correr
to run
Reviewed by: David WestfallCofounder
To run or move quickly along a path
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corridor
hallway
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verb suffix
Correr means to run and is related to the English word corridor0, since a corridor is a hallway you run down.
correr
to run, to jog
Moving fast on your feet.
Corro por el parque todas las mañanasI run through the park every morning
Salimos a correr media hora antes de cenarWe went out to jog for half an hour before dinner
to hurry, to hurry up (to rush)
Doing something fast because you are short on time. Telling someone to run is telling them to get moving.
Corre, que el autobús ya está en la esquinaHurry, the bus is already at the corner
Tuvimos que correr para terminar el informe antes del mediodíaWe had to hurry up to finish the report before noon
to run, to flow (liquids)
Water or another liquid moving along its path. A Spanish river runs the same way an English one does.
El agua corre por el canal hasta el huertoThe water runs through the channel to the vegetable garden
La sangre le corría por el brazoBlood was flowing down his arm
to go around, to spread (news, rumors)
News or a rumor travelling from person to person. The story runs through a town the way a runner does, fast and covering ground.
El rumor corrió por toda la oficina en una tardeThe rumor went around the whole office in one afternoon
Corrió la noticia de que iban a cerrar la fábricaThe news spread that they were going to close the factory
to go by, to pass (time)
Time moving along. The hours run past you instead of standing still.
Las horas corrían y nadie llamabaThe hours went by and nobody called
El tiempo corre y todavía no hemos empezadoTime is passing and we still haven't started
to move, to slide (an object)
Sliding something a short distance to a new spot. You make the object run over to where you want it.
Corre la silla para que quepa la mesaMove the chair so the table fits
Corrió el sofá hacia la ventanaShe slid the sofa toward the window
to run, to take (a risk)
Exposing yourself to a risk or a danger. You run a risk in Spanish the same way you run one in English.
No quiero correr ese riesgoI don't want to run that risk
Corres el peligro de perder el depósitoYou are taking the risk of losing the deposit
correrse
to move over, to shift over (to make room)
Scooting yourself sideways to make room. You run over to one side to free up the space.
Córrete un poco para que quepamos todosMove over a bit so we all fit
Nos corrimos hacia la izquierda para dejar pasar a la genteWe shifted over to the left to let people through
to run, to smudge (ink, makeup)
Ink, paint, or makeup spreading past where it belongs. The color runs out of its own lines.
Con la lluvia se me corrió el maquillajeMy makeup ran in the rain
Se corrió la tinta al mojarse el papelThe ink smudged when the paper got wet
to come, to climax (vulgar, sexual)
A crude way to say that someone reaches orgasm, on the idea of fluid running out of the body.
Se corrió y se quedó dormido enseguidaHe came and fell asleep right away
Con tanto ruido en la calle no lograba correrseWith so much noise on the street he could not climax