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trotar

to trot

verb troh-TAHR Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

Trotar describes the gait between a walk and a canter, used literally of horses or runners. In colloquial Spanish, especially in Latin America, it can mean 'to jog' for exercise — a runner might say voy a trotar where a Spaniard might say voy a hacer footing. The noun trote ('trot') also appears in the fixed phrase al trote meaning 'at a trot'.

Examples

"El caballo empieza a trotar por el campo."

Natural Translation

The horse starts to trot across the field.

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