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traben

to trot

verb TRAB-en Rare
Body & Health Movement

Usage Note

traben is borrowed from equestrian vocabulary but is also used for humans jogging at a moderate, steady pace. Ein leichtes Traben (a light trot) is a common warm-up instruction in fitness classes.

Examples

"Wir traben zwei Runden locker um den Platz, bevor wir mit den Übungen anfangen."

Natural Translation

We trot two laps easily around the pitch before we start the exercises.

Literal Translation

We trot two rounds loosely around the pitch, before we with the exercises begin.

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