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Meanings of walking in English

Russian
прогулка
Portuguese
passeio
Catalan
marxa
Spanish
marcha
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One of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, typically slower than running and other gaits; characterized by a 'vaulting' movement of the body over the legs, frequently described as an inverted pendulum.

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        прогулка
        Portuguese
        caminhada
        Catalan
        caminada
        Spanish
        andadura

        The act of traveling by foot.

              caminhada

              Close enough to be walked to.

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                    Usage of walking in English
                    1
                    Main outcome measures: Mean daily walking distance as a measure of NEAT.
                    Pubmed
                    2
                    Several days ago, a fish came walking into my office-no ,forgetthat.
                    Memoirs of a geisha: a novel
                    3
                    The target is to get older people walking 100 minutes per week.
                    The Irish Times
                    4
                    Having said this, Rome is not an especially good city for walking.
                    Neither here nor there: travels in europe
                    5
                    He recently saw four men in early middle age with walking sticks.
                    The Guardian
                    6
                    Police believe Mr Webb may have been walking the Kohi Point Track.
                    Radio NZ
                    7
                    Five minutes later Wit and his men were walking east into China.
                    Earth Afire
                    8
                    Police urged people to take responsibility for their safety when walking alone.
                    Radio NZ
                    9
                    But walking is a great way to help keep them in check.
                    The South African
                    10
                    Still, you need to remember one thing: you'll be walking among strangers.
                    Ebony
                    11
                    He spent four years walking illegally across Europe, eventually settling in Finland.
                    The Guardian
                    12
                    For example, safety issues prevented them from walking carefree in their neighborhoods.
                    Ebony
                    13
                    Ms Dalley said it's a more pleasurable experience walking in less water.
                    Radio NZ
                    14
                    The story struck home as we went walking through midtown last week.
                    The new yorker
                    15
                    He was walking across the land until he came to the sea.
                    Atonement
                    16
                    The patients then took a second walking test to gauge performance changes.
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                    Walking through the time
                    Walking across language varieties
                    Canada
                    Common
                    Australia
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
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