andas

f.pl.

1 bier, portable platform carried on shoulders, portable platform carried over the shoulders in religious processions to carry the statues of saints.

2 bier, coffin.

pres.indicat.

2^nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: andar.

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andas

► nombre femenino plural

1 portable platform sing

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FRASEOLOGÍA

llevar a alguien en andas figurado to pamper somebody

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SFPL

1) (Med) (=camilla) stretcher sing ; (=silla) litter sing , sedan chair sing

llevar a algn en andas — (lit) to carry sb on a platform; (fig) to treat sb with great deference

2) (Rel) portable platform sing ; (=féretro) bier sing

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femenino plural portable platform (used in religious processions)

llevar a alguien en andas — (CS) to carry somebody on one's shoulders

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= stretcher.

Ex. Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.

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femenino plural portable platform (used in religious processions)

llevar a alguien en andas — (CS) to carry somebody on one's shoulders

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= stretcher.

Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.

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andas

fpl

portable platform (used in religious processions)

llevar a algn en andas (CS); to carry sb on one's shoulders

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Del verbo andar: (conjugate andar)

andas es:

2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo

Multiple Entries:
andar    
andas
andar 1 (conjugate andar) verbo intransitivo
1

a) (esp Esp) (caminar) to walk;

◊ ¿has venido andando? did you come on foot?, did you walk?

b) (AmL):

◊ andas a caballo/en bicicleta to ride (a horse/a bicycle)

c) (en imperativo) (AmS) (ir) to go;

◊ anda a comprar el periódico go and buy the newspaper

2 (marchar, funcionar) to work;

◊ el coche anda de maravilla the car's running o (BrE) going like a dream

3 (+ compl)

a) (estar) to be;

◊ ¿cómo andas? how are you?, how's it going? (colloq);

¿quién anda por ahí? who's there?;
anda en Londres he's in London;
anda buscando pelea he's out for o he's looking for a fight;
me anda molestando (AmL fam) he keeps bothering me

b) andas con algn (juntarse) to mix with sb;

(salir con) to go out with sb;

◊ dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres a man is known by the company he keeps

c) andas detrás de or tras algn/algo (buscar, perseguir) to be after sb/sth

4 (rondar):

◊ andasá por los 60 (años) he must be around o about 60

5 andas con algo (esp AmL fam) ‹con revólver/dinero› to carry sth;
‹con traje/sombrero› to wear sth
6 (en exclamaciones)

a) (expresando sorpresa, incredulidad):

◊ ¡anda! ¡qué casualidad! good heavens! what a coincidence!;

¡anda! ¡mira quién está aquí! well, well! look who's here!

b) (expresando irritación, rechazo):

◊ ¡anda! ¡déjame en paz! oh, leave me alone!;

¡anda! ¡se me ha vuelto a olvidar! damn! I've forgotten it again! (colloq)

c) (instando a hacer algo):

◊ préstamelo, anda go on, lend it to me!;

¡ándale (Méx) or (Col) ándele que llegames tarde! come on, we'll be late! (colloq)
verbo transitivo
1 (caminar) to walk
2 (AmC) (llevar):

◊ no ando dinero I don't have any money on me;

siempre ando shorts I always wear shorts
andarse verbo pronominal
1 andasse con algo:

◊ ese no se anda con bromas he's not one to joke;

ándate con cuidado take care, be careful
2 (en imperativo) (AmL) (irse):

◊ ándate de aquí get out of here;

ándate luego get going, get a move on (colloq)
andar 2 sustantivo masculino,

◊ andares sustantivo masculino plural

gait, walk
andas sustantivo femenino plural
portable platform (used in religious processions);
llevar a algn en andas (CS) to carry sb on one's shoulders
andar
I verbo intransitivo
1 to walk
2 (moverse) to move
3 (funcionar) to work: este reloj no anda bien, this clock doesn't keep good time
4 (aproximarse a una cantidad) andará por los cincuenta, she's about fifty
5 (realizar una acción: + gerundio) anda contando por ahí tu vida y milagros, he's telling everybody all about you
6 (estar) ¿cómo andamos de tiempo?, how are we off for time?
tus llaves tienen que andar por casa, your keys must be somewhere in the house
7 (llevar consigo) LAm to have on, to carry/take with oneself: la llave la andaba con él a todas partes, he carried the key with him everywhere he went
II vtr (recorrer) to walk: andaré el tortuoso camino que lleva a tu casa, I'll walk the winding road that leads to your door
andar m, andares mpl walk sing, gait sing

'andas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mirar
- andar
- tirar
English:
mouth
- bier
- do
- involve

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andas nfpl

= float carried on people's shoulders in religious procession;

llevar a alguien en andas to give sb a chair-lift

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andas

fpl

:

llevar en andas carry on one’s shoulders

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andas nfpl

: stand (for a coffin), bier