walking

walking
walking n andar / caminar
walking
tr['wɔːkɪŋ]
noun
1 (activity) andar nombre masculino, caminar nombre masculino, pasear nombre masculino; (hiking) excursionismo
adjective
1 ambulante
■ he's a walking encyclopedia es una enciclopedia ambulante
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to give somebody their walking papers SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL poner a alguien de patitas en la calle, echar a alguien
walking pace paso de marcha
walking shoes zapatos nombre masculino plural para caminar
walking stick bastón nombre masculino
walking tour excursión nombre femenino a pie
walking
adj.
• ambulante adj.
• andador adj.
• andante adj.
• caminador adj.
n.
• andadura s.f.
• excursionismo a pie s.m.
• huello s.m.
• paseo s.m.

I 'wɔːkɪŋ
mass noun

I do a lot of walking — yo camino or ando mucho; (before n) <tour> a pie

is it within walking distance? — ¿se puede ir a pie or caminando or andando?

at a walking pace — a paso de peatón


II
adjective

she's a walking encyclopedia — (hum) es una enciclopedia ambulante (hum)

he's a walking miracle — vive de milagro

['wɔːkɪŋ]
1.
N (=act) andar m , caminar m ; (as pastime) excursionismo m ; (=hill walking) senderismo m ; (Sport) marcha f (atlética)

walking is very good for you — andar or caminar es muy sano

she found walking painful — le resultaba doloroso andar

I did some walking in the Alps last summer — el verano pasado hice senderismo por los Alpes

2.
ADJ ambulante

he's a walking encyclopaedia — es una enciclopedia ambulante

the walking wounded — los heridos que pueden/podían ir a pie or andar

3.
CPD

walking boots NPL — botas fpl de trekking

walking distance N —

it's within walking distance — se puede ir andando

walking frame N — andador m

walking holiday N —

they went on a walking holiday to Wales — fueron a Gales de vacaciones para caminar

a hotel which offers walking holidays — un hotel que ofrece vacaciones con excursiones a pie

walking pace N —

at a walking pace — a paso de peatón, a paso normal

to slow to a walking pace — aminorar la marcha a paso normal

walking papers * NPL — (US) pasaporte * m , aviso m de despido

walking race N — carrera f pedestre

walking shoes NPL — zapatos mpl para andar or (esp LAm) caminar

walking stick N — bastón m

walking tour N — viaje m a pie, excursión f a pie

* * *

I ['wɔːkɪŋ]
mass noun

I do a lot of walking — yo camino or ando mucho; (before n) <tour> a pie

is it within walking distance? — ¿se puede ir a pie or caminando or andando?

at a walking pace — a paso de peatón


II
adjective

she's a walking encyclopedia — (hum) es una enciclopedia ambulante (hum)

he's a walking miracle — vive de milagro


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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