This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for December 23, 2009
recorrer (verb) — to cross, tour, travel, go across/through/over, traverse, look over, search.
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El guía nos acompañó a recorrer todo el museo.
The guide gave us a tour of the whole museum.
Recorrimos el camino con miedo de perdernos.
We followed the route, fearing that we might get lost.
Recorrí toda la ciudad y nunca pude encontrar el monumento.
I scoured the town, and failed to find the monument anywhere.
Juan recorrió con la mirada el salón a ver si te encontraba.
Juan looked around the room to see whether you were there.
Recorrí todo el diccionario hasta que encontré la traducción que necesitaba.
I searched the whole dictionary (I scoured the dictionary) until I found the translation I needed.
Recorran la casa para que decidan si la compran o no.
Examine the house so you can decide whether you want to buy it or not.