walk

S1 W1

BrE /wɔːk/ AmE /wɔːk/

verb en → es

past walked pp walked ing walking

1 MOVE ON FOOT [intransitive] A1

to move on foot at a steady pace, using your legs

caminar

  • walk to somewhere
  • walk around

Collocations walk the dog · walk home

  • I usually walk to work.

    Yo usualmente camino al trabajo.

  • Let's walk around the park.

    Vamos a dar un paseo por el parque.

2 GUIDE [transitive] A1

to lead someone somewhere by walking with them

llevar, guiar

  • walk somebody to somewhere

Collocations walk a child to school · walk someone to the door

  • She walked her son to the bus stop.

    Ella llevó a su hijo hasta la parada del autobús.

3 MOVE ANIMAL [transitive] A2

to lead an animal somewhere by walking with it on a leash or rope

llevar, guiar (a un animal)

  • walk the dog

Collocations walk a horse · walk a sheep

  • He walks his dog every morning.

    Él camina con su perro cada mañana.

4 MOVE IN A CERTAIN WAY [intransitive] B1

to move in a certain way or with a particular style of movement

caminar de cierta manera, caminar con un estilo específico

  • walk slowly
  • walk confidently

Collocations walk gracefully · walk stiffly

  • She walks with a limp.

    Ella camina con cojera.

5 COVER DISTANCE [transitive] B1

to cover a distance by walking

caminar una distancia

  • walk five miles

Collocations walk ten kilometers · walk two blocks

  • We walked three miles yesterday.

    Caminamos tres millas ayer.

6 MOVE IN A LINE [intransitive] B2

to move in a line or formation, especially soldiers

marchar en formación

  • walk in step

Collocations walk in formation · walk in a line

  • The soldiers walked in step.

    Los soldados marcharon en formación.

7 MOVE AROUND [intransitive] B1

to move around a place, often to look at things or find something

pasear, caminar por

  • walk through the store

Collocations walk around the mall · walk through the market

  • We walked through the museum.

    Caminamos por el museo.

8 MOVE IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION [intransitive] B1

to move in a particular direction or towards something

caminar hacia, caminar en dirección a

  • walk toward the door

Collocations walk to the window · walk towards the exit

  • He walked toward the door.

    Él caminó hacia la puerta.

Phrasal verbs

walk out LEAVE B1

irse, abandonar

  • She walked out in the middle of the meeting.

    Ella se fue en medio de la reunión.

walk into ENTER B1

entrar a, caminar hacia

  • He walked into the room.

    Él entró en la habitación.

walk away from LEAVE B2

irse de, abandonar

  • She walked away from the argument.

    Ella se alejó del conflicto.

walk off LEAVE B1

irse, abandonar

  • He walked off without saying goodbye.

    Él se fue sin despedirse.

walk through EXPLAIN B2

explicar paso a paso, guiar

  • She walked us through the process.

    Ella nos explicó el proceso paso a paso.

Idioms

walk on eggshells C1

caminar sobre huevos, tener cuidado

  • I have to walk on eggshells around my boss.

    Tengo que andar con cuidado alrededor de mi jefe.

walk the line C1

mantener el equilibrio, caminar entre dos extremos

  • He has to walk the line between work and family.

    Él tiene que mantener un equilibrio entre trabajo y familia.

walk a fine line C1

mantener el equilibrio, caminar entre dos extremos

  • She walks a fine line between being strict and being fair.

    Ella mantiene un equilibrio entre ser estricta y ser justa.