- marchar
- v.1 to walk.Los chicos marchan The boys walk.2 to leave, to go.3 to work.hay algo aquí que no marchar something's not quite right hereEl motor marcha bien The motor works well.4 to progress.el negocio marcha business is going well5 to march, to parade.Los soldados marcharon The soldiers marched.6 to be going, to be doing.El proyecto marcha bien The project is going well.* * *marchar► verbo intransitivo1 (ir) to go, walk2 (funcionar) to work, run3 MILITAR to march► verbo pronominal marcharse1 to leave\FRASEOLOGÍA¡marchando! familiar coming up!■ ¡marchando una de patatas! one portion of chips coming up!marchar sobre ruedas to go smoothly* * *verb1) to march2) work3) go•* * *1. VI1) (=ir) to go; (=andar) to walk
marcharon a pie — they went on foot
marcharon hacia el pueblo — they walked towards the village
2) (Mil) to march3)¡marchando, que llegamos tarde! — get a move on, we'll be late!
-¡un café! -¡marchando! — "a coffee, please" - "right away, sir!"
4) [mecanismo] to workmi reloj no marcha — my watch isn't working
el motor no marcha — the engine isn't working, the engine won't work
el motor marcha mal — the engine isn't running properly
marchar en vacío — to idle
5) (=desarrollarse) to gotodo marcha bien — everything is going well
el proyecto marcha — the plan is working (out)
el negocio no marcha — the business is getting nowhere
¿cómo marcha eso o marchan las cosas? — esp LAm how's it going?, how are things?
6) Caribe, Cono Sur [caballo] to trot7) Méx * to do military service2.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) coche to go, run; reloj/máquina to work; negocio/relación/empresa to workesto no marcha — this isn't working; (+ compl)
su matrimonio no marcha muy bien — his marriage isn't going o working very well
2)a) (Mil) to marchb) (caminar) to walkc) (en un bar)marchando or marchen dos hamburguesas! — two hamburgers coming up!
d) (liter) (irse) to leave2.marcharse v pron (esp Esp) to leavese marcha a Roma — he's leaving for o going off to Rome
* * *= go.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado went, participio gone. Tercera persona singular goes.Ex. It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.----* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* marchar bien = go + strong.* marcharse apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* marchar sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) coche to go, run; reloj/máquina to work; negocio/relación/empresa to workesto no marcha — this isn't working; (+ compl)
su matrimonio no marcha muy bien — his marriage isn't going o working very well
2)a) (Mil) to marchb) (caminar) to walkc) (en un bar)marchando or marchen dos hamburguesas! — two hamburgers coming up!
d) (liter) (irse) to leave2.marcharse v pron (esp Esp) to leavese marcha a Roma — he's leaving for o going off to Rome
* * *= go.Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado went, participio gone. Tercera persona singular goes.Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.
* marchar a las mil maravillas = go + great guns, go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength, be fine and dandy.* marchar bien = go + strong.* marcharse apresuradamente = dash off, shoot off.* marcharse de prisa = dash off, shoot off.* marchar sobre ruedas = go off without + a hitch.* * *marchar [A1 ]viA «coche» to go, run; «reloj/máquina» to work; «negocio/relación/empresa» to workesto no marcha this isn't working(+ compl): su matrimonio no marcha muy bien his marriage isn't going o working very wellaquí todo marcha a las mil maravillas everything's going wonderfully hereB1 (Mil) to marchmarcharon sobre el enemigo/sobre París they marched on the enemy/on Paris2 (caminar) to walkmarcharon durante días hasta llegar a Santiago they walked for days to get to Santiago3(en un bar): ¡marchando or marchen dos hamburguesas! two hamburgers coming up!dos de calamares — ¡marchando! calamari for two — coming up!4 (liter) (irse) to leave■ marcharsev pron(esp Esp) to leavese marcha a Roma a estudiar diseño he's leaving for o going off to Rome to study designse marchó de casa a los 18 años she left home at 18¿te marchas ya? are you leaving o going already?, are you taking off already? (AmE colloq), are you off already? (BrE colloq)* * *
marchar (conjugate marchar) verbo intransitivo
1 [coche] to go, run;
[reloj/máquina] to work;
[negocio/relación/empresa] to work;◊ su matrimonio no marcha muy bien his marriage isn't going o working very well
2a) (Mil) to marchb) (caminar) to walk
marcharse verbo pronominal (esp Esp) to leave;◊ se marcha a Roma he's leaving for o going off to Rome
marchar verbo intransitivo
1 (ir) to go, walk
2 (funcionar) to go, work: el ordenador marcha estupendamente, the computer works perfectly
las cosas marchan mal entre nosotros, things are going badly between us
3 Mil to march
'marchar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estar
- reloj
- adelante
- andar
- destiempo
- ir
- paralelo
English:
abreast
- go
- let
- March
- play up
- strength
- swing
- tick over
- blink
- come
- get
- march
- proceed
- strong
- tick
- tramp
* * *marchar♦ vi1. [caminar] to walk2. [soldados, manifestantes] to march;los agricultores marcharon sobre la capital the farmers marched on the capital3. [partir] to leave, to go4. [funcionar] to work;¿qué tal te marcha la moto? how's your motorbike running?;hay algo aquí que no marcha something's not quite right here5. [desarrollarse] to progress;el negocio marcha business is going well;¿cómo marchan las cosas con tu mujer? how are things going with your wife?6.¡marchando! [en bar] coming up!;¡marchando dos cafés! two coffees, coming up!7. Méx Fam¡no marches! [no te pases] cool it!, take it easy!♦ See also the pronominal verb marcharse* * *marcharv/i1 (progresar) go2 (funcionar) work3 (caminar) walk4 MIL march* * *marchar vi1) ir: to go, to travel2) andar: to walk3) funcionar: to work, to go4) : to march♦ See also the reflexive verb marcharse* * *marchar vb1. (caminar en general) to walktodos los niños marchaban juntos por el camino all the children walked along the path together2. (soldados) to march3. (desarrollarse) to golos estudios de su hijo no marchan bien her son's studies are not going well4. (funcionar) to work / to run [pt. ran; pp. run]el reloj de la cocina no marcha the kitchen clock isn't working
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
