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For the verb: "to run"
Simple Past: ran
Past Participle: run

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:
run1 /rʌn/ (pres p running; past ran; past p run) verbo intransitivo
    1. correr;
      he ran downstairs/indoors bajó/entró corriendo
    1. (colloq) (drive) ir(conj.⇒) (en coche)
    1. (Transp): the trains ~ every half hour hay trenes cada media hora
    1. (flow) [water/oil] correr;
      she left the water ~ning dejó la llave abierta (AmL) or (Esp) el grifo abierto;
      my nose is ~ning me gotea la nariz
    1. (Pol) [candidate] presentarse, postularse (AmL)
  1. (operate, function): with the engine ~ning con el motor encendido or en marcha or (AmL tb) prendido;
    it ~s off batteries funciona con pilas or a pila(s)
    1. (extend)
      1. (in space): the streets ~ parallel to each other las calles corren paralelas;
        the path ~s across the field el sendero atraviesa el campo
      1. [show] estar(conj.⇒) en cartel
      1. (be, stand): feelings are ~ning high los ánimos están caldeados;
        inflation is ~ning at 4% la tasa de inflación es del 4%;
        it ~s in the family es de familia
      1. (become): stocks are ~ning low se están agotando las existencias;
        see also dry1 1c
    1. (melt, merge) [paint/makeup] correrse;
      [color] desteñir(conj.⇒), despintarse (Méx)
verbo transitivo
    1. ‹race/marathon› correr, tomar parte en
      1. (push, move) pasar
      1. (drive) ‹person› (colloq) llevar (en coche)
    1. to ~ a bath preparar un baño
      1. (extend) ‹cable/wire› tender(conj.⇒)
      1. (pass) (hacer(conj.⇒)) pasar
    1. (operate) ‹engine› hacer(conj.⇒) funcionar;
      ‹program› (Comput) pasar, ejecutar
    1. (manage) ‹business› dirigir(conj.⇒), llevar
    1. ‹course› organizar(conj.⇒);
      ‹article› publicar(conj.⇒);
      See Also→ temperature b

Phrasal Verbs
run about See Also→ run around run across v + prep + o
  1. (meet) ‹person› encontrarse(conj.⇒) or toparse con
  1. (find) ‹object› encontrar(conj.⇒)
 run after v + prep + o (pursue) correr detrás de or tras;
(romantically) andar(conj.⇒) detrás de, perseguir(conj.⇒) run along v + adv irse(conj.⇒) run around v + adv [children] corretear run away v + adv huir(conj.⇒), escaparse, fugarse(conj.⇒);
(run off) salir(conj.⇒) corriendo;
she ran away from home se escapó de casa run away with v + adv + prep + o
    1. ‹race/contest› ganar fácilmente
    1. (take over): she lets her imagination ~ away with her se deja llevar por la imaginación
  1. (elope with) escaparse or fugarse(conj.⇒) or irse(conj.⇒) con
 run down
  1. v + o + adv, v + adv + o
    1. (disparage) (colloq) criticar(conj.⇒), hablar mal de
    1. ‹pedestrian› atropellar
  1. v + adv
    1. [battery] (Auto) descargarse(conj.⇒)
    1. [business/factory] venirse(conj.⇒) abajo
    1. [stocks] agotarse
 run in v + o + adv (BrE Auto) ‹car/engine› hacer(conj.⇒) el rodaje de run into v + prep + o
  1. ‹vehicle› chocar(conj.⇒) con
  1. ‹person/table› toparse con
 run off
  1. v + o + adv, v + adv + o (produce) ‹copies› tirar;
    ‹photocopies› sacar(conj.⇒)
  1. v + adv (depart) salir(conj.⇒) corriendo
 run off with v + adv + prep + o See Also→ run away with 2 run out v + adv
  1. (exhaust supplies): to ~ out of sth quedarse sin algo
  1. [money] acabarse;
    [supplies/stock] acabarse, agotarse;
    [lease/policy] vencer(conj.⇒), caducar(conj.⇒)
 run over
  1. v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹pedestrian› atropellar
  1. v + prep + o (review) ‹details/plan› repasar;
    (rehearse) ‹scene› ensayar
 run through v + prep + o See Also→ run over 2 run up
  1. v + adv + o
    1. ‹total/debts› ir(conj.⇒) acumulando
    1. ‹flag› izar(conj.⇒)
  1. v + o + adv, v + adv + o ‹dress› hacer(conj.⇒) (rápidamente)
 run up against v + adv + prep + o ‹difficulty/obstacle› toparse or tropezar(conj.⇒) con
run2 sustantivo
  1. (on foot): to go for a ~ salir(conj.⇒) a correr;
    on the ~: he's on the ~ está prófugo;
    after seven years on the ~ después de estar siete años huyendo de la justicia;
    to make a ~ for it escaparse
    1. (trip, outing) vuelta f, paseo m (en coche)
    1. (journey): it's only a short ~ está muy cerca
    1. (sequence): a ~ of good/bad luck una racha de buena/mala suerte, una buena/mala racha
    1. (period of time): in the long ~ a la larga
  1. (heavy demand) ~ ON sth: there's been a ~ on these watches estos relojes han estado muy solicitados
  1. (Cin, Theat) temporada f
  1. (track) pista f;
    ski ~ pista de esquí
  1. (in stocking, knitted garment) carrera f
  1. (in baseball, cricket) carrera f
run: rundown~down sustantivo
resumen m;
run-down~-down /'rʌn'daʊn/ adjetivo (pred ~ down)
  1. (tired, sickly) (usu pred) to be/feel ~ down estar(conj.⇒)/sentirse(conj.⇒) cansado or débil
  1. (dilapidated) ‹district/hotel› venido a menos
run:run-of-the-mill /'rʌnəvðə'mɪl/ adjetivo (pred run of the mill) ‹job/car› común or normal y corriente
run: run-up~-up sustantivo (preparatory period) ~-up TO sth período m previo a algo;
runway~way sustantivo (Aviat) pista f;
(at fashion show) (AmE) pasarela f

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:
run [rʌn]
I verbo transitivo
1   correr: I ran 2 km yesterday, ayer corrí 2 km
2   (una carrera) tomar parte en
3   pasar: he ran his hands through his hair, se pasó la mano por el pelo
     to run one's eyes over, echar una ojeada a
4   (en coche) llevar: can I run you home?, ¿puedo llevarte a casa?
5   mover: he ran the car into a tree, empotró el coche en un árbol
6   (bloqueo) burlar
     US (semáforo rojo) saltarse
7   (armas, droga) pasar
8   (casa) llevar
     (empresa) dirigir
     (servicio) operar
     (máquina) operar
     Inform (programa) ejecutar
9   tener: they run two cars, tienen dos coches 10 (agua) dejar correr: I'll run the water for your bath, te iré preparando el baño 11 publicar
    
II verbo intransitivo
1   correr, huir
2   (un candidato) presentarse [for, para]
3   (un río) pasar, fluir
     (agua) correr
     (sangre) manar: the tap is running, el grifo está abierto
     your nose is running, tienes mocos
4   (color) desteñirse
     (hielo) derretirse
5   (rumor) correr
     (pensamiento) ir
     (cuento, refrán) decir
6   Náut frml navegar
     to run aground, encallar [on, en]
7   (autobús, tren) circular
8   (máquina) funcionar
     to run on batteries, funcionar con pilas
9   (ser/estar) (calle, etc) the streets run parallel, las calles son paralelas
     (en una familia) it runs in the family, viene de familia
     inflation is running at 2.5%, la tasa de inflación es de 2,5% 10 Teat mantenerse en cartelera
     (un contrato, etc) durar, ser válido,-a 11 (hacerse) to run low on/to run short of, andar escaso,-a de
     time is running low, el tiempo escasea
     (pozo, río) to run dry, secarse
    
III nombre
1   carrera
     to give sb a run for his money, hacer sudar tinta a alguien
     to go for a run, ir a correr
     to make a run for it, intentar huir
     on the run, huyendo (de la justicia)
2   (en coche, etc) paseo, vuelta
3   tendencia
     in the long run, a la larga
4   Teat temporada
5   (de mala suerte) racha
6   Com Fin gran demanda [on, de]
7   Prensa, etc tirada
8   (de esquí) pista
     (de aves) corral



run: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009
Compound Forms:
bank runpánico bancario nm
bombing runn (military outing to bomb a target) Espbombardeo nm
dry runn (trial, rehearsal)ensayo nm
We've only got one chance to get it right, so let's do a dry run first to make sure everyone knows what they have to do.
have a runtener una racha v
have a rundar una vuelta v
have a run in (pantyhose, tights)tener una carrera en v
have a run-in withvtr informal (quarrel with)tener una agarrada loc verb
I had a run-in with my brother yesterday over whose turn it was to borrow the car.
Tuve una agarrada de aúpa con un compañero de trabajo.
 tener una pelotera con loc verb
 tener un roce con loc verb
Han tenido algunos roces, pero nunca han llegado a mayores.
 tener un pleito loc verb
Tuve un pleito ayer con mi hermano.
 Puerto Ricotener una garata loc verb
have run outvi (have exhausted supply)acabarse v pron
It is claimed that supplies of rice have run out in remote villages.
 agotarse v pron
 haber acabado, agotado vtr
have run outvtr (of sth: exhausted supply of)quedarse sin vpron+prep
We have run out of pencils.
hit and runaccidente en que el conductor se da a la fuga adj, n
hit and run (military)ataque de golpe y fuga adj
hit and run (baseball)jugada de béisbol n
hit-and-run driverconductor que atropella y se fuga n
home runtrayecto a casa n
home run (Baseball)cuadrangular n
in the long runa la larga
long runlargo plazo, a adj
milk runnviaje de rutina nm
milk runnviaje rutinario nm
press runnedición nm
press runntirada nf
press runntiraje nm
print runnedición nf
print runntirada nf
print runntiraje nm
run offsacar o tirar copias vt
ski runpista de esquí nm
state-runadjcontrolado por el estado x
state-runadjmanejado por el estado x
test runprueba nf
to run into (to meet by chance)encontrarse con
to run into (to meet by chance)toparse con
trial runrecorrido de prueba
trial runensayo en línea
trial runpuesta a prueba
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