corretear

v.

1 to run about.

2 to hang about (informal).

3 to overtake. (Mexican Spanish)

4 to harass.

5 to run playfully after, to run after.

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corretear

► verbo intransitivo

1 familiar (correr) to run about

2 familiar (vagar) to hang about

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1. VT

1) LAm (=acosar) to harass

2) CAm (=ahuyentar) to scare off

3) Cono Sur [+ trabajo] to hurry along, push *

2. VI

1) (=ir de prisa) to run about

2) (=vagar) to loiter, hang about the streets

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1.

verbo intransitivo (correr) to run around

2.

corretear vt

1)

a) (esp AmL) (perseguir) to chase, pursue

b) (Chi fam) <ladrones> to keep ... away, deter

2) (RPl) (Com) to wholesale

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= scamper.

Ex. Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.

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1.

verbo intransitivo (correr) to run around

2.

corretear vt

1)

a) (esp AmL) (perseguir) to chase, pursue

b) (Chi fam) <ladrones> to keep ... away, deter

2) (RPl) (Com) to wholesale

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= scamper.

Ex: Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.

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corretear [A1 ]

vi

to run around

el niño correteaba por el jardín the little boy was running o rushing around the garden

■ corretear

vt

A

1 (esp AmL) (perseguir) to chase, pursue

lo correteó hasta atraparlo she chased it round until she caught it

2 (Chi fam) ‹ladrones› to keep … away, deter

tanto calor corretea a la gente de las calles the fierce heat keeps people off the streets

3 (Chi fam) ‹trámite› to chase o follow up

si no correteas la autorización, no te la darán nunca if you don't start doing something about getting permission, they'll never give it to you

B (RPl) (Com) to wholesale

se ganaba la vida correteando artículos de escritorio he worked as a stationery wholesaler

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corretear (conjugate corretear) verbo intransitivo (correr) to run around
verbo transitivo
1 (esp AmL) (perseguir) to chase, pursue
2 (RPl) (Com) to wholesale
'corretear' also found in these entries:
English:
run around
- scamper
- scamper about
- run
- scurry

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corretear

♦ vi

1. [correr] to run about;

los niños estaban correteando por el parque the children were running about in the park

2. Fam [vagar] to hang about

♦ vt

1. Méx [adelantar] to overtake

2. Andes [perseguir] to chase, to pursue

3. CAm [ahuyentar] to drive away

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corretear

v/i run around

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corretear vi

1) vagar: to loiter, to wander about

2) : to run around, to scamper about

corretear vt

: to pursue, to chase

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corretear vb to scamper