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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