run
[rʌn]noun
| 1. | [on foot]
carrera f
to go for a run ir a correr on the run en fuga to make a run for it tratar de fugarse |
| 2. | [journey - in car]
paseo m
or
vuelta f
(en coche)
to go for a run ir a dar una vuelta [ - in plane, ship] viaje m |
| 3. | [series - of wins, disasters]
serie f
[ - of luck] racha f |
| 4. | THEAT
the play had a 6-week run la obra estuvo en cartelera 6 semanas |
| 5. | [great demand]
a run on something una gran demanda de algo |
| 6. | [in tights] carrera f |
| 7. | [in cricket, baseball] carrera f |
| 8. | [for skiing etc] pista f |
| 9. | [term]
in the short/long run a corto/largo plazo |
run
[rʌn] ( pt ran, pp run, cont running )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [on foot] Conjugation correr |
| 2. | [manage - business]
Conjugation dirigir, Conjugation administrar [ - life, event] Conjugation organizar |
| 3. | [operate - computer program, machine, film]
Conjugation poner [ - experiment] Conjugation montar |
| 4. | [have and use - car etc]
hacer funcionar
it's cheap to run es barato de mantener it runs on diesel/off the mains funciona con diesel/electricidad |
| 5. | [open - tap]
Conjugation abrir
to run a bath llenar la bañera |
| 6. | [publish] Conjugation publicar |
| 7. | (inf)
[transport by car]
Conjugation llevar
shall I run you to school? ¿te llevo al colegio? |
| 8. | [move]
to run something along or over pasar algo por |
run
[rʌn] ( pt ran, pp run, cont running )intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [on foot]
Conjugation correr
to run for it echar a correr |
| 2. | [follow a direction]
the road runs parallel to the river la carretera discurre paralela al río |
| 3. | (esp US)
[in election]
to run (for) presentarse como candidato ( f candidata)(a) he's running for president se presenta a la presidencia |
| 4. | [factory, machine]
Conjugation funcionar
[engine] estar encendido ( f encendida) to run on or off something funcionar con algo to run smoothly ir bien |
| 5. | [bus, train] Conjugation ir |
| 6. | [flow]
Conjugation correr
to run dry secarse, quedarse sin agua |
| 7. | [tap]
Conjugation gotear
somebody has left the tap running alguien se ha dejado el grifo abierto [nose] Conjugation moquear my nose is running me moquea la nariz [eyes] Conjugation llorar |
| 8. | [colour] Conjugation desteñir |
| feelings were running high
la gente estaba indignada
to be running late ir con retraso |
run across
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[meet] encontrarse con
run along
intransitive verb Conjugation
(dated)
run along now! ¡vete!, ¡anda ya!
run away
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [flee]
to run away (from) huir or fugarse (de) |
| 2. | (fig)
[avoid]
to run away from [responsibility, subject] evadir [thought] evitar |
run away with
transitive verb inseparable
he lets his enthusiasm run away with him se deja llevar por el entusiasmo
run down
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [run over] Conjugation atropellar |
| 2. | [criticize] hablar mal de |
run down
intransitive verb Conjugation
[battery] acabarse
[clock] Conjugation pararse
[project, business] debilitarse, perder energía
run into
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [problem]
Conjugation encontrar
[person] tropezarse con to run into debt endeudarse |
| 2. | [in vehicle] chocar con |
| 3. | [blend with]
to run into each other mezclarse |
| 4. | [amount to] ascender a |
run off
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[copies, photocopies] Conjugation sacar
run off
intransitive verb Conjugation
to run off (with) fugarse (con)
run on
intransitive verb Conjugation
[continue] Conjugation continuar
run out
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [become used up] acabarse |
| 2. | [expire] Conjugation caducar |
run out of
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
quedarse sin
we've run out of food se nos ha acabado la comida
run over
transitive verb separable Conjugation
Conjugation atropellar
run through
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [be present in]
Conjugation recorrer, Conjugation atravesar
the vein of humour which ran through her work el tono de humor que está presente en su trabajo |
| 2. | [practise] Conjugation ensayar, Conjugation practicar |
| 3. | [read through] echar un vistazo a |
run to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
| 1. | [amount to]
ascender a
the bill ran to thousands la cuenta subía a varios miles |
| 2. | [afford]
Conjugation permitirse
I can't run to a new car no me puedo permitir un nuevo coche |
run up
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
[amass] incurrir en, Conjugation contraer
he ran up a huge bill acumuló una factura enorme
run up against
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
tropezar con
