For movement Spanish has many verbs where other languages have one verb and a pile of prefixes. Where one would say « go up », this list puts ascender, trepar and encaramarse side by side, and each says something different about how it was done. The verb to carry away is patinar, in patinar sobre el suelo. English needs three verbs for it. On ice it is « to skate » — los patines are the skates. On a wet road it is « to skid », which is what a wheel does when it turns without gripping. And in conversation it is « to slip up »: ahí patiné admits that one got something wrong. The picture is the same in all three — something moving without purchase — and only Spanish keeps it in one word.
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Verb (19)
deslizarseto glideVerbC2
La barca se desliza sin ruido junto a la orilla.The boat glides noiselessly along the bank.
escurrirseto slip awayVerbC2
El pez se escurrió entre los dedos.The fish slipped away between the fingers.
treparto climbVerbC2
La hiedra trepa por el muro norte.The ivy climbs up the north wall.
encaramarseto clamber upVerbC2
Se encaramó al muro para ver mejor.They clambered up the wall to see better.
precipitarseto plungeVerbC2
El agua se precipita desde veinte metros.The water plunges from twenty metres.
tambalearseto swayVerbC2
La torre se tambalea con el viento fuerte.The tower sways in a strong wind.
bambolearseto swing back and forthVerbC2
La lámpara se bambolea sobre la mesa.The lamp swings back and forth over the table.
oscilarto oscillateVerbC2
La aguja oscila antes de detenerse.The needle oscillates before it settles.
vibrarto vibrateVerbC2
El cristal vibra cuando pasa el camión.The glass vibrates when the lorry goes past.
estremecerseto shudderVerbC2
El puente se estremece al paso del tren.The bridge shudders as the train crosses.
sacudirseto shake itselfVerbC2
El perro se sacude al salir del agua.The dog shakes itself as it comes out of the water.
serpentearto windVerbC2
El sendero serpentea entre las rocas.The path winds between the rocks.
zigzaguearto zigzagVerbC2
El ciclista zigzaguea para esquivar los baches.The cyclist zigzags to dodge the potholes.
replegarseto fold backVerbC2
El toldo se repliega solo con viento.The awning folds back by itself in a wind.
desplegarseto unfoldVerbC2
El paracaídas se despliega en dos segundos.The parachute unfolds in two seconds.
propagarseto travel outwardsVerbC2
La onda se propaga más rápido en el acero.The wave travels outwards faster in steel.
dispersarseto scatterVerbC2
El grupo se dispersa al llegar al parque.The group scatters on reaching the park.
convergerto convergeVerbC2
Los dos caminos convergen tras la curva.The two paths converge after the bend.
esquivarto dodgeVerbC2
Esquivó el charco sin mirar.They dodged the puddle without looking.
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