discurrir

v.

1 to wander, to walk (pasar) (people).

2 to think, to reflect.

3 to come up with.

4 to deliberate, to reflect, to muse.

Ellos discurren por horas They deliberate for hours.

5 to contrive, to plot, to concoct.

Ella discurre engaños She contrives tricks.

6 to flow.

El río discurre entre rocas The river flows among rocks.

7 to go about, to wander, to roam.

Ella discurre por doquier She goes about everywhere.

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discurrir

► verbo intransitivo

1 (andar) to walk, wander

2 (fluir) to flow, run

■ el río discurría despacio the river flowed slowly

3 (transcurrir) to pass, go by

■ los días discurren tranquilos the days go by peacefully

4 figurado (reflexionar) to think (sobre, about), ponder (sobre, on/over), meditate (sobre, on)

■ solía discurrir sobre la esencia del mundo she used to ponder on the essence of the world

► verbo transitivo

1 (idear) to invent, think up

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1.

VT (=inventar) to think up

esos chicos no discurren nada bueno — these lads are up to no good

2. VI

1) (=recorrer) to roam, wander (por about, along)

2) [río] to flow

3) [tiempo] to pass

la sesión discurrió sin novedad — the meeting went off quietly

el verano discurrió sin grandes calores — the summer passed without great heat

4) (=meditar) to meditate (en about, on)

discurre menos que un mosquito — he just never thinks

5) (=hablar) to discourse (sobre about, on)

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verbo intransitivo

a) (frml o liter) tiempo/vida to pass, go by; reunión to pass off; conversación to flow

b) (frml o liter) (pasar) to pass

una senda que discurre entre los naranjos — a path which runs between the orange trees

c) (reflexionar) to reflect, ponder

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verbo intransitivo

a) (frml o liter) tiempo/vida to pass, go by; reunión to pass off; conversación to flow

b) (frml o liter) (pasar) to pass

una senda que discurre entre los naranjos — a path which runs between the orange trees

c) (reflexionar) to reflect, ponder

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discurrir [I1 ]

vi

1 (frml o liter); «tiempo/vida» to pass, go by; «reunión» to pass off; «conversación» to flow

discurrirá a lo largo de la semana it will run for o span the whole week

los días aquí discurren sin grandes sobresaltos the days here slip by with no major surprises

el acto discurrió con completa normalidad the ceremony passed off without incident

2 (frml o liter) (pasar) to pass

una senda que discurre entre los naranjos a path which passes o runs between the orange trees

3 (reflexionar) to reflect, ponder

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discurrir
I verbo intransitivo
1 (el tiempo, las horas, etc) to pass, go by
2 (un río, las ideas) to flow
II vt (ingeniar, pensar) to think up
(maquinar, urdir) to devise
'discurrir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
razonar
English:
reason

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discurrir

♦ vi

1. [transcurrir] [tiempo, vida] to go by, to pass;

[acto, reunión] to pass off;

las horas discurrían lentamente the hours passed slowly;

la manifestación discurrió sin incidentes the demonstration passed off without incident

2. [pasar] [personas] to wander (por through); [procesión, camino] to pass (por through); [río, tráfico] to flow (por through);

el tráfico discurre con normalidad por la M-50 traffic is flowing normally on the M-50;

miles de turistas discurren por las calles de Barcelona thousands of tourists wander through the streets of Barcelona

3. [pensar] to think, to reflect

♦ vt

to come up with

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discurrir

v/i

1 de tiempo pass; de acontecimiento pass off

2 de río run

3 (reflexionar) reflect (sobre on)

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discurrir vi

1) : to flow

2) : to pass, to go by

3) : to ponder, to reflect

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discurrir vb

1. (correr, ir) to run [pt. ran; pp. run] / to go

la autopista discurre paralela a la costa the motorway runs parallel to the coast

2. (río) to flow