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Verb Conjugations for recorrer

Present Participle: recorriendo

Past Participle: recorrido

Indicative

	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	recorro	recorrí	recorría	recorrería	recorreré
tú	recorres	recorriste	recorrías	recorrerías	recorrerás
él/ella/Ud.	recorre	recorrió	recorría	recorrería	recorrerá
nosotros	recorremos	recorrimos	recorríamos	recorreríamos	recorreremos
vosotros	recorréis	recorristeis	recorríais	recorreríais	recorreréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	recorren	recorrieron	recorrían	recorrerían	recorrerán

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