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Meaning of andar | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
anˈdaɾ

Definitions

  1. to walk
    intransitive
  2. to wander, to travel
    intransitive
  3. to go, to proceed
    intransitive
  4. to be or keep (doing)
    catenative
  5. to search, catch or gather
    intransitive
  6. to move
    intransitive
  7. to be about to
    catenative

Examples

“-A que andas, ho? -Ando a correr!”

"Hey! What are you doing?" "I'm running!"

“Andas a saltar e caiches.”

You are jumping around and now you have fallen.

“A policia colleu a uns que andaban a roubar casas.”

The police captured some who were burgling homes.

“O Carpulla andaba á bosta. Cun cesto de aro colgado debaixo do brazo, iba e viña por camiños e carreiros recollendo canta alcontraba para facer esterco”

Carpulla ("Hunger") used to search for platters. With a hoop basked under the arm, he came and went on the roads and ways, gathering each one he could find to make manure

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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