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andar.

to walk

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

verb/anˈdaɾ/[an̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  1. to walk

    intransitive
  2. to wander, to travel

    intransitive
  3. to go, to proceed

    intransitive
  4. to be or keep (doing)

    catenative
    -A que andas, ho? -Ando a correr!
    Andas a saltar e caiches.
  5. to search, catch or gather

    intransitive
  6. to move

    intransitive
  7. to be about to

    catenative
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese andar, from Early Medieval Latin andāre, of uncertain origin.

noun/anˈdaɾ/[an̪ˈd̪aɾ]
  1. storey, stage, floor, level

    masculine
  2. walk, pace, gait

    masculine
  3. pace

    masculine
    Éche un andar miudiño, miudiño, miudiño, o que eu traio. Que eu traio unha borracheira, de viño, c'auga non bebo
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese andar, from Early Medieval Latin andāre, of uncertain origin.

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