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run around(
ruhn
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raund
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
The children wore out the babysitter because they were running around all day.Los niños agotaron a la niñera porque estuvieron correteando todo el día.
a. ir de aquí para allá
The waiters were running around to make sure that all the customers were happy.Los meseros iban de aquí para allá para asegurarse de que todos los clientes estuvieran satisfechos.
b. andar de un lado para otro
The activists ran around trying to get enough signatures for their petition before the deadline.Los activistas anduvieron de un lado para otro tratando de conseguir suficientes firmas para su petición antes de la fecha límite.
a. salir con
To be honest, I don't like the boys that our son has been running around with.Para ser honesto, no me caen bien los chicos con que nuestro hijo ha estado saliendo.
b. andar con
We haven't hung out in ages. Who have you been running around with lately?Hace muchísimo que no pasamos el rato juntos. ¿Con quién anduviste últimamente?
A transitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and requires a direct object (e.g., take out the trash.).
a. corretear por
The little rabbits were happily running around the garden.Los conejitos correteaban felices por el jardín.
5. (figurative) (to move or spread around)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. recorrer
When the judge handed down his sentence, a gasp ran around the courtroom.Cuando el juez dictó sentencia, un grito ahogado recorrió la sala.
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