caminar
to walk
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To go somewhere on foot
Encoding Strategies:
linguistic
visual
Caminar means to walk and is camino0 turned into a verb. To walk is to take the road.
caminar
to walk, to go on foot
Going somewhere on your own two feet.
Camino al trabajo todas las mañanasI walk to work every morning
Prefiero ir a pie y caminar hasta la plazaI prefer to go on foot and walk to the square
to move along, to run its course (things, not people)
When something makes its way forward at a steady pace. Where English says it moves along, Spanish says it walks.
El río camina lento hacia el marThe river moves along slowly toward the sea
Las estaciones caminan sin que nos demos cuentaThe seasons run their course without us noticing
to head toward, to progress (toward a goal)
Getting closer to a goal or an outcome. You walk toward a goal the same way you walk toward a place.
El país camina hacia una economía más verdeThe country is heading toward a greener economy
La negociación camina bien por ahoraThe negotiation is progressing well for now
to work, to run (Latin America)
A machine or a business doing what it's supposed to do. Something that's still walking is still going.
La lavadora ya no caminaThe washing machine doesn't work anymore
El negocio camina bien desde eneroThe business has been running well since January