ran

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BrE /ræn/ AmE /ræn/

verb en → es

1 PAST OF RUN [intransitive] A2

past tense and past participle of run

corrió, correr (pasado y participio)

  • She ran all the way to school.

    Ella corrió todo el camino hasta la escuela.

2 OPERATE [transitive] B1

to operate or manage something

administrar, dirigir

  • run a business

Collocations run a company · run an organization

  • He ran the company for many years.

    Él dirigió la empresa durante muchos años.

3 RACE [intransitive] A2

to compete in a race or similar event

correr en una carrera, participar en un evento deportivo

Collocations run a marathon

  • She ran the New York Marathon last year.

    Ella corrió la Maratón de Nueva York el año pasado.

4 FLEE [intransitive] B1

to run away from something or someone, especially in fear

huir, escapar

Collocations run for your life

  • He ran from the police.

    Él huyó de la policía.

5 ELECT [passive] B2

to be elected to a political office or position

ser elegido para un cargo político

  • be run for
  • She ran for mayor of the city.

    Ella fue candidata a la alcaldía de la ciudad.

6 BLOOD [transitive] C1

to have or be related to someone by blood, especially on the mother's side

ser pariente por sangre (por parte de madre)

Collocations run in the family

  • She runs in her mother's side of the family.

    Ella es pariente por sangre de la familia materna.

7 BLOOD [transitive] C1

to be a characteristic or feature that is passed down through families

ser una característica familiar, heredada

Collocations run in the family

  • Talent for music runs in our family.

    El talento para la música es una característica familiar en nuestra familia.

8 BLOOD [transitive] C1

to be a characteristic or feature that is common to a group of people

ser una característica común en un grupo de personas

Collocations run in the family

  • The ability to speak multiple languages runs in this community.

    La capacidad de hablar varios idiomas es una característica común en esta comunidad.