Meanings (ES + gloss)
trapalear
To walk back and forth in a small distance.
As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured t…
Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.
comedirse el ritmo • conservar las fuerzas • ir con calma • moderar la cadencia • moderarse • reservar las energías
To set the speed in a race.
The clubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., hold various track meetings for races varying from one mile to fifty miles, the longer distances being sometimes paced by tandems…