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correr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • close verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  • course noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • float verb To rest or stay on the surface of a liquid instead of sinking.
  • hasten verb To move or act quickly, or to make something happen sooner.
  • race noun A contest to see who is fastest at reaching a goal.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • rush verb To hurry or do something very quickly, sometimes carelessly.
  • sack noun A large bag, typically of coarse material, used for carrying or storing bulk goods.
  • shirk verb To avoid a duty or responsibility.
  • shoo verb To wave or gesture at a person or animal to make them go away.
  • shrink verb To become or make smaller.
  • streak noun A thin line or smear, often left by dirt, color, or motion.

Senses

correr is used for these senses in English:

  • course To run or flow (especially of liquids and more particularly blood).
  • drive away (idiomatic) To force someone or something to leave
  • fire (transitive, employment) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
  • float (transitive) To propose (an idea) for consideration.
  • hasten (intransitive) To move or act in a quick fashion.
  • race (intransitive) To take part in a race (in the sense of a contest).
  • run To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to determine.
  • rush (transitive, or, intransitive) To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.

close — full definition

  1. verb To shut something, removing a gap or opening.
  2. verb To bring something to an end.
  3. verb To stop operating, whether for the day or permanently.
  4. adj Near in distance, time, or relationship.
  5. adj Almost even or evenly matched.

course — full definition

  1. noun A structured series of lessons or lectures on a subject, often part of a qualification.
  2. noun The path or direction that something (like a ship, plane, river, or plan of action) follows.
  3. noun One of the separate parts of a meal, served one after another.
  4. verb To flow or move quickly, especially of liquid.

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