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andar.

to walk (to move on one’s feet)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/Brazil[ɐ̃ˈda(h)]Brazil/ɐ̃ˈda(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. to walk (to move on one’s feet)

    intransitive
    Estive andando o dia todo, procurando por você.

  2. to walk (to travel through a given path)

    intransitive · transitive
    Já andei essa estrada mil vezes.

  3. to ride; to take; to travel by (to use a given mode of transportation)

    intransitive
    Ela está andando de ônibus para economizar tempo.
    Andamos de cavalo ontem.

  4. to habitually or continuously be in the given state

    copulative
    Bons amigos sempre andam juntos.
    Ele anda deprimido.

  5. to have been (to habitually or continuously do something)

    auxiliary
    Ele anda tentando consertar aquele carro.

  6. to be around; to be to (to visit or be within a given area)

    intransitive
    Eu já andei pela França e Itália.
    Faz algum tempo que o xerife não anda por aqui.

  7. to hurry up (to do something more quickly)

    Anda!
    Preciso de andar com o projeto.

  8. to proceed; to pass; to go on (to continue in action)

    intransitive
    Os meses andam e eu continuo nesta situação.
    Esta fila não anda.

  9. to function; to work

    intransitive
    Há meses que o meu relógio não anda.
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/Brazil[ɐ̃ˈda(h)]Brazil/ɐ̃ˈda(ɾ)/São-Paulo/ɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. floor, storey (level of a building)

    masculine

  2. apartment, flat

    Portugal · masculine

  3. gait, walk (manner of walking)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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