arrastrando
/arastɾando/from spelling rules
The English phrase dragging is translated into Spanish as arrastrando.
How does it change in a sentence?
The word arrastrando is a gerund (present participle) and is used to describe an action currently in progress. The infinitive form of the word is arrastrar.
How do you pronounce it?
/arastɾando/
Did you know?
- The word arrastre is used in the context of bullfighting to describe the act of dragging the defeated bull out of the arena by its feet.
- The term arrastrar la voz is a common idiom meaning to speak in a low, muddled, or slurred way, often due to exhaustion or intoxication.
- In certain Caribbean dialects, arrastrar can be used colloquially to mean 'to devastate' or 'to crush' an opponent in a competition.
Examples in context
- Ten cuidado, que estás arrastrando el vestido por el suelo.Careful. You're dragging the dress all over the floor.This sentence is useful for hearing how to use arrastrando when describing a dress being dragged on the floor.Tatoeba #8731786 by arh, translation #9676676 by DJ_Saidez
- Siento que estoy arrastrando los pies al caminar.I feel like I am dragging my feet while walking.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are cleaning the living room together.
- DanielLucía, ¿por qué estás arrastrando esa silla?Lucía, why are you dragging that chair?
- LucíaQuiero moverla al otro lado del cuarto.I want to move it to the other side of the room.
- DanielVas a rayar el piso si sigues así.You are going to scratch the floor if you keep doing that.
- LucíaTienes razón, mejor la levanto.You're right, I'll better lift it.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
